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On the Uses of Museum Studies Literature: A Research Agenda
Author(s) -
Rounds Jay
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
curator: the museum journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.312
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 2151-6952
pISSN - 0011-3069
DOI - 10.1111/j.2151-6952.2007.tb00257.x
Subject(s) - field (mathematics) , sociology , museology , epistemology , history , archaeology , philosophy , mathematics , pure mathematics
Preliminary evidence suggests that as few as 1,000 readers are attentive consumers of the museum studies literature. Does this suffice to ensure that the field is benefiting appropriately from its investment in research and theory development? Four complementary research strategies are proposed for studying the relationships between museum professionals and published research.