Hi Jon,
Many of your points would be helped if we had agreed museum XML Schemas
for storage and interchange. Unfortunately the CIMI efforts seem to have
died some years ago.
Regards,
James
On Wed, 14 Feb 2007, Jon Pratty wrote:
> Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 10:31:34 -0000
> From: Jon Pratty <[log in to unmask]>
> Reply-To: Museums Computer Group <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [MCG] A greener internet?
>
> Matthew, Nick, Dan et al
> Matthew's email zeros in neatly on a point that's been one of my
> enthusiasms for a few years - the ecology of the internet - but it
> misses the point, if I may politely interject.
>
> For some time I've been concerned with the literal issues of
> 'green-ness' and technology. A while back I wrote about how the European
> WEEE regulations might mean the end of the line for the online retail
> tech industry -
> http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/analysis/2132031/industry-faces-toxic-shock
> -2. If you look at the date on the article you'll see how little
> progress has been made in the last five years!
>
> But more importantly I think it's the wider meanings of 'sustainability'
> that should concern us in the cultural sector, with the emphasis on how
> we work, how we fund that work, and how we plan and make strategies in
> the wider scheme of things.
>
> For me, sustainability in the digital world means:
>
> a) making sure we don't duplicate work being done elsewhere, or nearby,
> or by others better placed to do the work.
> b) it means building sites in simple, easily maintainable open source
> cms that most can work on cheaply.
> c) It means trying to devise publishing models that can be sustained,
> developed and networked in ways that mean they thrive and bring benefits
> for all
> d) It means building digital cultural infrastructure that is widely
> supported, easily understood and brings connection to mass audiences
> (inwards and outwards) for every cultural venue.
> e) It means transferring the skills to publish simply to as many in the
> sector as possible
>
> I think a better approach to internet ecology ought to make it possible
> for all cultural participators (small museums, galleries, libraries,
> archives, artists, community groups etc.) to expect digital
> representation as a fundamental right.
>
> These are the things we need to consider as 'green' issues for our
> sector, rather than carbon offsetting and so on.
>
>
>
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