Paul F. Marty is Assistant Professor in the College of Information at Florida State University. He has a background in ancient history and computer science engineering, and his Ph.D. is from the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.Katherine Burton Jones is the Assistant Dean for Information Technology and Media Services at the Harvard Divinity School. She is the Research Advisor and an instructor for the Masters in Liberal Arts in Museum Studies. She is a former President of the Board of Directors of the Museum Computer Network.

• ContentsFigures, Charts, and TablesPrefaceSection 1 IntroductionsChapter 1 An Introduction to Museum InformaticsPaul F. Marty, Florida State UniversityChapter 2 The Transformation of the Digital MuseumKatherine Burton Jones, Harvard Divinity SchoolSection 2 Information Resources in MuseumsChapter 3 Information RepresentationPaul F. Marty, Florida State UniversityChapter 4 Representing Museum KnowledgeDavid Bearman, Archives and Museum InformaticsChapter 5 The Information Revolution in MuseumsDarren Peacock, University of South AustraliaSection 3 Information Management in MuseumsChapter 6 Information Organization and AccessPaul F. Marty, Florida State UniversityChapter 7 Information Policy in MuseumsDiane Zorich, Information Management Consultant for Cultural OrganizationsChapter 8 Metadata and Museum InformationMurtha Baca, Erin Coburn, and Sally Hubbard, J. Paul Getty TrustSection 4 Information Interactions in MuseumsChapter 9 Interactive TechnologiesPaul F. Marty, Florida State UniversityChapter 10 A World of Interactive ExhibitsMaria Economou, University of the AegeanMuseum Informatics Chapter 11 Blurring Boundaries for Museum VisitorsAreti Galani, University of NewcastleMatthew Chalmers, University of GlasgowSection 5 Information Behavior in MuseumsChapter 12 Changing Needs and ExpectationsPaul F. Marty, Florida State UniversityChapter 13 Understanding the Motivations of Museum AudiencesKirsten Ellenbogen, Science Museum of MinnesotaJohn Falk and Kate Haley Goldman, Institute for Learning InnovationChapter 14 Partnerships for Progress: Electronic Access and Museum Resources in theClassroomJim Devine, Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of GlasgowSection 6 Information Collaborations in MuseumsChapter 15 Collections and ConsortiaPaul F. Marty, Florida State UniversityChapter 16 AMOL Ten Years On: A Legacy of Working Beyond Museum WallsBasil Dewhurst and Kevin Sumption, Powerhouse MuseumChapter 17 Challenges to Museum Collaboration: The MOAC Case StudyRichard Rinehart, UC Berkeley Art Museum/Pacific Film ArchiveLayna White, San Francisco Museum of Modern ArtSection 7 ConclusionsChapter 18 Information Professionals in MuseumsPaul F. Marty, Florida State UniversityChapter 19 Curating Collections Knowledge: Museums on the CyberinfrastructureJennifer Trant, Archives and Museum InformaticsChapter 20 The Future of Museums in the Information AgeMaxwell L. Anderson, Indianapolis Museum of ArtAbout the AuthorsReferencesIndex