DigiCulture, A Study In User Behaviours With Digital Cultural Materials In Contemporary Art

Publication Type  Conference Paper
Year of Publication  2005
Authors  Gauthier, Michelle; Turner, James; Bergeron, Pierrette; Bertrand-Gastaldy, Suzanne; Pouchot, Stephanie
Conference Name  Museums and the Web 2005: Proceedings
Conference Start Date  April 13 - April
Publisher  Archives & Museum Informatics
Conference Location  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Editor  Jennifer Trant and David Bearman
Keywords  Cultural heritage; Contemporary art museums; User behaviour; Digital cultural content
Abstract  

This paper gives an overview of some of the research results from DigiCulture, part of a larger research project aimed at managing digital cultural content. The objective of DigiCulture was to study user behaviours in regard to Canadian digital cultural content. Six sub-projects were developed in order to study various aspects of this. The general results of the four sub-projects that are completed are reported here. The first is a meta-analysis of reports the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal had commissioned about its users from the founding of the museum in 1964 to the present day. The second project offers a profile of the clientele of the museum's Médiathèque, both on site and via the Web. The third project reported here is a typology of the data housed in various information systems at the museum. The fourth analyses the orientations, choices and perceptions of digital information by museum professionals who develop concepts for exhibitions and who carry out other mediation of digital information. The sub-projects carried out in the context of DigiCulture were a rich source of information that helped us learn a great deal about user behaviours in a museum environment.

URL  http://www.archimuse.com/mw2005/papers/turner/turner.html

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