Translating visual works into verbal form is clearly a formidable task. While libraries have a century of cooperative cataloguing behind them, museums and other cultural institutions have tended to go their separate ways, believing the objects in their collections are unique. The Israel Museum's Allison Kupietzky has put together a guide for digitizing encyclopedic, multilingual museums that promises to both standardize and streamline the process. Part I features a comprehensive study of computer systems (including databases and lexicons) in terms of what is available, what is used worldwide, pitfalls and pinnacles. Part II offers a thorough case study of the computerization process at the Israel Museum, Jerusalem. Part III assists the reader in becoming a Collections Database Manager, through an investigation of the "whos, whats, wheres, whys and hows" of choosing and implementing the right computer system to manage their museum's holdings.

• ISBN: 1591584442
• ISBN-13: 9781591584445
• Author : Allison Siffre Guedali Kupietzky
• Language : English
• Format:  Paperback - Search for other formats
• Publication Date: 10/1/2007
• Publisher Imprint: Libraries Unlimited
• Price ($AUD): $96.95


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