Article: Museums, Disruptive Technologies and Organisational Change (2008)

Title: Making Ways for Change: Museums, Disruptive Technologies and Organisational Change
Author: Darren Peacock
Journal: Museum Management and Curatorship
Year: 2008
Volume: 23
Issue: 4
Pages: 333-351
DOI: 10.1080/09647770802517324
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Abstract:

This paper aims to stimulate discussion about the nature of technology-related organisational change and how it is managed within museums. It argues that how we think about and understand change affects our ability to anticipate, shape and direct it. Drawing upon perspectives from sociology, information systems, management and organisation theory, this paper explores how we might understand and better manage change within the museums sector generally and, in particular, that which arises in our use of digital information and communication technologies (ICTs). It advocates the conscious use of theory, particularly organisational theory, to encourage new perspectives on organisations and the challenge of change represented by technology. Organisational theory particularly that informed by the 'new science' of complexity provides a rich source of insights about the nature of change which have so far been lacking in the discussion of digital cultural heritage within museums.


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Reviewing Machine-readable Systems (2008)

Title: Reviewing Machine Readable Labelling Systems for Collections Management and Access
Author: Julian Tomlin
Year: 2008
Pages: 70
Type of document: Report
Link: http://www.collectionslink.org.uk/...
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Description:

The Hub commissioned this review of the use of machine-readable labelling systems across the heritage sector to evaluate the benefits of this technology both as a collections management tool, and as a means of providing user access to collections information. The study focuses on the use of machine-readable technologies eg Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and bar coding as methods to control object movements, update locations, enhance security and facilitate access to information associated with an object or collection of objects.

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction and Brief
2. Technological overview
3. Review
4. Potential for implementation in the partner museums
Decision-making aids

Appendices
A. Case Studies
1. The Ashmolean Museum of Art, Oxford
2. The Children‟s Museum of Indianapolis (TCM)
3. Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
4. Gemeentemuseum, The Hague
5. Great North Museum, Newcastle
6. MVWISE
7. Manchester City Galleries
8. National Museum of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
9. Norfolk Museums and Archives Service
10. The Petrie Museum, London
B. Database of Past, Present and Future Installations and Suppliers
C. Acknowledgements
D. Images


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Landmarks of a New Generation (1997)

Title: Landmarks of a New Generation: User's Manual
Editor: Mahasti Afshar
Publisher: The Getty Conservation Institute
Year: 1997
Pages: 96
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Table of Contents (short version):

1. The Plan
2. The People
3. The Products
4. The Process: I. Main Tasks
A. Administration and finance: Project Director's To-Do List
B. Photographs: Field Director's To-Do List
C. Video: Video Producer's To-Do List
D. Book: Editor/Designer's To-Do List
E. Web Site: Web Designer's To-Do List
E Marketing/Publicity: Marketing/PR Manager's
G. Exhibition: Exhibit Designer's To-Do List
5. The Process: II. Timetable

Afterword
Landmarkers: A New Generation of Culture Heroes, by Mahasti Afshar


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Risk Preparedness: A Management Manual for World Cultural Heritage (1998)

Title: Risk Preparedness: A Management Manual for World Cultural Heritage
Author: Herb Stovel
Publisher: ICCROM
Year: 1998
ISBN: 92-9077-152-6
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Description: The second in the series of management guidelines and manuals for World Cultural Heritage, this volume addresses the issue of risk preparedness in both general and specific terms. After an introduction to the overall context and principles, the author then discusses property-specific strategies for various major risks, such as fire, earthquakes, flooding, armed conflict and other hazards. The final section covers putting risk-preparedness into practice. A list of sources and various key documents are also provided.

Table of Contents (compact version):

Section I. The Context
1. Introduction
2. The Importance of Risk-Preparedness for Cultural Heritage
3. Principles of Risk-Preparedness for Cultural Heritage
4. Developing a Sound Approach to Risk-Preparedness for Cultural Heritage Property

Section II. Developing Property-Specific Strategies to Improve Risk-Preparedness for Cultural Heritage
5. Fire
6. Earthquakes and Related Disasters
7. Flooding
8. Armed Conflicts
9. Other Hazards

Section III. Putting Risk-Preparedness into Practive
10. Guidelines for Developing Site-Specific Preparedness Plans
11. Improving Risk-Preparedness for Cultural Heritage at the National Level
12. Sources

Appendix A. The Declaration of Quebec
Appendix B. The Kobe-Tokyo Declaration
Appendix C. The Blue Shield Movement
Appendix D. ICOMOS Recording Principles
Appendix E. The Assisi Declaration