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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewTechnology and Digital Initiatives: Innovative Approaches for Museums is a wonderful summation of the state of the museum technology sector, circa 2015. It provides a comprehensive overview of a range of projects both big and small, and should prove to be an indispensable resource for museum veterans and newcomers. -- Koven J. Smith, Director of Digital Adaptation, Blanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin
Table of ContentsIntroduction by Juilee Decker Chapter 1: A Digital Road Map: Developing & Evaluating Museum-Wide Digital Strategy Jane Alexander and Elizabeth Bolander, The Cleveland Museum of Art Chapter 2: Dutch Paintings of the 17th Century: The National Gallery of Art’s First Online Scholarly Catalogue Jennifer E. Henel, National Gallery of Art Chapter 3: Embedding a Culture of Innovation at the Frick Art Reference Library Stephen J. Bury, The Frick Collection Chapter 4: The Ur of Chaldees Project: A Virtual Vision of Woolley’s Excavations at Ur Gareth Brereton, Duygu Camurcuoglu, Birger Ekornåsvåg Helgestad, and Jonathan Taylor, British Museum Chapter 5: Storytelling Photographs, Animating Anangu: How Ara Irititja—an Indigenous Digital Archive in Central Australia—Facilitates Cultural Reproduction Sabra Thorner and John Dallwitz, New York University & Ara Irititja Project Chapter 6: A Safe Keeping Place: Mukurtu CMS Innovating Museum Collaborations Kimberly Christen, Washington State University Chapter 7: Old Meets New: Technology and the Visitor Experience in The Lyons Country Store Nancy E. V. Bryk, Ann Hernandez, and Charles Stout, Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum Chapter 8: Setting the Table for Tablets: Starting Small While Thinking Big Heather Marie Wells, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Chapter 9: Engaging Primary Sources through Social Media: A Case Study about World War II’s Monuments Men Collections at the Archives of American Art Rihoko Ueno, Elizabeth Botten, and Kelly Quinn, Archives of American Art Chapter 10: How the Met Museum Approaches Innovation—With Lessons for All Museums, Big & Small Sree Sreenivasan, The Metropolitan Museum of Art Index About the Contributors About the Editor
