Table of Contents

Cultural Content and the Information Society.- Digital Content.- e-Society and the Social Divide.- Quality Content.- Digital Content and Creativity.- Cultural Content.- Digital Communication: the Role of Context.- Cultural Diversity and Cultural Models.- Content, Communication and Tools.- The General Technological Framework.- Native Digital Content.- Datasets and Formats.- Data Visualisation and Display Technologies.- Interaction Design.- Computer Games, Edutainment and Theme Parks.- Customer Relationship Management.- Smart Labels, Smart Tags and RFID.- Standards and Protocols for Interoperability.- Data Tags and the Semantic Web.- Ambient Intelligence.- Long-Term Preservation of Digital Archives.- The Future: the Weave of the Digital Fabric.- Exploitation, Applications and Services.- Content, Communication and Tools.- Exploitation, Applications and Services.- Prioritisation in Digitalisation.- Cataloguing Standards and Archiving Tools.- Virtual Museum Networks.- Unique Object ID.- Different Channels and Platforms.- Intellectual Property Rights.- Technology and Privacy.- Usability, Accessibility and Platforms.- Content Repackaging.- Experiencing Cultural Content.- Cultural Tourism.- Games and Edutainment Applications.- Hands-On and Interactive Museums.- Educational Market.- Culture Counts: the Economic Dimension.- Quality.- Conclusions and Future Trends.

About the Author

Alfredo M. Ronchi is co-founder and coordinator of the Computer Aided Architectural Design Laboratory (1984 - 1990) and founding Director of the HyperMediaGroup Laboratory (1990 - today) at the Politecnico di Milano. He is currently Secretary of the EC MEDICI Cooperation Framework, a consultant of the Council of Europe, member of the UNESCO OCCAM Mediterranean Programme, Infopoverty, Global Forum, Fondazione Italiana Nuove Comunicazioni, Sacred World Foundation Scientific Committee.

Reviews

“This book … looks at a much neglected side of the digital age and considers what the world wide web provides for our culture. … It provides much information and discussion about e-collections and their relationship with the culture we are familiar with. The book offers a sound introduction to the subject which is very rarely considered in the massive coverage given to all aspects of the digital age as portrayed by users of the world wide web.” D. M. Hutton, Kybernetes, Vol. 39 (2), 2010"This is an extremely useful book, richly illustrated with examples, with three sections: cultural content, technological framework and exploitation. It is carefully documented and while focussed on European developments, draws on examples from Australia, Canada, China, Japan and the United States. [...]" Kim H. Veltman, Scientific Director, VMMI, Maastricht
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