DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information Technology · 2008 · 20 citations · 7 references
HumanitiesHeritage ConservationHistoric PreservationExhibition DesignMuseum StudiesPreservation TechnologyDigital HeritageExhibition StudiesHistorical ExhibitionsMuseum AccessibilityMuseum DisplayVisitor StudiesDigital ExhibitionsDigital Historical ExhibitionsDigital Museum ExhibitionsDigital MuseumsGraphical User InterfacesHistorical MonumentsInteractive ExhibitionsVirtual Museums
To save our culture and heritage collections, online exhibitions are good conviction. Apart from saving and propagating the knowledge they play a vital role as communications link between highly valuable collections and the general public. This paper gives an overview of online exhibitions, their need, types, benefits and drawbacks. It also describes various authoring tools to create user interfaces and such online exhibitions. Some of the historical online exhibitions have also been discussed. The paper conclude that online museums have consequently reduced the distance between visitor and historical monuments and also the demand for original work has increased because of repeated exposure on World Wide Web.
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Human-Computer Interaction. Second Edition.
Alan Dix, Janet Finlay, Gregory D. Abowd et al. · Lancaster EPrints (Lancaster University) · 1998 · 109 citations