This is a post that could be helpful for any local museum using wordpress (as is this blog). It has a specific section for our local historical society in Greenfield, MA – founded in 1907 about a community dating back to pre-colonial times. There are basically two types of web site development: ongoing communications and […]
About The Inclusive Historian’s Handbook
The (full) Inclusive Historian From the intro: This dynamic reference source supports inclusive and equity-focused historical work in public settings by sharing a knowledge base that invites more people to engage in history projects. This handbook provides concrete examples of how to make history work more relevant. It centers on equity, inclusivity, diversity, and public […]
More evidence giving away comes back around
Sourced from Axiell announcement and Linked in Museums and the Web Group Digital transformation in the museum industry The status of digital transformation in the museum industry 2016 and using digitalisation to increase visibility Download the full PDF report here: Digital Transformation in Museums Report Digital transformation can take many forms, from enabling museum visitors […]
Giving it all Away: Should Museums Share Their Content Online?
This great Ted Talk describes how and why the Rijksmuseum has made all it’s imagery – including some of the greatest painting of all time – available online, to all, for free. I’m wondering if museums should follow this lead and share their digital content, including all video and photography, as openly and freely as […]
NMC Horizon Report > 2015 Museum Edition
Report just released: The NMC Horizon Report > 2015 Museum Edition is a collaboration between the NMC and Balboa Park Online Collaborative (BPOC). Six key trends, six significant challenges, and six important developments in technology are identified across three adoption horizons over the next five years, giving museum leaders and staff a valuable guide for strategic […]
Sharing Museum data
The Smithsonian is taking a major step in providing access to their collections beyond their walls. Having had internal data sharing between the 30-odd Smithsonian institutions for years, they are now publishing that data in LOD format. This will allow collaboration between other organizations and the public. Technical references: Data connection: http://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/lod/about/ References: Slide show: http://www.slideshare.net/szeke/2013-0528eswcsaammp4ppsx Technical paper: http://www.isi.edu/~szekely/contents/papers/2013/eswc-2013-saam.pdf […]
About us and museums
We have spent so much time with various museums over the years, and pay for our travels with our experience in online technical projects. That leads to the natural opportunity to provide online expertise to museums. Resources for museums Collections search One large opportunity relates to our work in creating custom search engines, this is […]
Google Museum Services
Google Cultural Institute has a number of features specifically oriented to helping museums present their collections online. They have just introduced a set of tools for mobile sites for museums – they are in initial testing and you can see more about the early users at: bringing museum to your mobile. Museums interested can signup here […]