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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455635303321

Autore

Kalfatovic Martin R. <1961->

Titolo

Creating a winning online exhibition [[electronic resource] ] : a guide for libraries, archives, and museums / / Martin R. Kalfatovic

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago, : American Library Association, 2002

ISBN

0-8389-9939-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (137 p.)

Disciplina

659.152

Soggetti

Library exhibits - Design

Library Web sites - Design

Web sites - Design

Libraries - Public relations

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 111-114) and index.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; ILLUSTRATIONS; FOREWORD; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1 Online Exhibitions versus Digital Collections; CHAPTER 2 The Idea; CHAPTER 3 Executing the Exhibition Idea; CHAPTER 4 The Staff; CHAPTER 5 Technical Issues Digitizing; CHAPTER 6 Technical Issues Markup Languages; CHAPTER 7 Technical Issues Programming, Scripting, Databases, and Accessibility; CHAPTER 8 Design; CHAPTER 9 Online Exhibitions Case Studies and Awards; CHAPTER 10 Conclusion Online With the Show!; APPENDIX A Sample Online Exhibition Proposal; APPENDIX B Sample Exhibition Script

APPENDIX C Guidelines for Reproducing Works from Exhibition WebsitesAPPENDIX D Suggested Database Structure for Online Exhibitions; APPENDIX E Timeline for Contracted Online Exhibitions; APPENDIX F Dublin Core Metadata of an Online Exhibition; APPENDIX G The Katharine Kyes Leab and Daniel J. Leab American Book Prices Current Exhibition Awards; APPENDIX H Bibliography of Exhibitions (Gallery and Virtual); INDEX;

Sommario/riassunto

It's no secret that well-executed exhibits in libraries and museums can make attendance numbers skyrocket. Dynamic exhibits not only provide information and entertainment for your existing customers, but



they are also opportunities to reach out to new customers and to widen your market. A great exhibit can be the hook that brings people in the door for the first time. Creating a Winning Online Exhibition will help you to do just that—conceive, design, and execute a compelling online exhibition. Different than a digital collection, an online exhibition is a selective presentation of objects org