Abstract
This paper presents a general view of a proposal for a digital reinterpretation of a collection of scientific instruments belonging to the Physics Cabinet of the Science Museum of the University of Coimbra. In this cataloging, the local and global aspects of each instrument are inventoried and represented by a semantic network of concepts, facts, ideas, and narratives, resulting in a knowledge base about scientific physics instruments. This knowledge base will be made available to students, researchers, and the general public through a mobile phone application. The article also offers a review of the transformations of the conceptual models of material culture studies related to scientific instruments and adds some contributions to this field of study.
Publisher
Uniwersytet Jagiellonski - Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellonskiego
Reference17 articles.
1. Alberti S.J.M.M., Objects, and the museum, “Isis” 2005, No. 96, pp. 559–571.
2. Brenni P., The evolution of teaching instruments and their use between 1800 and 1930, “Science & Education” 2012, No. 21, pp. 191–226.
3. Bry F., Eckert M., Kotowski J., Weiand K., What the user interacts with: Reflections on conceptual models for Semantic Wiki, “CEUR Workshop Proceedings” 2009, pp. 60‒72.
4. Griffiths J., King D.W., InterConnections: The IMLS National Study on the use of libraries, Museums and the Internet. Institute of Museum and Library Services, 2008, http://www.interconnectionsreport.org/reports/IMLSMusRpt20080312kjm.pdf [accessed: 19.01.2016].
5. Krutikov V.N., The history of development and the present state of radiation receivers as primary converters of optical quantities, signals, and images, “Measurement Techniques” 2002, Vol. 45 (9).