Dear all
The following talks may be of interest
Anne
>Date: Thu, 4 May 2006 12:33:21 +0100
>Reply-To: helen forde <[log in to unmask]>
>Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <ARCHIVES-
>From: helen forde <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: C21st curation lecture series
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>A reminder about the next upcoming public lecture at UCL on Service
>Delivery in National Institutions on Wednesday 10th May at 6pm: All welcome!
>
>Speaker abstracts and further details below.
>
>Please note change of venue this year to Chadwick lecture theatre in UCL
>(different lecture theatre from that last year!) immediately to the right
>of the front entrance to UCL from Gower St.
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>C21st Curation: access and service delivery
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>Service delivery in National Institutions - the impact of the Digital
>Revolution - Natalie Ceeney, Chief Executive, The National Archives
>The digital environment is causing the most significant paradigm shift yet
>for archives. Every 'norm' is changing. On one hand, the increase in e-
>decision making in government is requiring new approaches to managing
>information, not only in terms of new (EDRM) systems, but also a
>fundamental change in who needs to make decisions about the capture and
>archiving of key information. Preservation is different - in a paper world
>'benign neglect' is effective - in a digital world, disastrous. And on the
>other hand, we've moved from an era where few people did 'research', to an
>age where google, the internet, and programmes such as 'who do you think
>you are?' have made every UK citizen a potential researcher, and with
>expectations of instant digital information that are almost impossible to
>fulfill.The National Archives is at the forefront of work to address these
>issues, by providing increasing leadership to government over electronic
>records management and digital preservation, and through ambitious
>digitisation programmes with the aim of providing 90% of use online.
>However, this is very challenging, as we're stepping into an unknown
>future with little 'best practice' to guide us, and no extra funding to
>deliver the change. Service delivery in the National Institutions is
>definitely changing.
>
>Digitising delivery: the challenges faced programming museums in 21st
>century - Jemima Rellie, Head of Digital Programmes, Tate
>Museums are changing. They are changing from hermetic containers of
>material culture to porous platforms for cultural exchange and debate.
>Digital technologies are both the catalyst and the support for this
>change, empowering visitors and increasing their expectations while
>simultaneously blurring the traditional distinctions between museums,
>libraries, archives and public service broadcasters. Museums have embraced
>digital technologies and already provide extensive free and on demand
>programming, catering to a range of audiences. But while the public
>appetite for this content shows no sign of abating, the resources required
>to deliver it are in short supply. It will never be possible for Museums
>to do everything that all audiences desire in the digital age, but when
>anything is possible, then how should museum prioritise their digital
>programming? This presentation will explore the challenges that continue
>to frustrate museums in digitising delivery. Focusing on Tate's digital
>programmes, it will pose the most significant issues faced including
>planning, audience development, content management, competition, funding
>and measuring success, as well as present some possible solutions.
>
>
>Helen Forde
Anne Taylor
Head of Map Department, Cambridge University Library, West Road, Cambridge
CB3 9DR
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