Digital Technologies and the Museum Experience

Digital Technologies and the Museum Experience: Handheld Guides and Other Media
Editor	Loïc Tallon and Kevin Walker
Language	English
Subject	Museums, museum informatics, digital technology
Genre	Non-fiction
Publisher	AltaMira Press, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Publication date	2008
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print (cloth & paperback), electronic
Pages	xxv+238
ISBN	978-0-7591-1119-6

Digital Technologies and the Museum Experience (2008), edited by Loïc Tallon and Kevin Walker, is a book about the use of digital technology by museums.

Overview

The book is divided into 11 contributed chapters by a variety of authors, in two parts, Defining the Context: Three Perspectives and Delivering Potential. The book includes a foreword by James M. Bradburne and introduction by Loïc Tallon. There is also a bibliography, index, and short biographies of contributors. The book is available in cloth (ISBN 978-0-7591-1119-6), paperback (ISBN 978-0-7591-1121-9), and electronic versions (ISBN 978-0-7591-1237-7).

Contributors

The following authors contributed to chapters in the book:

Jonathan P. Bowen
Alexandra Burch
Lynn D. Dierking
John H. Falk
Silvia Filippini-Fantoni
Ben Gammon
Ellen Giusti
Halina Gottlieb
Sherry Hsi
Peter Lonsdale
Julia Meek
Ross Parry
Peter Samis
Mike Sharples
Jeffrey K. Smith
Pablo P. L. Tinio
Giasemi Vavoula
Kevin Walker

Reviews

The book has been reviewed in a number of journals, including:

Educational Technology.^[1]
International Journal of Heritage Studies.^[2]
Library Hi Tech.^[3]
MedieKultur: Journal of Media and Communication Research.^[4]
Science Education.^[5]
Visitor Studies.^[6]

References

^ McLellan, Hilary (July–August 2009). "Review: Mobile Devices and Learning in Museums". Educational Technology. 49 (4): 58–59. JSTOR 44429829.
^ Richards, Julian D. (11 October 2010). "BOOK REVIEW: Digital applications for cultural and heritage institutions; Digital technologies and the museum experience: handheld guides and other media; Museum informatics: people, information and technology in museums". International Journal of Heritage Studies. 16 (6): 527–529. doi:10.1080/13527258.2010.505055.
^ Neville, Kay (23 November 2010). "Digital Technologies and the Museum Experience: Handheld Guides and Other Media". Library Hi Tech. 28 (4): 725–726. doi:10.1108/07378831011096385.
^ Sandvik, Kjetil (2011). "Loïs Tallon & Kevin Walker (eds.): Digital Technologies and The Museum Experience. Handheld Guides and Other Media. New York: AltaMira Press. 2008". MedieKultur: Journal of Media and Communication Research. 27 (50): 185–192. doi:10.7146/mediekultur.v27i50.5246.
^ Atkins, Leslie (12 May 2009). "Digital Technologies and the Museum Experience: Handheld Guides and Other Media". Science Education. 93 (6). Wiley: 1149–1151. Bibcode:2009SciEd..93.1149A. doi:10.1002/sce.20355.
^ Simon, Nina (13 October 2009). "A Review of "Digital Technologies and the Museum Experience: Handheld Guides and Other Media"". Visitor Studies. 12 (2): 218–221. doi:10.1080/10645570903203547.

External links

[1] McLellan, Hilary (July–August 2009). "Review: Mobile Devices and Learning in Museums". Educational Technology. 49 (4): 58–59. JSTOR 44429829.

[2] Richards, Julian D. (11 October 2010). "BOOK REVIEW: Digital applications for cultural and heritage institutions; Digital technologies and the museum experience: handheld guides and other media; Museum informatics: people, information and technology in museums". International Journal of Heritage Studies. 16 (6): 527–529. doi:10.1080/13527258.2010.505055.

[3] Neville, Kay (23 November 2010). "Digital Technologies and the Museum Experience: Handheld Guides and Other Media". Library Hi Tech. 28 (4): 725–726. doi:10.1108/07378831011096385.

[4] Sandvik, Kjetil (2011). "Loïs Tallon & Kevin Walker (eds.): Digital Technologies and The Museum Experience. Handheld Guides and Other Media. New York: AltaMira Press. 2008". MedieKultur: Journal of Media and Communication Research. 27 (50): 185–192. doi:10.7146/mediekultur.v27i50.5246.

[5] Atkins, Leslie (12 May 2009). "Digital Technologies and the Museum Experience: Handheld Guides and Other Media". Science Education. 93 (6). Wiley: 1149–1151. Bibcode:2009SciEd..93.1149A. doi:10.1002/sce.20355.

[6] Simon, Nina (13 October 2009). "A Review of "Digital Technologies and the Museum Experience: Handheld Guides and Other Media"". Visitor Studies. 12 (2): 218–221. doi:10.1080/10645570903203547.

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