Introduction

Fiona Cameron, Sarah Kenderdine

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    Abstract

    ![CDATA[In Theorizing Digital Cultural Heritage, experts offer a critical and theoretical appraisal of the uses of digital media by cultural heritage institutions. Previous discussions of cultural heritage and digital technology have left the subject largely unmapped in terms of critical theory; the essays in this volume offer this long-missing perspective on the challenges of using digital media in the research, preservation, management, interpretation, and representation of cultural heritage. The contributors--scholars and practitioners from a range of relevant disciplines--ground theory in practice, considering how digital technology might be used to transform institutional cultures, methods, and relationships with audiences. The contributors examine the relationship between material and digital objects in collections of art and indigenous artifacts; the implications of digital technology for knowledge creation, documentation, and the concept of authority; and the possibilities for "virtual cultural heritage"--the preservation and interpretation of cultural and natural heritage through real-time, immersive, and interactive techniques. The essays in Theorizing Digital Cultural Heritage will serve as a resource for professionals, academics, and students in all fields of cultural heritage, including museums, libraries, galleries, archives, and archaeology, as well as those in education and information technology. The range of issues considered and the diverse disciplines and viewpoints represented point to new directions for an emerging field.]]
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationTheorizing Digital Cultural Heritage : a Critical Discourse
    Place of PublicationU.S.
    PublisherMIT Press
    Pages1- 15
    Number of pages15
    ISBN (Print)9780262269742
    Publication statusPublished - 2007

    Keywords

    • cultural property
    • digitisation
    • digital art
    • library materials
    • virtual museums
    • collection management

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