Dear MCG'ers,
Further to the discussions over the past few days about the potential to use Schema.org to promote greater discovery and use of museum data, I have blogged my understanding of the potential approach and its benefits at:
http://www.collectionslink.org.uk/blog/2198-a-simple-way-to-promote-your-museum-online
I would really welcome comments from the MCG community about this approach. We are proposing to use part of the SPECTRUM Community meeting at the OpenCulture conference on the 24th June (Kia Oval, Vauxhall, London) to discuss the merits of the idea and to gauge the appetite for developing a simple pilot using Schema.org to see how it works.
In case you haven't already registered, the full OpenCulture conference includes strands on 'Digital Skills' and 'Informatics Skills' which include presentations around opening up museum data for discovery and use. Places are going fast this week, so please do book early at http://www.collectionslink.org.uk/registration (note that we're offering discounted rates for museums with an annual budget of less than £500k).
Finally, Richard Light has posted a really useful response to my blog and this discussion at http://light.demon.co.uk/wordpress/?p=859.
Looking forward to your thoughts!
All best,
Nick
Nick Poole
Chief Executive Officer
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