Theory, Practice and Digital Trends in Museums

Code:

MMUS028

Acronym:

TPTDM

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Information Science

Instance: 2023/2024 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Heritage Studies
Course/CS Responsible:	Masters in Museology

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MMUS	16	Study plan	1	-	6	41	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

- Understand and supervise the activities of museums in the Information Era and Digital Culture;

- Know the theoretical and methodological principles applied to the study, analysis and evaluation of information and artifacts management with ICT support; 

- Identify and understand the application of ICT, national and international standards and guidelines used in the production, storage, use, communication, long-term preservation and permanent access to information and artefacts and evaluate the main impact areas (information management, access and communication).

Learning outcomes and competences

- Acquire the ability to identify the ways on which museums use digital technology and media to enhance services and engage with visitors across physical and virtual contexts;

- Acquire the ability to anticipate and plan ICT’s organizational needs, to enhance their use and prevent the impact of technological obsolescence;

- Acquire the ability to evaluate and apply available ICT (hardware and software), according to the techniques, standards and other tools;

-  Acquire the ability, through ICT, to apply an integrated service and collections management and their participation in national and international networks.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

Not applicable.

Program

I - Museums, Technology and Digital Culture: Theory and Practice

II – Museum digital strategy: planning and management

III - Museum information infrastructure

IV - Museum information management


V - Web, social media, mobile and multimedia

Mandatory literature

Bearman, David 340; Hands on hypermedia and interactivity in museums. ISBN: 1-885626-12-6
Bearman, David 340; Multimedia computing and museums. ISBN: 1-885626-11-8
Cameron, Fiona 340; Theorizing digital cultural heritage. ISBN: 978-0-262-51411-8
Canadian Heritage Information Network; Guidelines for choosing a collections management system, Canadian Heritage Information Network, 2020. ISBN: 978-0-660-35429-3
Caulton, Tim; Hands-on exibitions. ISBN: 0-415-16522-9
CIDOC DOCUMENTATION. INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR DOCUMENTATION; Definition of the CIDOC Conceptual Reference Model . Versão 7.1.1, CIDOC DOCUMENTATION. INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR DOCUMENTATION, 2021
Collections Trust ; Spectrum 5 1 , 2022
Comer, Douglas E.; The^internet Book
Duarte, Zeny 340; Arquivos, bibliotecas e museus. ISBN: 978-85-232-1129-5
Geroimenko, V.; Augmented Reality in Tourism, Museums and Heritage A New Technology to Inform and Entertain, Springer, 2021
Giannini, T., Bowen, J. ; Museums and Digital Culture: New Perspectives and Research, Springer, 2019
Grant, Alice; Spectrum essentials. ISBN: 0-905963-93-8
Lazinger, Susan S; Digital preservation and metadata
Kamariotou, V., Kamariotou M., Champipi, E. & Kitsios F.; Moving Towards Museum Digital Strategy: A Transformational Framework , Springer, 2021. ISBN: ISBN: 978-3-030-57065-1
Lees, Diane 340; Museums and interactive multimedia. ISBN: 0-905963-89-X
Lord, Gail Dexter 340; Manual of museum planning. ISBN: 0-7425-0406-9
Macdonald, Sharon 340; The^politics of display. ISBN: 0-415-15326-3
Marques, Isabel da Costa; O^Museu como sistema de informação
Matos, Alexandre Manuel Ribeiro; SPECTRUM
Oliveira, José Cláudio; O^museu digital. ISBN: 1645-2089
Pinto, Maria Manuela Gomes de Azevedo; Preservmap. ISBN: 978-972-36-1070-3
Remelgado, Ana Patrícia Soares Lapa; Gestão Integrada de colecções museológicas
Silva, Armando Barreiros Malheiro da 070; Das ciências documentais à ciência da informação. ISBN: 972-36-0622-4
Silva, Armando Barreiros Malheiro da 070; A^informação. ISBN: 972-36-0859-6
Silva, Armando Barreiros Malheiro da; Paradigmas serviços e mediações em ciência da informação. ISBN: 978-8560323-33-3
Silva, Armando Barreiros Malheiro da; Recursos de informação. ISBN: 978-972-674-672-0
International Organization for Standardization; ISO 16363
International Organization for Standardization; ISO/IEC 17799
International Organization for Standardization; ISO/TR 13028
International Organization for Standardization; ISO/TR 15801
ULL; ISO/TR 18492:2005
International Organization for Standardization; ISO 14721
International Organization for Standardization; ISO 15836

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical-practical lectures and tutorial sessions with discussion and students active participation. Presentation of case studies, projects and relevant activities related with the use of ICT in museums.

Where appropriate, exploring the use and manipulation of resources, tools and applications of general scope and specifically designed for museums (following case studies and project’s presentations).

 

Software

ProjectLibre
Collective Access
AtoM
Archivematica
MS Office
in patrimonium.net
GISA
ARCHEEVO
Museo 2.0

keywords

Social sciences > Political sciences > Public policy > Cultural policy > Museology
Technological sciences > Technology > Communication technology
Social sciences > Communication sciences > On-line information services
Humanities > Information science > Information management
Humanities > Information science
Technological sciences > Technology > Information technology

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	30,00
Trabalho prático ou de projeto	70,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	67,00
Frequência das aulas	39,00
Elaboração de projeto	39,00
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	17,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

According to the Assessment Regulations in force

Calculation formula of final grade

Mandatory practical work (PW):
- PW written report (WR);

- PW oral presentation (OP) (classroom)

Final Grade PW = 70%WR +30%OP

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable.

Internship work/project

According to the Assessment Regulations in force

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

According to the Assessment Regulations in force

Classification improvement

According to the Assessment Regulations in force

Observations

The assessment requires all specified components (written and oral).