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This is an offer of a placement from a student on the Cultural Heritage Studies course there. Students are required to work 20 days in a museum or comparable organisation as part of their course.The student, Colin Baird, has advanced experience, skills and expertise in IT and digital media. Colin is planning to write his dissertation on the potential of the semantic web and social software for museums - I'll be supervising it. This is a great chance for a museum to explore what might be done using these technologies, still a mystery to many let's admit it, and to undertake a substantial yet manageable piece of research. Please contact Colin at his email address, below, and copy to me in the first instance. Suzanne Keene ========================================== My name is Colin Baird and I am currently taking the Cultural Heritage Studies MA at UCL. One requirement of this course involves undertaking a placement with a heritage organisation of 20 days work either part or full time. At the end of the placement students are expected to write a short report on their experience to submit as part of their assessment. My interests are focused around Heritage and IT and I am looking for projects in this area. Prior to taking this course I completed a BA in Archaeology and Ancient History and an MSc in Electronic Publishing. I then worked for 7 years in the Web industry and I have an extensive CV of IT skills and experience which includes web design, web development and information management. I have led large- scale projects in the private sector and in local government and I also have consulting and project management experience. With this background I can offer an organisation a variety of different roles. This could range from providing advice and planning for forthcoming projects or help with implementation on existing ones. 20 days is a feasible timescale to design and build a small website depending on the availability of resources, or to provide more open-ended expertise to help orientate an organisation's goals in the ever-changing world of technology. I am available from mid-June through July and August and would prefer to work part-time during this period as I will also be working on my dissertation topic: Museums and the Semantic Web. I would be happy to meet and discuss possible projects and perhaps spend a few days for specification or design before this period. I have my own equipment and can work from home. I am based in Bristol / London but I am flexible and due to the nature of IT projects it is often possible to work in a more distributed way. If you are interested then please contact me via email at [log in to unmask] where I can provide more details as required. I will need to consult with my course supervisor to make sure that any prospective placement meets the aims of the MA. ************************************************** For mcg information and to manage your subscription to the list, visit the website at http://www.museumscomputergroup.org.uk **************************************************