Museum websites and social media

Ana Luisa Sánchez Laws

Museum websites and social media : issues of participation, sustainability, trust, and diversity /Ana Luisa Sánchez Laws - New York : Berghahn Books , 2015 - vi, 203 pages ; 24 cm. - Museums and collections, v. 8. .

History and theory --
Museums online, from repositories to forums --
Digital heritage and sustainability --
Trusting the online museum --
Practice --
A practical social media primer for museum staff --
A survey of museum social media --
Cases --
The Museum of London (MOL) --
The Museum of World Culture (Vorldskulturmuseet) and the Carlotta Portal --
Comparing off- and online aboriginal, indigenous and 'ethnic' representations in Museums and Galleries in Sydney and Panama City --
Futures --
Augmenting the Garden of Australian Dreams at the National Museum of Australia --
Cultural interfaces to environmental data at the Questacon National Science Centre, Australia --
Conclusion.

Online activities present a unique challenge for museums as they harness the potential of digital technology for sustainable development, trust building, and representations of diversity. This volume provides insight into the issues behind designing and implementing web pages and social media to serve the broadest range of museum stakeholders

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