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Through An Historical Approach, This Book Excavates Cultural Assumptions And Values That Provide The Basis Of Museum Information Management And Display. It Also Analyzes Digitization Techniques, Database Management, Virtual Reality And Hypermedia. Museum/computer: A History Of Disconnect? -- From The 'day Book' To The 'data Bank': The Beginnings Of Museum Computing -- Disaggregating The Collection -- Recalibrating Authenticity -- Rescripting The Visit -- Rewriting The Narrative -- Reorganising Production -- Computers And Compatibility. Ross Parry. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 145-161) And Index.