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On Curatingby Carolee Thea; Thomas Micchelli; Hans Obrist
Distributed Art Publishers, Inc. 2010; US$ 29.95On Curating , Carolee Thea's second volume of interviews with ten of today's leading curators, explores the intellectual convictions and personal visions that lay the groundwork for the most prestigious and influential exhibitions in the world today. Among the aesthetic and theoretical issues raised are the relationship between artist and curator, globalism, post-colonialism, capitalism, the future of cultural tourism and the biennial as spectacle or utopian ideal. As Thea notes in her introduction, "the biennial or mega-exhibition--a laboratory for experimentation, investigation and aesthetic liberation--is where the curators' experience and knowledge are tested. As they negotiate venues for artistic expression, intellectual... more...
Library Management Tips that Workby Carol Smallwood
ALA Editions 2011; US$ 44.00Written by contributors from across the field, this eclectic guide offers best practices suitable for managers in all types of libraries. more...
Marketing Libraries in a Web 2.0 Worldby Dinesh Gupta; Réjean Savard
De Gruyter Saur 2011; US$ 135.00Marketing the 21st century library and information organization to its new age customers using Web 2.0 tools is a hot topic. These proceedings focus on the marketing applications and (non- technical) aspects of Web 2.0 in library and information set ups. The papers in English and French are exploring and discussing the following aspects: General concepts of Web 2.0 and marketing of library and information organizations; How libraries are adopting Web 2.0 marketing strategies; Marketing libraries to clients in using Web 2.0 tools; International trends and Interesting cases of marketing through Web 2.0 tools. more...
Blog Boostingby Michael Firnkes
Verlagsgruppe Hüthig Jehle Rehm 2011; US$ 22.08Hauptbeschreibung Bloggen ist im deutschsprachigen Raum längst kein Nischenthema mehr. Auch hierzulande entsteht mehr und mehr die Möglichkeit mit Weblogs haupt- oder nebenberuflich Geld zu verdienen - vom privaten Fotoblog bis hin zum umfassenden Onlinemedium oder Corporate Blog. In diesem praktischen Ratgeber finden Sie hilfreiche Tipps zum Aufbau und Optimierung Ihres Blogs - vom Design und Content über die Vermarktung und SEO bis hin zur Erfolgsmessung. Best Practice-Ansätze und hilfreiche Insider-Tipps runden dieses Handbuch ab. more...
Hands-On Exhibitionsby Tim Caulton
Routledge 1998; US$ 42.95The development of interactive displays has transformed the traditional museum world in the last decade. Visitors are no longer satisfied by simply gazing at worthy displays in glass cases - they expect to have hands-on experience of the objects and be actively involved with the exhibits, learning informally and being entertained simultaneously. more...
Cultural Resource Management in Contemporary Societyby Francis P. MacManamon; Alf Hatton
Routledge 1999; US$ 200.00Cultural Resource Management in Contemporary Society describes various means of preserving, protecting and presenting vital cultural resources within the context of economic development and other aspects of 20th century life. more...
Museum Exhibitionby David Dean
Routledge 1996; US$ 59.95This comprehensive study covers a wide range of exhibitions, care of exhibits, exhibition evaluation and administration. more...
Managing Museums and Galleriesby Michael Fopp
Routledge 1997; US$ 50.95Managing Museums and Galleries examines the highly sophisticated principles and techniques of modern business management from the from the perspective of museums and galleries and delineates their practical application. more...
From Writing To Computersby Julian Warner
Routledge 1994; US$ 230.00Warner takes as his central theme the issue of a unifying intellectual principle to connect books and computers. Throughout the approach is based on semiotics but also draws on linguistics, informat- ion science, philosophy and automata studies. more...
Marketing the Museumby Fiona McLean
Routledge 1996; US$ 51.95The ideal guide to the ways in which museums can achieve a marketing orientation. It is essential reading for museum professionals, students and anyone in the heritage industry around the world. more...