UK Museums on the Web: November 26, 2010, Museum of London, UK

UKMW10 – Doing more with less: rising to the digital challenge in difficult times

"The UK cultural heritage sector is entering a turbulent period. The policy landscape is being reshaped, funding streams renegotiated and portfolios of responsibility changing hands. The challenge we have been set is to think creatively about the future, to show courage and ingenuity, as well as share illustrations of what we do well.

Confronting head-on our immediate digital challenge, this year’s ‘UK Museums on the Web Conference’, convened by the Museums Computer Group, will explore the ways digital heritage can respond to these difficult times. As well as decoding what the recent policy and funding announcements will mean for you and your institution, and for our community of practice as a whole, the conference will highlight four clear and distinct ways in which, together, we can engage with the challenges ahead: through smart aggregations of our digital collections; open-source tools and methods for designing our systems; creative approaches to collaborative working; and new and imaginative models for funding our work."

Full details at: http://museumscomputergroup.org.uk/2010/08/18/uk-museums-on-the-web-2010/

Please note, there is no relationship between the UK Museums on the Web conference, run by the UK Museums Computer Group, and Museums and the Web, produced since 1997 by Archives & Museum Informatics.