Digital Technologies and the Museum Experience

Digital Technologies and the Museum Experience (2008), edited by Loïc Tallon and Kevin Walker, is a book about the use of digital technology by museums.

Digital Technologies and the Museum Experience: Handheld Guides and Other Media

Editor	Loïc Tallon and Kevin Walker
Language	English
Subject	Museums, museum informatics, digital technology
Genre	Non-fiction
Publisher	AltaMira Press, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Publication date	2008
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print (cloth & paperback), electronic
Pages	xxv+238
ISBN	978-0-7591-1119-6

Overview

The book is divided into 11 contributed chapters by a variety of authors, in two parts, Defining the Context: Three Perspectives and Delivering Potential. The book includes a foreword by James M. Bradburne and introduction by Loïc Tallon. There is also a bibliography, index, and short biographies of contributors. The book is available in cloth (ISBN 978-0-7591-1119-6), paperback (ISBN 978-0-7591-1121-9), and electronic versions (ISBN 978-0-7591-1237-7).

Contributors

The following authors contributed to chapters in the book:

• Jonathan P. Bowen
• Alexandra Burch
• Lynn D. Dierking
• John H. Falk
• Silvia Filippini-Fantoni
• Ben Gammon
• Ellen Giusti
• Halina Gottlieb
• Sherry Hsi
• Peter Lonsdale
• Julia Meek
• Ross Parry
• Peter Samis
• Mike Sharples
• Jeffrey K. Smith
• Pablo P. L. Tinio
• Giasemi Vavoula
• Kevin Walker

Reviews

The book has been reviewed in a number of journals, including:

• Educational Technology.^[1]
• International Journal of Heritage Studies.^[2]
• Library Hi Tech.^[3]
• MedieKultur: Journal of Media and Communication Research.^[4]
• Science Education.^[5]
• Visitor Studies.^[6]

See also

• Museums and Digital Culture: New Perspectives and Research (2019)