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Is Anybody Out There? (museums, audiences and the World Wide Web)
| Title | Is Anybody Out There? (museums, audiences and the World Wide Web) |
| Publication Type | Conference Paper |
| Year of Publication | 1995 |
| Authors | Gordon, S. |
| Secondary Title | Hands On: Hypermedia & Interactivity in Museums: Selected Papers from the Third International Conference on Hypermedia and Interactivity in Museums: Volume 2 (ICHIM 95 / MCN 95) |
| Publisher | Archives & Museum Informatics |
| Place Published | San Diego, California |
| Editor | Bearman, D. |
| Abstract | 'Is anybody out there?' was one of the first questions that came to mind when I was asked to set up a World Wide Web server for the National Museum of Science and Industry in September 1994. The three museums that together comprise the NMSI already have a high profile in the UK. Between them they have over 2.5 million visitors a year. The Science Museum in London must have been visited by almost every school child in the UK at least once. The National Railway Museum in York is a Mecca for railway enthusiasts world-wide. The National Museum of Photography Film and Television in Bradford is one of the most popular provincial museums in the UK. The academic output of the NMSI is impressive. Staff lecture and broadcast widely and serve as national officers or consultants to over 100 bodies and organisations. So, what function could a World Wide Web server fulfil? |
| URL | http://www.archimuse.com/publishing/ichim95_vol2/gordon.pdf |