
Richard Rinehart
Information Systems Manager
& Education Technology Specialist
University Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive
University of California, Berkeley
2625 Durant Av. Berkeley, CA 94720 - rinehart@uclink2.berkeley.edu
Richard Rinehart is a member of the
Museum Computer Network, an international consortium of museums and individuals working to further the cultural aims of museums through the application of computer technology. He wrote an article, The Museum Information Access Continuum, for the Sept. 95 issue of Spectra; journal of MCN.
He is also a writer for the electronic journal,
Current Cites, an annotated monthly bibliography of selected articles, books, and electronic documents on information technology, especially as it applies to library and museum settings.
Resources for the development of WWW servers in museums
Background reading
- Envisioning information / Edward R. Tufte. Cheshire, Conn. : Graphics Press, c1990. QA90.T914 1990
A wonderfully presented and concise guide to the effective visual representation of information
- "Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction", an essay by Walter Benjamin, which I think is in the book:
On Walter Benjamin : critical essays and recollections / edited by Gary Smith.Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c1988. PT2603.E455.Z771 1988
This essay, written decades ago, said it all about the effect of easy reproduction on the "sacred aura" of unique objects and images. He was writing about the photographic and printing revolution, but everything applies to the digital revolution doubly!
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"Not Waiting for the Information Superhighway: the Art Site on the World Wide Web" by Margaret L. McLaughlin.
An academic exploration of the growing number of art-related sites on the
WWW. She looks at 37 sites, focussing on the issues of interactivity,
hypertextuality, and accessibility. She also covers the 'art-world'
culture, and how it is translating, or transforming, in it's implementation
into an online culture.
Nuts and Bolts
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