Museums Websites And Their Visitors - Information Needs

The Current Study Identifies Preferences Of A Variety Of User Groups About The Information Specifics On Current Exhibits, Museum Collections Metadata Information, And The Use Of Multimedia. The Study Of Information Seeking Behavior Of Users Groups Of Museum Digital Collections Or Cultural Collections Allows Examination And Analysis Of Users' Information Needs, And The Organization Of Cultural Information, Including Descriptive Metadata And The Quantity Of Information That May Be Required. In Addition, The Study Delineates Information Needs That Different Categories Of Users May Have In Common: Teachers In High Schools, Students In Colleges And Universities, Museum Professionals, Art Historians And Researchers, And The General Public.