Meeting user needs in the modern museum: Profiles of the new museum information professional

Paul F. Marty
2006 Library & Information Science Research  
This article presents results from twenty-one semi-structured interviews with museum information professionals who were asked about their experiences working with information resources, tools, and technologies. These interviews were analyzed to develop profiles of four types of information professionals working in museums. The article presents these profiles, focusing on the responsibilities of today's museum information professionals and their role in meeting user needs in the modern museum,
more » ... ereby improving understanding of the evolving role of museum information professionals. Keywords Museum informatics; museum information professionals; meeting user needs.
doi:10.1016/j.lisr.2005.11.006 fatcat:w7be3soegbdphp2qwfjzbu372m