> Cultural Resource Management Program > University of Victoria > > We're pleased to offer, as our first course of 2000, this innovative > on-line course in museum information management! Please contact us for > further information and registration instructions. > > MUSEUM INFORMATION MANAGEMENT > Effective management of the wealth of museum information provides a > foundation on which strong collections, programs and relationships with > communities are built. This unique Internet-based course explores the > multi-layered nature of museum information, examines the ways in which it > is understood, organized, and accessed, and goes on to provide frameworks > to support systematic and integrated organization and management. You > develop your ability to: > > * understand the fundamental importance of information to museums and > the range of perspectives that influence its value > * trace the philosophical, historical, and technological evolution of > museum information management and understand how this shapes how > information is gathered, structured, accessed and shared > * recognize the complex and interrelated types of information, using > the ICOM-CIDOC model > * understand the ways in which current and emerging technologies > enable museums to gather, manage and share this information > * recognize the importance of integrated approaches to information > management > * critically assess the information systems available to museums > * access resources and professional networks which support museum > information management > > Instructor: James Blackaby is Director of Internet Strategies and > Information Services with Mystic Seaport in Connecticut > Dates: January 17 - April 21 > Fee: $589 (Canadian Dollars, credit or non-credit) > Technical requirements: E-mail and an Internet connection. Please refer to > our website for further information on computer and technical requirements > for distance education courses. > > Comments from past participants: > ". . . this course was well organized and implemented . . . the > instructor's sense of humour and personality reach right through the ether > to grab my attention." > "Other students' different perspectives in the course really gave it a > living dimenstion." > > For more information, please contact: > > Joy Davis, Program Director > Cultural Resource Management Program > Division of Continuing Studies, University of Victoria > PO Box 3030 STN CSC > Victoria BC Canada V8W 3N6 > Phone (250) 721-8462 Fax (250) 721-8774 > E-mail: [email protected] > Visit our Web Site! http://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/crmp/ > Distribution List: To receive monthly updates, send a request to > [email protected] > > ============================================ >
