Who’s counting whom? Non-National museum attendances in the UK: part 1
Who’s counting whom? Non-National museum attendances in the UK: part 1
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谁在统计英国非国家博物馆的参观人数：第 1 部分
作者：
Adrian Babbidge.
本文是关于英国地区和地方博物馆参观人数研究的第一部分。它回顾了过去对该主题的有限研究，考察了统计此类访问的动机和这样做所需的手段，并探索了从19世纪初到现在使用的方法。最后一节在现代博物馆公共政策的背景下讨论了这一主题。在将历史背景与当前做法联系起来时，它表明，尽管通常使用参观人数作为公共利益和机构重要性的代表，收集博物馆参观人数的做法仍然不一致，其出版也不稳定。它表明，由于缺乏公认的良好实践，这是一个有待改进的领域。
ABSTRACT This paper is the first part of a study on visit numbers to UK regional and local museums. It reviews the limited past research on the topic, examines the motivations for counting such visits and the means required to do so, and explores the methods used from the early nineteenth century to now. A concluding section discusses the theme within the context of modern public policy on museums. In relating historic context to current practice, it shows that, irrespective of the general use of visit numbers as a proxy for public interest and institutional importance, the practice of collecting museum visit numbers continues to be inconsistent and their publication erratic. It suggests that the lack of accepted good practice makes this an area for improvement.