Open AccessMuseums and their Websites: An Examination and Assessment of How Museums are Coping with the Challenge of the World Wide Web
Author(s) -
Richard Sabin
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of conservation and museum studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2049-4572
pISSN - 1364-0429
DOI - 10.5334/jcms.2972
Subject(s) - the internet , pace , coping (psychology) , world wide web , internet privacy , multimedia , psychology , computer science , geography , geodesy , psychiatry
Internet traffic has increased dramatically over the past two years, due mainly to developments in the World Wide Web. Museum websites are also appearing on-line at an equally rapid pace. In this study, I shall examine how museums are coping with the challenge of the World Wide Web. This will be done through a combination of case studies, interviews, and an interchange of ideas/opinions with museum professionals world-wide, via the Internet