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Collecting and exhibiting computer-based technology : expert curation at the museums of the Smithsonian Institution / Petrina Foti.

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ISBN	9780815369943
Author	Foti, Petrina (author.)
Title	Collecting and exhibiting computer-based technology : expert curation at the museums of the Smithsonian Institution / Petrina Foti.
Publisher and/or associated date/s	London ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019.
Description	ix, 166 pages ; 24 cm.
Series	Routledge research in museum studies 19
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	What is computer-based technology? -- Curating the unprecedented -- Adaptive, distributed, and transmitted: the expert curation in action -- Dealing with the digital: computer technology in the collection -- "The black box conundrum": computers technology on exhibit -- Internal processing: the methods of curating computer-based technology -- The ever-evolving future.
Summary	"Computer technology has transformed modern society, yet curators wishing to reflect those changes face difficult challenges in terms of both collecting and exhibiting. Collecting and Exhibiting Computer-Based Technology examines how curators at the history and technology museums of the Smithsonian Institution have met these challenges"--
Subjects	Smithsonian Institution
	Computers -- Collectors and collecting
	Museums -- Collection management -- United States
	Museum exhibits -- Social aspects -- United States
Call number	2018.578

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Barcode	Shelf Location	Collection	Volume Ref.	Status	Due Date
A00935838	2018.578	General Collection		. *, Long Overdue .	11 Jan 2024