By way of an answer to question three, I have been leading an
international project called Culturemondo which is basically a network
of people around the world who are all in the business of running,
building or developing cultural portals.
We have so far completed two surveys and published one major report that
goes into some detail about the differences in governance, audiences and
ambitions. It may be of interest and can be downloaded here:
http://www.culturemondo.org/2/index.php/documents-placeholder/report-cul
tural-portals-gateways-to-a-global-commons
The collection of web stats within our surveys has been fraught with all
the usual problems of what, how often and with what software info is
collected, so the report does not go into any real detail on these
issues.
The project has been dormant since our last roundtable in Cuba last June
but is now waking up again thanks to the support of the National Digital
Archives Programme http://www.ndap.org.tw/index_en.php in Taiwan and we
are planning a fifth roundtable in Taipei this December.
I do know that since we did the first survey, many of the portals in the
network agreed to implement Google Analytics so that we would be able to
compare like with like in the future. So, for the next survey that will
happen this summer, we will be able for the first time to have some
comparative statistical data that can be interrogated.
Happy to share more info with you Bridget or with any other mcg members
interested as there are a lot of things happening internationally in
this area that reflect changes in government funding strategies and user
behaviour.
Cheers Jane
Jane Finnis
Director, Culture24
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From: Museums Computer Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
Bridget McKenzie
Sent: 08 May 2008 15:35
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Subject: Plea for information - national collections
Hello
I'm wondering if you generous people can help me with some shortcuts to
getting some statistics and views I need.
1) The Netful of Jewels plan set a target of 400 digital museums in the
UK by 2002. Is there any sense of whether this target has been achieved
by now? If we say that a digital museum is one which enables you to
explore a significant proportion (?) of its collections online, have we
achieved it? Roughly?
2) I've been asked if I know the overall percentage of UK publicly
funded cultural collections that have been digitised and put online (in
whatever state). Is that fact known? Do we know it for designated
museums? Do we know it for libraries and archives? Do we know it for
England alone?
3) Several countries have created national portals to their cultural
collections. Does anyone have statistics about their use, and any sense
of who is using them and what they are being used for?
Hoping to hear from you on this ridiculously hot and steamy afternoon in
London.
Best wishes
Bridget
Bridget McKenzie
Director, Flow Associates
441 New Cross Road
London, SE14 6TA
07890 540178
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