I think Nick's distinction between platforms and systems is important -
when you posted the original question I tried to put that exact issue into
words and he has summed it up in just two!
If you're looking for platforms then the list is endless - for starters you
should certainly add Flickr, Pinterest etc. I'm doubly glad I'm going to
UKMW2012 now as I'll be fascinated to see Nick's presentation about these.
You might do as well to build a simple matrix of your required features and
audiences, and equally of their requirements - for example if not all items
can be geotagged that rules out Historypin (and others, like newcomer
Findery); if not all items have images then that rules out Flickr ...
You could end up concluding that none of them fit the bill, and then you'll
be back to a web-enabled system. But even if that is the case don't rule
out putting certain curated sets on carefully targeted platforms.
My 2p!
James
On Tue, Nov 13, 2012 at 1:53 PM, Nick Poole <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
> Dear Andrea,
>
> My presentation at the forthcoming UK Museums on the Web conference (
> http://museumscomputergroup.org.uk/2012/10/26/programme-for-ukmw12/) will
> provide a review of as many of the different online collections sharing
> platforms (as opposed to collections management systems) as I can find. The
> idea is to look at them in terms of their return on investment for your
> effort in sharing content through them.
>
> I hope this is useful, all best,
>
> Nick
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Museums Computer Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
> andrea hallaway
> Sent: 13 November 2012 12:47
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> Subject: Online collections databases
>
>
> Dear All,
>
> I'm wondering if
> anyone can help - I'm currently working on a viability project on whether
> to update/replace the Wiltshire Council owned website 'Wiltshire Treasures'
> (an online collections database for Wiltshire museums). I have started
> investigating existing online collections database platforms and have so
> far found Europeana, Modes Users Association, Orangeleaf, Historypin,
> Museum Sites, Culture Grid and e-Hive. Does anyone have any other website
> recommendations, suggestions, experience of using sites like these, or
> have decided not to for various reasons? I would be very interested in
> getting in touch with you if so.
> Many thanks,
> Andrea Hodgkin
>
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