Establishing and Maintaining Cultural e-Communities
(2006) Establishing and Maintaining Cultural e-Communities. WSEAS Transactions on Advances in Engineering Education 3(1):pp. 27-33.
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Abstract
Issues of spatial distribution, allocation and access to resources prevail when establishing a long-term and viable e-community within the cultural sector. While e-communities have multiplied in commercial environments, cultural institutions are still challenged by appropriate ways to support collaboration, the nature of institutional messages and the technical infrastructure required. As a guide for institutions in the formation and maintenance of cultural e-communities, this paper introduces the field of Digital Cultural Communication, a new field which examines co-creative relationships between cultural institutions, communities and audiences. By focusing on institutional strategies, community programs and distribution strategies, Digital Cultural Communication can be used by institutions to structure the development of cultural e-communities by providing methods and tools for curators and designers to structure communication and build creative interactive artifacts. This research draws on two existing successful e-communities to illustrate the potential for cultural institutions to develop e-communities where co-created community content can be published in order to extend audience access and interaction.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| RM Number: | 2006002385 |
| Status: | Published |
| Keywords: | cultural institutions; e-communities; interaction design; community co-creation |
| Subjects: | 280000 Information, Computing and Communication Sciences |
| ID Code: | 3986 |
| Deposited By: | Russo, Angelina |
| Deposited On: | 28 April 2006 |
| Alternative Locations: | http://www.worldses.org/journals/education/index.html |
| Copyright Owner: | Copyright 2006 World Scientific and Engineering Academy and Society (WSEAS) |
| Copyright Statement: | Electronic version of an article published as WSEAS Transactions on Advances in Engineering Education 3(1):pp. 27-33. |
| Additional Information: | The contents of this journal can be freely accessed online via the journal's web page (see hypertext link). Author contact: a.russo@qut.edu.au |