Hello all,
As some of you know, we are extending the IPTC schema to include more heritage fields, and Greg Reser (VRA) and I are working with a group of heritage professionals on a wider schema (SCREM) to allow use of embedded data in the museum workflow.
In that respect I am very interested in how people use images from Museum sites. I think we can assume that people will click-download resources from a number of different sites to use in teaching, research and so on. The existence of embedded data makes these downloaded images usable and useful. The point is that people don't want to be limited to working in any particular website environment - they also want to cast a wide net and create their own virtual lightbox, just as picture researchers have always done.
See the neat little utility MetadashotPpt which creates Powerpoint presentations showing embedded metadata on screen and/or in the teaching notes.
http://metadatadeluxe.pbworks.com/w/page/78388328/MetaShotPpt-Mac
It's so easy, I demonstrated it live at the IPTC conference. Anyone could use it.
So any information anyone has about how people are using collections images and data would be useful!
Sarah
On 4 Jun 2014, at 14:39, Nick Poole wrote:
> Hi Simon,
>
> It sounds like a really interesting session. I'm not responding to suggest a speaker, but more to raise a perspective.
>
> I've recently been working with an artists and illustrator who was tasked with identifying a set of iconic objects from the websites of a number of museums and drawing pictures of them.
>
> Watching their mounting frustration was a real education in terms of the difference between how collections are presented on museum websites and how different types of user might expect to interact with them.
>
> Put simply, the websites weren't designed to support the use my artist friend was trying to put them to.
>
> All of which is my way of asking whether it might be a useful addition to the session to find people who habitually use museum websites for different purposes (planning a visit, entertaining the kids, doing some personal research, finding pictures for their homework etc) and getting them to talk about their perspective on the perfect site?
>
> All best,
>
> Nick
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> Subject: [MCG] Museums Association conference digital session
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> Hi MCGers,
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> I am putting together a digital session at this year’s Museums Association conference in Cardiff. The session takes place in the afternoon on Thursday 9 October. It has the title of “What Makes the Perfect Museum Website?” and the aim is to give delegates a chance to think about how their own websites work and what could be changed and improved.
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> As part of this, we are hoping to get two speakers at the start to give a 10-minute presentation each. We were hoping that one person would speak about the importance of using museum websites from a marketing point of view, with a primary focus of driving visitors through the door of the museum, while the other speaker would look at sites from a curatorial or educational side - i.e talking more about online content and community. We'd be interested in hearing about the ways these approaches differ, how they can work together, and the various challenges each raises.
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> If any MCGers are interested in speaking at the session or have suggestions for speakers please get in touch.
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> Cheers
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> Simon
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