Includes bibliographical references (p. [301]-326) and index.

An introduction to museum informatics / Paul F. Marty -- The transfo rmation of the digital museum / Katherine Burton Jones -- Information r epresentation / Paul F. Marty -- Representing museum knowledge / David Bearman -- The information revolution in museums / Darren Peacock -- In formation organization and access / Paul F. Marty -- Information policy in museums / Diane M. Zorich -- Metadata and museum information / Murt ha Baca, Erin Coburn, and Sally Hubbard -- Interactive technologies / P aul F. Marty -- A world of interactive exhibits / Maria Economou -- Blu rring boundaries for museum visitors / Areti Galani, Matthew Chalmers - - Changing needs and expectations / Paul F. Marty -- Understanding the motivations of museum audiences / Kirsten Ellenbogen, John Falk, and Ka te Haley Goldman -- Partnerships for progress : electronic access and m useum resources in the classroom / Jim Devine -- Collections and consor tia / Paul F. Marty -- AMOL ten years on : a legacy of working beyond m useum walls / Basil Dewhurst, Kevin Sumption -- Challenges to museum co llaboration : the MOAC case study / Richard Rinehart, Layna White -- In formation professionals in museums / Paul F. Marty -- Curating collecti ons knowledge : museums on the cyberinfrastructure / Jennifer Trant -- The future of museums in the information age / Maxwell L. Anderson.