Hi Danielle,

Of course there is a cast amt. of literature on this sunject.

As a geologist, I would suggest you look at the Berkley Musuem of Paleo
website it is one of the best virtual musuems on-line.

Second, Smithson. did an excellent visitor eeperience/response to
installations analysis at Calif. M. of. Social interaction (eg, within
family) is a key component of the visitor experience. Clearly a fundamental
difference.

I'd start here.

Cheers,
Lois



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> From: Danielle Jannusch <[log in to unmask]>
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> Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2004 12:39:56 -0500
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Virtual museums-pros and cons
>
> Hello listers!!
>
> I am a PhD student in geology and am in the process of taking my first
> museum studies course.  I am writing a paper on virtual museums (which I am
> loosely defining as a colleciton of digitized artifacts and information
> which is stored in an accessible database- basically NOT just an online
> searchable database, but something that you can "tour").  I am intersted in
> determining how members of the museum community feel about these web-based
> museums.  What are some of the pros and cons of these museums?  Is there
> something that virtual museums lack that you can only experience in a
> traditional museum?  etc...  Please feel free to share any comments or
> experiences that, with your permission, I could use in my paper.  Also, if
> any of you are familiar with some good reference material on virtual
> museums, I would greatly appreciate your help.  Thanks!!  Hope to hear from
> many of you soon!
>
> Cheers,
> Danielle Jannusch
>
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