Museums and the Web

An annual conference exploring the social, cultural, design, technological, economic, and organizational issues of culture, science and heritage on-line.

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Maintaining Authenticity, Avoiding Distraction: A Social Media Experiment at the Newseum (Student-led Forum)

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students
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museum studies
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forum
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current topics
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Join four museum studies graduate students from Johns Hopkins University to review and debrief a social media experiment conducted at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. Discuss the challenges and lessons of designing an in-gallery social media experiment in less than a week.

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Professional Forum - discuss an issue

Professional Forum on the Distributed Museum

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Session
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Apr 8 2011 - 4:00pm
Location: 
Congress

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Archives & Museum Informatics EIN: 77-0708617; GST / BN 887978914

Description

Where is the museum and to whom does it matter? How do we create and maintain the museum collection in an age of distributed media? How can we even visualize it?

Professional Forum on Museum Internship Programs

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Session
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Apr 8 2011 - 9:00am
Location: 
Congress

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Archives & Museum Informatics EIN: 77-0708617; GST / BN 887978914

Description

How can interns help us achieve our digital missions and how might that be changing? Can digital interns help us in new ways? Do they even need to be 'present'? Share your experiences and visions of the future of internships with others.