Evaluating Websites of Conservation Labs in Museums using Fuzzy Multi-Criteria Decision Making theories

Authors

  • Katerina Kabassi Ionian University
  • Athanasios Botonis TEI of Ionian Islands
  • Christos Karydis Ionian University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31449/inf.v44i1.2689

Abstract

The museums’ conservation labs and the treatments on the artefacts, many times are overlooked and are not obvious for the public. Nevertheless, their content may be of interest to students, researchers, archaeologists, tourists, artists for further education and preservation guidelines purposes. In this paper we evaluate the electronic presence of museums’ conservation labs using both empirical and inspection methods of evaluation. For this purpose, a combination of Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Fuzzy Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) is used to implement an evaluation experiment that combines inspection and empirical methods of evaluation. The proposed scheme of evaluation that implements a combination of methods and decision making theories has been used for evaluating the 29 websites of museum’s conservation labs and ranks them taking into account their content, usability and functionality.

Author Biographies

Katerina Kabassi, Ionian University

Katerina Kabassi is currently an Associate Professor and Head the Department of Environment, Faculty of Environment, Ionian University (Greece). She received a first degree in Informatics (1999) and a D.Phil. (2003) from the Department of Informatics, University of Piraeus (Greece). She has authored more than 110 articles, which have been published in international/national journals, books and conferences. She has served as a member of Program Committees in more than 150 conferences and/or reviewer in more than 160 conferences. Additionally, she has served as reviewer in 27 international journals. Her current research interests are in the areas of Multi-Criteria Decision Making, Personalised Software, Environmental Informatics, Knowledge-based Software Engineering, Human Computer Interaction, Web-based Information Systems and Educational Software.

Athanasios Botonis, TEI of Ionian Islands

Athanasios Botonis holds two bachelor degrees, one in Physics from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and one in Conservation of Antiquities & Works of Art from the TEI of Ionian Islands.  He has worked as a teacher of Physics for many years but lately his interest is in combining his degrees and works in the Conservation of Antiquities & Works of Art as well as in physicochemical analyzes.

Christos Karydis, Ionian University

Dr. Christos Karydis is an assistant professor at the Ionian University.  He is also teaching at the University of Aegean (MSc Applied Archaeological Science) and at the MSc Programme ARCHMAT at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. After his first degree in Conservation (BA Hons) from De Montfort University, UK he trained in textile conservation at the TCC- University of Southampton, UK (one year).

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2020-03-15

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Kabassi, K., Botonis, A., & Karydis, C. (2020). Evaluating Websites of Conservation Labs in Museums using Fuzzy Multi-Criteria Decision Making theories. Informatica, 44(1). https://doi.org/10.31449/inf.v44i1.2689

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