1st Edition
Artefacts, Archives, and Documentation in the Relational Museum
Introduction: Artefacts, Archives, and Documentation in the Relational Museum; 1. Archives and Museums; 2. Museums Victoria and the History of Museum Computing; 3. Field Books, Dissociation, and Organisational Knowledge; 4. Donald Thomson and the Relationality of Collections; 5. Beyond Networks: Reconceptualising Collections Documentation; Conclusion: From Theory to Implementation
Biography
Mike Jones is an archivist, historian, and collections consultant with more than 12 years of experience working with the GLAM sector (galleries, libraries, archives, and museums) on digital, archival, and public history projects. His interdisciplinary research explores the history of collections-based knowledge, and the ways in which contemporary technologies can help us to develop and maintain relationships within and between archives, collections, disciplines, and communities.
'Museum historiography has traditionally centred on institutional analyses through the lens of both collections and collectors. Mike Jones’ book moves away from a collectionbased approach to draw together a historical analysis of the emergence of a ‘relational’ methodology for museum practice.'
- Gemmia Burden, Australian Historical Studies
