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Foundations of Museum Studies: Evolving Systems of Knowledge

Foundations of Museum Studies: Evolving Systems of Knowledge

Latham, Kiersten
Simmons, John

Paperback

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ISBN10: 1610692829
ISBN13: 9781610692823
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
Published: Sep 30 2014
Pages: 176
Weight: 0.86
Height: 0.45 Width: 7.12 Depth: 9.99
Language: English

This broad introduction to museums benefits all educators who teach introductory museum studies, addressing the discipline from a holistic, dynamic, and document-centered perspective.

Museums serve to help us understand the past and navigate our future--as individuals, as societies, and as a global community. A careful and accurate assessment of a museum's purpose is crucial to its ability to serve its users effectively. Foundations of Museum Studies: Evolving Systems of Knowledge offers a holistic introduction to museums and the study of them from the perspective of specialization in museum studies within the context of library and information science (LIS).

The book strikes a balance between theory and practice, examining museums from a systems perspective that considers museums to be document-centered institutions--that objects are documents that generate and convey information, meaning, and inspiration. The authors utilize examples drawn from their experience with institutions in the United States that can be applied to museums across the world. Future museum professionals who read this book will have a broader perspective, an expanded skill set, and the adaptability to span the spectrum of traditional academic disciplines.

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