The Museum of Natural History of Ferrara in collaboration with TekneHub and TechSigno s.r.l. started the experimental application of ICT technologies to enhance the management of its collections. In particular, the RFId technology (Radio Frequency Identification) has been used to simplify the traditional activities of the museum technicians through the application of tags to the specimens of two different ornithological collections. The traditional procedures of collection management have been compared to the results achieved through the employment of RFId tags. New procedural models and new prototypes of devices have been proposed, specifically designed for the different kinds of collections, taking into account the needs of the different operators, thus applying the typical methodology of the user-centered design.
Il Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Ferrara, in collaborazione con il TekneHub - Laboratorio del Tecnopolo di Ferrara e la ditta TechSigno s.r.l., ha avviato una sperimentazione sull’applicazione di tecnologie ITC al proprio patrimonio per migliorare la gestione delle collezioni e facilitare le normali procedure dell’operatore museale. E’ stata scelta la tecnologia RFId (Radio Frequency Identification) con l’applicazione di “tags” (etichette) a due collezioni ornitologiche del Museo. La comparazione tra le procedure tradizionali e i risultati ottenibili con l’introduzione dei tags consente di proporre, attraverso l’analisi dei bisogni dei diversi operatori e applicando una metodologia caratteristica dello “user-centered design”, nuovi modelli procedurali e nuovi prototipi di strumenti specificatamente concepiti per le diverse tipologie di collezioni naturalistiche.
Applicazione della tecnologia RFId per la gestione e fruizione delle collezioni naturalistiche
BIANCARDI, Michela;BREDA, Marzia;CANGEMI, Marina;MINCOLELLI, Giuseppe;THUN HOHENSTEIN, Ursula;BENATI, Alberto;
2016
Abstract
The Museum of Natural History of Ferrara in collaboration with TekneHub and TechSigno s.r.l. started the experimental application of ICT technologies to enhance the management of its collections. In particular, the RFId technology (Radio Frequency Identification) has been used to simplify the traditional activities of the museum technicians through the application of tags to the specimens of two different ornithological collections. The traditional procedures of collection management have been compared to the results achieved through the employment of RFId tags. New procedural models and new prototypes of devices have been proposed, specifically designed for the different kinds of collections, taking into account the needs of the different operators, thus applying the typical methodology of the user-centered design.I documenti in SFERA sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.