Foundations of Museum Studies: Evolving Systems of Knowledge (Ebook PDF)

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Product details:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1610692829
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1610692823
• Author: Kiersten F. Latham (Author), John E. Simmons (Author)

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.

Table contents:

1. Defining museums (and museum studies)
2. The origins of museums
3. The museum system
4. Dimensions of museums
5. Species of museums? A museological bestiary
6. The meaningful physical resource
7. Museum workers
8. Museum users
9. Contemporary museums around the world
10. The future of museums