José Luís Faria

Citation:

Faria J, J.G.Rocha, M.R.Henriques, J.C.Ramalho, J.J.Almeida, P.R.Henriques.  1998.  Adapting Museum Structures for the Web: No Changes Needed!.

Abstract:

This work is being developed under the GEIRA project, an EC supported project, under the INTERREG II program. The goal of the GEIRA project is the development of a service to support the publication of multimedia information, with respect to science and technology, cultural resources and environment protection in the of North of Portugal and Galiza (North-west Spain). In this paper we will focus on part of the work being done to provide the museums of this region with tools for data management and methodologies that enable the publication of their data, preferably on the Web.

Most of the existing museums in this region are small with little or no computer-based information support. Only a few have the opportunity to be assisted by a software engineer. Our goal is to get an information system in each museum, running with the minimal external support. It should be as easy as possible to publish information on the Web from that information system. Each museum will have a presence on the Web, as a stand-alone entity.

The aim of project GEIRA is to provide an additional value to the users searching for information. Instead of iterating through a set of institutions, the user can search and browse in a knowledge level above each particular institution. GEIRA will provide that knowledge level, rather than just aggregate a collection of links
in well organized site.

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