CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT
MUSEUMS AND THE WEB
MARCH 16-19, 1997
OMNI LOS ANGELES HOTEL & CENTRE
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
Organized by
Archives & Museum Informatics
(This message has two parts: Expression of Interest and Call for Papers)
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EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
It has only been a short three years since the appearance of the
first museum web sites. Today there are hundreds of museums with a
presence on the World Wide Web. The nature and purpose of these sites
varies greatly and we believe that museums have much to learn from each
other and from developers who have been using the Web for other
applications. To provide an opportunity for learning, Archives & Museum
Informatics will host the FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE DEVOTED
EXCLUSIVELY TO MUSEUMS AND THE WEB, to be held March 16-19, 1997 at the
Omni Los Angeles Hotel & Centre, Los Angeles, California.
If you would like to be kept informed of the program as it
develops, or learn more about opportunities to exhibit or speak, please
complete the form below and fax or email it to us.
Name:
Street Address:
City/Postal Code/Country:
Phone: Fax:
E-mail:
URL:
Send me more information. I am interested in:
Attending / / Exhibiting / / Sponsoring / /
* Proposals will be selected based on their quality and
attention to topics of interest to you. Tell us what you most want to
know about Museums and the Web:
* We will offer half and one day workshops before the conference.
Tell us about topics of special interest to you and/or instructors from
whom you have taken exceptionally valuable workshops in this area:
* We will host continental breakfasts for groups with common
interests to get together and share ideas. Tell us the types of Special
Interest Groups you would be interested participating in:
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CALL FOR PAPERS
PROPOSALS ARE BEING ACCEPTED UNTIL NOVEMBER 30, 1996 TO:
- Present a paper;
- Organize a session (2-4 speakers); or
- Teach a workshop (1/2 or full day).
PROPOSALS SHOULD INCLUDE:
- The title of the proposed event and an abstract which clearly
states the specific contribution it will make;
- Full identification of the presenter(s), including title,
postal address, phone, fax, email, and URL.
Proposals will be reviewed by the conference advisory
committee and participants will be notified of acceptance by December
15, 1996. Accepted papers will be published (on the WWW and/or in print)
and abstracts will be made available through the conference Web site in
January 1997.
TOPICS MAY INCLUDE, BUT ARE DEFINITELY NOT LIMITED TO:
I. Applications of Web Technology
- Educational Programming: K-12 Outreach on the Web.
- The Museum Digital Community: Electronic Volunteers, Virtual
Members, Remote Audiences.
- Professional Resources on the Web: Web Peers, Virtual Support
Networks, Professional Organizations, etc.
- Museum Public Relations via an Institutional Web Site.
- Museum Exhibitions on the Web.
- Higher Education and Museums on the Web.
- Income Producing Activity and the Web.
- Imagebases, Multimedia, and Publishing.
- The Concept of the "Museum" in the Digital Age
II. Organizing for the Networked Society
- Staffing, Training, and Professional Development.
- Budgeting, Managing, and Maintaining a Web Presence.
- Museum Intranets - Leveraging the Technology for In-house
Benefits.
- Consortia, National, and International Projects.
- New Technologies & Opportunities for the Near Future.
- Standards, Architectures, and Long-term Strategies.
- Design Issues: User Interfaces, Navigational Aids, and Site
Structure.
- Copyright and Licensing: Protecting and Providing Museum
Property.
- Access & Accessibility: Resource Discovery, Metadata, and Domain
Naming.
SEND PROPOSALS BY NOVEMBER 30, 1996 TO:
David Bearman, Conference Chair, [log in to unmask]
or fax them to Archives & Museum Informatics at 412-683-7366
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