Museum Collections and Today's Computers

by David Vance and Robert G. Chenhall

With the advent of the computer, electronic cataloging of museum collections is becoming a reality. This book is a useful guide to starting a computer cataloging project. It lays out the rudiments of computer retrieval, database organization, and image processing. It does not purport to dictate a particular computer system, since museums have individualized needs, but it offers case studies and examples to help museums make informed decisions...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313253390
• ISBN13: 9780313253393
• Release Date: August 1988
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 177 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"