THE FEASIBILITY OF IMPLEMENTING AUTOMATED EXHIBITION PROCESSING APPLICATIONS IN ART MUSEUMS
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Authors
Reed, Marcy
Issue Date
1987
Type
Capstone
Language
en
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of implementing automated exhibition processing systems in art museums. A theoretical design for an exhibition processing system was developed as a vehicle for conducting the study. The model included sample specifications for application menus, programmed output, a data dictionary, and formatted screens.
The results of the study indicate that it is feasible to implement exhibition processing systems in art museums and that such systems would benefit the museums and would be readily accepted and used by museum staff. The difficulties in developing such systems lie in the fact that (1) exhibition procedures are not standardized among museums so that it would be difficult to develop generic systems; and (2) because exhibitions require the input and attention of staff from many museum departments, a multi-user system is desirable, which may put such systems out of reach of many museums unless compromises are made on the functions included in the system.