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This paper describes ongoing research on cultural networks within the EU-funded FP7 SSH project European Museums in an Age of Migration (MeLa, www.mela-project.eu). Among the research themes addressed, the focus here is in particular on the new proposed concept of migrating heritage, viewed against the backdrop of politics and policies of a common European culture, the conceptual framework of cultural...
The purpose of the paper is to understand if information and communication technologies, specifically social media, are used to capture and convey Chamorro cultural knowledge. Two data collection methods were used to understand the type(s) of Chamorro cultural knowledge that is valued, and what social media is used by the Chamorro people today to capture and convey cultural knowledge. The results...
This research illustrates the importance of investigating the impact of cultural influences on Internet adoption. Two constructs related to cultural identification (national and ethnic) are elaborated based on orthogonal cultural identification theory. Another construct related to acculturation to the global culture is developed to provide a dynamic view of culture. Members of two different ethnic...
With the development of modern science and technology, SNS attracts many university students by its unique style and typical interpersonal approach. This paper proceeds with the basic information of university students' use of SNS and then analyzes the profound influence of SNS network environment on contemporary university students in positive and negative aspects. This paper puts forward strategies...
The disruptive potential of social media in generating participation and networking has been readily exploited by marketers and politicians. The power of these digital networks can be used by individuals and groups for good causes, to have a positive impact on the society at large. Social media platforms are starting to be used by citizens for promoting social causes, creating community engagement...
Since 2006, by the Ministry of Culture, there was an effort in creating cultural portal. Each provincial cultural office was assigned to survey and report any cultural practice according to a designed template. The technological potential of each office was so different and most of them had to relied on the local system developer and service provider. As a result, the collected contents cannot fulfill...
The purpose of this research was to assess the level of computer literacy among the Semai tribe in Kampung Bukit Terang, Kampar, Perak, Malaysia. Forty questionnaires were distributed to the respondents who were conveniently available at the time of the visit. With the help of forty university students, 39 (97.5%) completed sets were returned. The descriptive analyses showed that 30.8% of the respondents...
The 8th century Buddhist Monastery of Sompur Mahaviahara at Paharpur drew deep attention by the architectural historians of the South Asia from the very discovery of the ruins for its unique architectural features and strategic spatio-temporal location. During the first phase of study, we have developed a preliminary reconstructed 3D model of Sompur Mahaviahara - as `professional interpretation'....
This paper focuses on the research work centred on the preservation of community owned cultural heritage artefact via the web technology. Motivated by the growth of social media enabled by the wiki technology, attention is given towards community participation in the heritage knowledge sharing and contribution. A new concept referred to as the community based e-museum (ComE) is coined and its conceptualization...
As a new service industry, the creative industry has special productive elements, unstable organization pattern, particular rules and specific environmental conditions on its innovation and development. Up to now, research in this field is in the exploring stage. With the theory of ecology, this paper first described the different patterns of innovation communities in creative industry based on multiple...
Digital creative industry has special productive elements, unstable organization pattern and peculiar developing environment. With the theory of ecology, this paper studied the mechanism of communitypsilas formation and evolution in digital creative industry. Linking to the current situation of Shanghai, one of the most developed city with creative industries in China, it give a concrete analysis...
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