N.B. Direct URLs are provided for readings available on the open internet. Articles available through FSU Libraries are listed with their DOI and a direct link via FSU's proxy server. Readings not available online can be found on the "Reserve Readings" page on the course Canvas site.
Introduction
Week 1) Museum Informatics: People, Information, and Technology in Museums
Synchronous Session:
- Monday, August 22 @ 8:00PM (Mandatory First Day Attendance Policy)
Readings:
- The Course Syllabus, Weekly Outline, and Assignment Descriptions. Please note that conduct of the course, including grading, will proceed this semester assuming you have carefully read, understand, and agree to adhere to all the requirements in all of these documents.
- Marty, P.F. (2010). Museum Informatics. In Bates, M.J. & Maack, M.N. (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science (pp. 3717-3725). 3rd Edition. New York: Taylor & Francis, Inc. [RESERVE]
- New Media Consortium. (2016). NMC Horizon Report: 2016 Museum Edition. https://library.educause.edu/~/media/files/library/2016/1/2016hrmuseumEN.pdf
Part 1: Digital Objects in Museums
Week 2) Information Representation and Museum Metadata
Synchronous Session:
- Monday, August 29 @ 8:00PM (Class Participation Required)
Special Activity:
- Hands-On Omeka Lab in class
Readings:
- Baca, M., Coburn, E., and Hubbard, S. (2008). Metadata and Museum Information. In Marty, P.F. & Jones, K.B. (Eds.), Museum Informatics: People, Information, and Technology in Museums (pp. 107-127). New York: Routledge. [RESERVE]
- Zoller, G. and DeMarsh, K. (2013). For the Record: Museum Cataloging from a Library and Information Science Perspective. Art Documentation: Journal of the Art Libraries Society of North America, 32 (1), 54-70. doi:10.1086/669989 [FSU]
- Navarrete, T., and Owen, J.M. (2016). The Museum as Information Space: Metadata and Documentation. In Borowiecki, et al. (Eds.). Cultural Heritage in a Changing World (pp.111-123). https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-29544-2_7
Assignments:
- Student Share 1. 4 pts. Due Sunday, September 11. Please post to the discussion on Canvas.
Week 3) Labor Day
No Synchronous Session on Monday, September 5.
Week 4) Museum Visitors, Online and On Site
Synchronous Session:
- Monday, September 12 @ 8:00PM (Class Participation Required)
Special Activity:
- Discuss Student Share 1 in class
Readings:
- Barry A. (2006). Creating a Virtuous Circle between a Museum's On-line and Physical Spaces. In Trant, J. and Bearman, D. (Eds.). Museums and the Web 2006. Toronto: Archives & Museum Informatics. http://www.archimuse.com/mw2006/papers/barry/barry.html
- Marty, P.F. (2007). Museum Websites and Museum Visitors: Before and After the Museum Visit. Museum Management and Curatorship 22(4), 337-360. doi:10.1080/09647770701757708 [FSU]
- Sayre, S. (2015). Bring It On: Insuring the Success of BYOD Programming in the Museum Environment In Proctor, N. & Cherry, R. (Eds). Museums and the Web 2015. Silver Spring, MD: Museums and the Web. http://mw2015.museumsandtheweb.com/paper/bring-it-on-ensuring-the-success-of-byod-programming-in-the-museum-environment/
Assignments:
- Project Prompt 1a. 3 pts. Due Sunday, September 18. Please post to the discussion on Canvas.
Week 5) Mobile Technologies and Artificial Realities
Synchronous Session:
- Monday, September 19 @ 8:00PM (Class Participation Required)
Special Guest:
- Josh Gorman, Registrar and Head of Collections Management, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
Readings:
- Proctor, N. (2010). The Museum is Mobile: Cross-platform Content Design for Audiences on the Go. In Trant, J. and Bearman, D. (Eds). Museums and the Web 2010. Toronto: Archives & Museum Informatics. http://www.archimuse.com/mw2010/papers/proctor/proctor.html
- Rae, J. and Edwards, L. (2016). Virtual Reality at the British Museum: What is the value of virtual reality environments for learning by children and young people, schools, and families? In Proctor, N. & Cherry, R. (Eds). Museums and the Web 2016. Silver Spring, MD: Museums and the Web. https://mw2016.museumsandtheweb.com/paper/virtual-reality-at-the-british-museum-what-is-t/index.html
- Turner, H., Resch, G., Southwick, D., McEwen, R., Dube, A.K., and Record, I. (2017). Using 3D Printing to Enhance Understanding and Engagement with Young Audiences: Lessons from Workshops in a Museum. Curator, 60 (3), 311-333. doi:10.1111/cura.12224 [FSU]
Assignments:
- Project Prompt 1b. 3 pts. Due Sunday, September 25. Please post to the discussion on Canvas.
Week 6) Accessibility and Social Inclusion
Synchronous Session:
- Monday, September 26 @ 8:00PM (Class Participation Required)
Special Guest:
- Diane Zorich, Director, Digitization Program Office, Smithsonian Institution
Readings:
- Janes, R.R. (2010). The Mindful Museum. Curator, 53(3), 325-338. doi:10.1111/j.2151-6952.2010.00032.x [FSU]
- Coleman, L. (2018). Why Do Museums Need Inclusion? Understanding and Implementing Inclusion in Museums. Rowman and Littlefield. [RESERVE]
- Bahram, S. (2021). 10 Best Practice of Accessible Museum Websites. American Alliance of Museums. https://www.aam-us.org/2021/01/07/10-best-practices-of-accessible-museum-websites/
Assignments:
- Individual Project 1. 20 pts. Due Sunday, October 2. Please submit your written assignment on Canvas.
Part 2: Digital Systems in Museums
Week 7) Information Organization and Collections Management
Synchronous Session:
- Monday, October 3 @ 8:00PM (Class Participation Required)
Special Activity:
- Hands-On CollectionSpace Lab in class
Readings:
- Bearman, D. (2008). Representing Museum Knowledge. In Marty, P.F. & Jones, K.B. (Eds.), Museum Informatics: People, Information, and Technology in Museums (pp. 35-57). New York: Routledge. [RESERVE]
- Misunas, M. (2010). Collection Management in Museums. In Bates, M.J. & Maack, M.N. (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science (pp. 1124-1134). 3rd Edition. New York: Taylor & Francis, Inc. [RESERVE]
- Coburn, E., et al. (2010). The Cataloging Cultural Objects experience: Codifying practice for the cultural heritage community. International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, 36 (1): 16–29. doi:10.1177/0340035209359561 [FSU]
Assignments:
- Student Share 2. 4 pts. Due Sunday, October 9. Please post to the discussion on Canvas.
Week 8) User Needs and Expectations
Synchronous Session:
- Monday, October 10 @ 8:00PM (Class Participation Required)
Special Activity:
- Discuss Student Share 2 in class
Readings:
- Haley Goldman, K., and Schaller, D. (2004). Exploring Motivational Factors and Visitor Satisfaction in On-line Museum Visits. In Bearman, D. & Trant, J. (Eds.), Museums and the Web 2004. Toronto, CA: Archives and Museum Informatics. http://www.archimuse.com/mw2004/papers/haleyGoldman/haleyGoldman.html
- Anderson, S. (2018). Visitor and audience research in museums. In Drotner, Dziekan, Parry, & Schroder (Eds.). The Routledge Handbook of Museums, Media and Communication. [RESERVE]
- Villaespesa, E. (2019). Museum Collections and Online Users: Development of a Segmentation Model for the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Visitor Studies, 22(3): 233-252. [FSU]
Assignments:
- Project Prompt 2a. 3 pts. Due Sunday, October 16. Please post to the discussion on Canvas.
Week 9) Information Policy and the Post-Digital Museum
Synchronous Session:
- Monday, October 17 @ 8:00PM (Class Participation Required)
Special Guest:
- Cathryn Goodwin, Museum Information Management and Digital Strategy Consultant
Readings:
- Hamma, K. (2005). Public Domain Art in an Age of Easier Mechanical Reproducibility. D-Lib Magazine, 11(11). http://www.dlib.org/dlib/november05/hamma/11hamma.html
- Zorich, D. (2008). Information Policy in Museums. In Marty, P.F. & Jones, K.B. (Eds.), Museum Informatics: People, Information, and Technology in Museums (pp. 85-106). New York: Routledge. [RESERVE]
- Parry, R. (2013). The End of the Beginning: Normativity in the Postdigital Museum. Museum Worlds: Advances in Research, 1, 24-39. doi:10.3167/armw.2013.010103 [FSU]
Assignments:
- Project Prompt 2b. 3 pts. Due Sunday, October 23. Please post to the discussion on Canvas.
Week 10) Digital Strategies and Disruptive Technologies
Synchronous Session:
- Monday, October 24 @ 8:00PM (Class Participation Required)
Special Guest:
- Marla Misunas, Collections Information Manager, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Readings:
- Peacock, D. (2008). Making Ways for Change: Museums, Disruptive Technologies, and Organizational Change. Museum Management and Curatorship, 23(4), 333-351. doi:10.1080/09647770802517324 [FSU]
- Stein, R. (2017). Museums and Digital Strategy Today. American Alliance of Museums. https://www.aam-us.org/2017/07/10/museums-and-digital-strategy-today/
- Smithsonian Institution. (2017). Strategic Plan: Smithsonian 2022. https://www.si.edu/sites/default/files/about/smithsonian-2022-strategic-plan.pdf
Assignments:
- Individual Project 2. 20 pts. Due Sunday, October 30. Please submit your written assignment on Canvas.
Part 3: Digital Knowledge in Museums
Week 11) Social Computing and Personalization Technologies
Synchronous Session:
- Monday, October 31 @ 8:00PM (Class Participation Required)
Special Activity:
- Hands-On Crowdsourcing Lab in class
Readings:
- Filippini-Fantoni, S., & Bowen, J. (2007). Bookmarking in Museums: Extending the Museum Experience Beyond the Visit? In Trant, J. and Bearman, D. (Eds.). Museums and the Web 2007. Toronto: Archives & Museum Informatics. http://www.archimuse.com/mw2007/papers/filippini-fantoni/filippini-fantoni.html
- Marty, P.F. (2011). My Lost Museum: User Expectations and Motivations for Creating Personal Digital Collections on Museum Websites. Library and Information Science Research, 33(3), 211-219. doi:10.1016/j.lisr.2010.11.003 [FSU]
- Schweibenz, W. (2018). The Work of Art in the Age of Digital Reproduction. Museum International, 70(1): 8-21. [FSU]
Assignments:
- Student Share 3. 4 pts. Due Sunday, November 6. Please post to the discussion on Canvas.
Week 12) Crowdsourcing and the Participatory Museum
Synchronous Session:
- Monday, November 7 @ 8:00PM (Class Participation Required)
Special Activity:
- Discuss Student Share 3 in class
Readings:
- Simon, N. (2010). The Participatory Museum, Chapter 8: Co-Creating with Visitors. http://www.participatorymuseum.org/chapter8/
- Terras, M. (2011). The Digital Wunderkammer: Flickr as a Platform for Amateur Cultural and Heritage Content. Library Trends, 59(4), 686-706. doi:10.1353/lib.2011.0022 [FSU]
- Lascarides, M. and Vershbow, B. (2014). What's on the Menu? Crowdsourcing at the New York Public Library. In Ridge, M. (Ed.) Crowdsourcing our Cultural Heritage (pp. 113-137). London: Taylor & Francis, Inc. [RESERVE]
Assignments:
- Project Prompt 3a. 3 pts. Due Sunday, November 13. Please post to the discussion on Canvas.
Week 13) Audience Engagement and the Co-Creation of Knowledge
Synchronous Session:
- Monday, November 14 @ 8:00PM (Class Participation Required)
Special Guest:
- Diana Folsom, Director of Digital Collections, Gilcrease Museum, University of Tulsa
Readings:
- Russo, A. and Peacock, D. (2009). Great Expectations: Sustaining Participation in Social Media Spaces. In Trant, J. and Bearman, D. (Eds.). Museums and the Web 2009 Toronto: Archives & Museum Informatics. http://www.archimuse.com/mw2009/papers/russo/russo.html
- Kenderdine, S. (2016). Embodiment, Entanglement, and Immersion in Digital Cultural Heritage. In Schreibman, S., Siemens, R., and Unsworth, J. (Eds). A New Companion to Digital Humanities. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. doi:10.1002/9781118680605 [RESERVE]
- Reynolds, A. (2017). From Crowdsourcing to the Commons: Towards Critical and Meaningful Digital Collaboration in Museums. The International Journal of the Inclusive Museum, 10(2): 49-68. doi:10.18848/1835-2014/CGP/v10i02/49-68. [RESERVE]
Assignments:
- Project Prompt 3b. 3 pts. Due Sunday, November 20. Please post to the discussion on Canvas.
Week 14) Digital Culture and Curatorship in Museums
Synchronous Session:
- Monday, November 21 @ 8:00PM (Class Participation Required)
Special Guest:
- Silvia Filippini Fantoni, Deputy Director for Learning and Engagement, The Newark Museum of Art
Readings:
- Giannini, T. and Bowen, J.P. (2018). Of Museums and Digital Culture: A landscape view. Proceedings of EVA London 2018. https://www.scienceopen.com/document_file/7f5ba8e1-0972-4352-9244-3ca9487c1bba/ScienceOpen/172_Giannini.pdf
- Knight Foundation. (2020). Digital readiness and innovation in museums: A baseline national survey. https://knightfoundation.org/reports/digital-readiness-and-innovation-in-museums/
- Marty, P.F. and Buchanan, V. (2022). Exploring the Contributions and Challenges of Museum Technology Professionals during the COVID-19 Crisis. Curator, 65(1), 117–133. [FSU]
Assignments:
- Individual Project 3. 20 pts. Due Sunday, November 27. Please submit your written assignment on Canvas.
Conclusions
Week 15) The Future of Information Work in Museums
Synchronous Session:
- Monday, November 28 @ 8:00PM (Class Participation Required)
Readings:
- Marty, P.F. (2007). The Changing Nature of Information Work in Museums. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 58(1), 97-107. doi:10.1002/asi.20443 [FSU]
- Kim, J. (2012). Building Rapport Between LIS and Museum Studies. Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 53(2), 149-161. [RESERVE]
- Lund, B., and Wang, T. (2019). A comparative analysis of instructional course themes in LIS and museum studies programs in the USA. Information and Learning Sciences. 120(7/8), 426-450. [FSU]