Auflistung University Museums and Collections Journal 3/2010 nach Schlagwort "060 Allgemeine Organisationen und Museumswissenschaft"
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2011-02-11Zeitschriftenartikel20:20 Hindsight. Retrofitting research relevance to the University Art Collections at Trinity College, Dublin This paper considers the role of university art collections as meaningful contributors to the achievement of institutional goals relating to excellence in research, teaching and outreach. The discussion takes as its focus ...
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2011-02-11ZeitschriftenartikelBuilding a collaborative network for the digital representation of engineering collections This paper charts a collaborative experience between university scholars and museum practitioners from two faculties of the University of Porto (Engineering and Humanities). It is based on an historic experimental apparatus ...
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2011-02-11ZeitschriftenartikelCreating metaculture: Community-based work with the University of Victoria’s Williams Bequest The current use of the Michael Williams Collection at the University of Victoria provides a case study of a curating practice that develops and challenges Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett’s idea of metaculture. The collection ...
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2011-02-16ZeitschriftenartikelDocumentation and digitalization of the Museum of Criminology of the University of Athens The Museum of Criminology is located within the premises of the Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology of the Medical School of Athens University. This museum provides a concise picture of the criminal actions ...
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2011-02-16ZeitschriftenartikelFrom anatomy to zoology: Results on the history of university collections based on trans-disciplinary research The majority of research projects on the history of university collections are focused on a single collection or on collections of one discipline. Trans-disciplinary studies, however, despite opening up a different and ...
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2011-02-17ZeitschriftenartikelHeritage in hospitals: Using museum objects to teach communications skills Museum objects can be used to inspire a wide variety of teaching and learning. This paper discusses how museum objects can be used to teach communications skills to medical students as part of a project investigating the ...
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2011-02-11ZeitschriftenartikelIs research and teaching a key for preserving university collections and museums? It is now well known that one of the main challenges for university collections is the recognition of the usefulness of their heritage value within the institution. As long as university collections are used for research ...
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2011-02-17ZeitschriftenartikelLearning from university museums and collections in higher education: University College London (UCL) Object-based learning (OBL), drawing on the rich resources of university museums and collections, offers a way of leaping lightly over knowledge hurdles. At UCL, over 100 course units include OBL, translating into 2,500 ...
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2011-02-16ZeitschriftenartikelMendel Museum, the first university museum in the Czech Republic – Short excursion to the history of university museums in the Czech Republic Mendel Museum has been a part of Masaryk University since 2007 and is the first comprehensive university museum in the modern history of the Czech Republic. It aims to promote the legacy of Gregor Johann Mendel, the ...
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2011-02-10ZeitschriftenartikelMicrocosms: an introduction to an interdisciplinary museum project This paper summarizes the questions raised by the research of Microcosms, an interdisciplinary, multi-campus research project at the University of California. This project considers the role of material collections in the ...
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2011-02-11ZeitschriftenartikelMuseums between Enlightenment and Romanticism. Early nineteenth century roots and modern practices The early history of the three large National Museums in Leiden, the Netherlands, is characterized by Enlightenment principles such as education, instruction and foremost rationalism. However, it would be a mistake to think ...
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2011-02-11ZeitschriftenartikelNew perspectives and audiences for the university collections in Amsterdam Major investments and organizational restructuring have led to important changes for the collections and museums of the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. These developments, which have resulted in a rather large ...
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2011-02-17ZeitschriftenartikelObject handling in the archaeology classroom – Strategies for success Direct encounters with archaeological materials are an effective way to teach the practical side of the discipline while developing transferable skills such as observation, deductive reasoning, critical analysis and group ...
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2011-02-17ZeitschriftenartikelObject-based learning in higher education: The pedagogical power of museums Following a special conference focused on object-based learning in higher education at University College London (UCL), this paper provides the overview for a series of subsequent papers which explore the value of object-based ...
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2011-02-11ZeitschriftenartikelOf the sacred and the secular: Missionary collections in university museums In 1882, Dr George Leslie Mackay (1844–1901), a Canadian Presbyterian missionary, established the earliest higher education institution in Taiwan, the Oxford College (today’s Aletheia University), and the first university ...
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2011-02-16ZeitschriftenartikelOld bones, digital narratives: Investigating the Peter B. Cornwall Collection in the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum A joint team of archaeologists from the University of California, Berkeley and Sonoma State University are examining a collection of artifacts and skeletal material excavated by Peter B. Cornwall in Bahrain and eastern ...
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2011-02-11ZeitschriftenartikelOnline collaboration and knowledge dissemination for university collections Universities and university museums are faced with numerous challenges regarding access to their collections for diverse user communities. In today’s electronic age, a new model has emerged for granting online access to ...
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2011-02-17ZeitschriftenartikelPractical concerns when implementing object-based teaching in higher education The first rule of business is “know your customer”. This essay focuses on the user’s perspective: what do tutors need to make OBL an attractive proposition? It dissects three customer needs: the need for engagement, ...
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2011-02-11ZeitschriftenartikelReaching out and reaching across: Collections and social inclusion This paper discusses the ongoing efforts of the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, at the University of Oregon, to diversify itself and the publics it serves through programming, community outreach, institutional change and ...
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2011-02-10ZeitschriftenartikelRelocation and revaluation in university collections, or, Rubbish Theory revisited Objects move from place to place, discipline to discipline, into and out of collections within the university (even at times into and out of the university). In the course of these relocations, these objects also continually ...