Thanks Stephen - that looks very interesting - I'll have a look in more detail later
Owen
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On 10 Feb 2014, at 15:41, Stephen Brown <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi Owen, Im currently directing an AHRC project called "FuzzyPhoto" that is developing computer based methods for extracting image object metadata from partners’ collections, storing it in a data warehouse where it is searched for potential matches. Results are stored in a second “links” database which is interrogatable by a “widget” embedded in partners’ Web sites. When visitors to any one of these sites visit an individual image record, the widget will offer them a selection of hyperlinks to potentially related records held in other partners’ collections. The project is a partnership between De Montfort University; Birmingham City Library, the British Library, the Louvre; the Metropolitan Museum; the Musee d'Orsay, the National Media Museum, St Andrews University Library and the V&A plus additional contributions from the National Archives and National Museums Scotland.
> You can read more about it at http://fuzzyphoto.edublogs.org and I would be happy to take questions off line.
> Regards Stephen
>
> Professor Stephen Brown
> De Montfort University
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> Director, FuzzyPhoto project http://fuzzyphoto.edublogs.org
> Director, Knowledge Media Design http://kmd.dmu.ac.uk
> Visiting Fellow, Centre for Distance Education, University of London International Programmes http://cdelondon.wordpress.com/
> http://www.dmu.ac.uk/research/research-faculties-and-institutes/art-design-humanities/phrc/photographic-history-research-centre-phrc.aspx
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> Subject: [MCG] Cross-organisation collaborations around digital collections
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> I'm currently writing a web resource about improving 'discoverability' of digital collections as part of a Jisc project. The resource is meant to give small pieces of 'actionable' advice looking at a wide range of aspects - SEO, UX, metadata schemas, data formats, APIs, collaboration with others etc. etc. The things being recommended are based on looking at a range of digitisation/digital collection projects have done successfully.
>
> For each thing recommended I try to include:
>
> How it can help improve discoverability
> A broad idea of cost
> Skills/knowledge required
> What relevant measures of success might be
> Real life examples
> Links to more information
>
> I'm looking for some help on one of the recommendations, which is to "Collaborate with partner organisations (e.g. schools, museums, other HE institutions) to exploit your digitised content". An example of this is how the Royal Maritime Museum and the University of Cambridge have collaborated on the Board of Longitude Archive - with Cambridge hosting the archive, and the Royal Maritime Museum contributing material, expertise and building/promoting classroom resource packs which draw on the archive materials.
>
> I'd be interested in other examples of collaborations around digital collections if anyone can supply them. However, what I'm really struggling to find is any more information I can link to that might guide institutions interested in embarking on collaborations of this type. If anyone has pointers on examples, or guides to, or papers/articles on, starting and making a success of such collaborations then I'd be very interested. Generally I'm trying to link to freely available online resources for further information.
>
> Thanks
>
> Owen
>
>
> Owen Stephens
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