Artefacts, Archives, and Documentation in the Relational Museum

ISBN-13: 9780367551056 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 192 str.

Mike Jones

Opis

Artefacts, Archives, and Documentation in the Relational Museum provides the first interdisciplinary study of the digital documentation of artefacts and archives in contemporary museums, while also exploring the implications of polyphonic, relational thinking on collections documentation.

 

Recenzje

'Museum historiography has traditionally centred on institutional analyses through the lens of both collections and collectors. Mike Jones’ book moves away from a collectionbased approach to draw together a historical analysis of the emergence of a ‘relational’ methodology for museum practice.'

- Gemmia Burden, Australian Historical Studies

 

Spis treści

Introduction: Artefacts, Archives, and Documentation in the Relational Museum;  1. Archives and Museums;  2. Museums Victoria and the History of Museum Computing;  3. Field Books, Dissociation, and Organisational Knowledge;  4. Donald Thomson and the Relationality of Collections;  5. Beyond Networks: Reconceptualising Collections Documentation;  Conclusion: From Theory to Implementation

O autorze

Mike Jones is an archivist, historian, and collections consultant with more than 12 years of experience working with the GLAM sector (galleries, libraries, archives, and museums) on digital, archival, and public history projects. His interdisciplinary research explores the history of collections-based knowledge, and the ways in which contemporary technologies can help us to develop and maintain relationships within and between archives, collections, disciplines, and communities.