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- ↑ Bearman, David (September 2005). "Social Terminology Enhancement through Vernacular Engagement". D-Lib Magazine. 11 (9).
- ↑ David Bearman and Jennifer Trant, Interactivity comes of age: Museums and the World Wide Web, Museum International , 51(4):20–24, 1999. doi : 10.1111/1468-0033.00225
- ↑ Online: Museums and the Web 2003 conference. New Heritage , 03.03, June 2003.
- ↑ ICHIM conference series website.
- 1 2 Links to past ICHIM papers.
- ↑ "International Cultural Heritage Informatics Meeting". DBLP . Retrieved 23 February 2016.
