Information/Knowledge Organization In A Folk Museum
N. Rajashekara · Information Studies · 2005
The study focuses on the folk collection of one of the well-known folklore museum affiliated to the University of Mysore. The collection of the museum comprises of mementos preserved over generations by professional collectors or curators. The present study recommends classification methods in organizing the artifacts and suggests some of the recent techniques in the digital era that could be applied to folk museums in general. Also stresses the need of library environment in the museum for easy and time saving retrieval of information hidden therein.