Conference paper
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES IN RUSSIAN MUSEUMS: TRADITIONAL AND CONTEMPORARY APPROACHES
Lev Noll Y.
; Nacionalni umjetnički muzej
Abstract
The challenge is considered in two aspects:
- IT as a tool to improve Museum Collection Processing Technology for Museum Staff (“Internal Use”, “Traditional Approach”)
- IT as a tool to create Contemporary Access to Cultural Heritage for Public (“Public Service”, “Contemporary Approach”).
“Internal Use”. At the beginning computer programmes have been created to answer the museum specialists typical demands; so, the museum collection information systems were orientated to “internal use” (DB Collection creation, including text and digital images, reviewing, updating, expanding the information on each item, effective search process, data access etc.). Recently special technologies have been created in Russia to improve traditional system functional characteristics, for example - retrospective conversion of museum documents (a special industrial technology
for digitising card catalogues, inventories and inventory books and creating special DB), Flying Lens Scanning Technology to get digital Images of high quality. “Public Service”. The virtual presentation is the main basis for the public service goal. The Þ rst virtual presentation of cultural heritage appeared in Russia in 1990s. In 1994-95s multimedia technology came to Russia not only to large museums, but also to regional museums all over the country.
A lot of presentations on CD, DVD and INTERNET have been produced. Entering into the 21st century, the New Russia tracks to the Open Information Society in close cooperation with other
countries, and our goal is to present the Russian cultural heritage in its fullness – movable and unmovable, tangible and intangible. Considering electronic publications as a very effective instrument
to meet the challenge, we could mention two forms of presentation: “OUT OF MUSEUM”
– CD, DVD, Internet sites; “IN MUSEUM”
– electronic expositions, exhibitions using PCs, electronic kiosks, gas panels, projectors etc.
The museum transformation concept from Traditional Museum Model to Contemporary Museum Model is demonstrated by the example of the State Pushkin Fine Arts Museum.
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77489
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Publication date:
1.6.2007.
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