Digital heritage in digital museums (Defining the intangible cultural heritage)

The role played by the Internet in people’sactivities is constantly increasing. It is a pervasivecomponent of business and its social significancehas long since grown beyond being recreational.It provides a significant platform for culturalactivity and has become a factor in the shapingof cultural interests. Museums have longrecognized the potential that the Internet providesfor reaching new audiences and are currentlyconsidering the extent to which born-digitalactivity may require accommodation in the basicdefinition of museums and the museum profession