TY - JOUR
T1 - The presence of Web 2.0 tools on museum websites
T2 - A comparative study between England, France, Spain, Italy, and the USA
AU - Lopez, Ximena
AU - Margapoti, Ilaria
AU - Maragliano, Roberto
AU - Bove, Giuseppe
PY - 2010/6
Y1 - 2010/6
N2 - In recent years, the Internet has become a place for participation, collaboration, and social exchange thanks to Web 2.0 tools. Museum websites are starting to incorporate these tools to involve audiences in ways that reach beyond the physical museum visit. This paper presents research exploring the extent to which museums in five countries (Italy, France, Spain, England, and the USA) have adopted Web 2.0 tools on their websites. Two hundred and forty museum websites belonging to four categories (arts, natural sciences, social sciences, and specialized) were analyzed, with results showing a low overall presence of Web 2.0 tools on museum websites, as well as significant differences in the use of Web 2.0 tools among countries and categories. The paper concludes with a discussion of the diversity of approaches in the use of Web 2.0 tools on museum websites
AB - In recent years, the Internet has become a place for participation, collaboration, and social exchange thanks to Web 2.0 tools. Museum websites are starting to incorporate these tools to involve audiences in ways that reach beyond the physical museum visit. This paper presents research exploring the extent to which museums in five countries (Italy, France, Spain, England, and the USA) have adopted Web 2.0 tools on their websites. Two hundred and forty museum websites belonging to four categories (arts, natural sciences, social sciences, and specialized) were analyzed, with results showing a low overall presence of Web 2.0 tools on museum websites, as well as significant differences in the use of Web 2.0 tools among countries and categories. The paper concludes with a discussion of the diversity of approaches in the use of Web 2.0 tools on museum websites
KW - Web 2.0
KW - Museum 2.0
KW - Museum websites
KW - Participation
KW - Education
KW - Visitor experience
KW - Web tools
KW - Digital heritage
KW - Social networking
UR - http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rmmc20/current
U2 - 10.1080/09647771003737356
DO - 10.1080/09647771003737356
M3 - Article
VL - 25
SP - 235
EP - 249
JO - International Journal of Museum Management and Curatorship
JF - International Journal of Museum Management and Curatorship
SN - 0964-7775
IS - 2
ER -