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Building an Online Commons for the Park

christinad — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 04:03:33 +0000

MW2012

Christina DePaolo, Balboa Park Online Collaborative, Zachary Szukala, Seso, USA and Erick Kendrick, Piction, Australia

http://www.bpoc.org

Abstract

Program Item Reference:

Building an Online Commons for Balboa Park

Untapped Resources: Making the Case for a Simple Digital Archiving Project

lowellb — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 20:41:37 +0000

MW2012

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volunteer

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digitization

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archiving

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MS SharePoint

Abstract:

In 2010 Seattle Art Museum began the creation of a small digital catalogue of its historic archival photography holdings. This project was necessitated by the inability to quickly locate specific images of historic significance. Additionally, a need was identified for a more user-friendly interface to the existing search mechanism. This project was initiated and supervised by the rights and reproductions administrator within the registrars and museum services department and conducted by a team of museum volunteers.

In order to leverage the organization’s existing technology and minimize expenses, Microsoft’s SharePoint System was chosen to facilitate the project. Up until the point of this archiving project, the software had not been used within the organization as a LL-DAMS (low-level digital asset management system). Now, one year later, the photo archiving project boasts over 1200 records that feature a glimpse into the museum’s past through images of former and current staff, trustees, celebrities, architectural renderings, and building photos. Next steps include incorporating gallery images, special event images, and researching the potential to offer the search mechanism to the public.

The presentation will focus on the following topics:

Explanation of the original archiving challenge
Brief overview of SharePoint technology
Challenges encountered during the course of the project
The current state of the search mechanism
Future opportunities

Type:

Paper - in formal session

MW2012 Demonstrations III

Authors:

Lowell Bassett

Jennifer Peters

Multimedia guide, visitor interaction omnidirectional

Christina Costabile — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 19:29:48 +0000

MW2011

Keywords:

digitization

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usability

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Web 2.0

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cross media

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iPhone application

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blog

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Multimedia Tour

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multimedia tour

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visitor involvement

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exhibition

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mobile interpretation tool

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communication with exhibits

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state-of-the-art

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interact with the exhibition

Abstract:

NOUS will demonstrate a state-of-the-art visitor engagement and involvement concept with a show case of real interactions from the European Parliament in Brussels/Belgium.

Mobile interpretation tools are often seen as a singular entity with no connection and communication to e.g. room installations, archives, social networks and the exhibit and exhibition room itself.

Audio- and multimedia guide concepts with their communication these days work one way only. A mobile multimedia handheld with location based technology can communicate bi- and omnidirectional with exhibits, other visitors, etc.

The visitor with a mobile handheld can now communicate with exhibits, the exhibition itself, archives and leave comments (written, voice comments), vote or even trigger actions in the exhibition hall.

NOUS invented concepts for:

"be my key", "recognize me", "give me deeper information", "tell me a story", "translate me" and "let me control"

and combined staged media with a personal handheld device in exhibitions.

Type:

Exhibitor Briefing - discuss your product. Confirmed Exhibitors only

Omnidirectional visitor interaction

Site:

http://www.nousguide.com/en/explore.html

Authors:

Christina Costabile

Accelerating in Flight: Access to a Collection via Flickr

alanrenga — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 18:27:43 +0000

MW2011

Keywords:

youtube

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digitization

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films

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digital photos

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social media

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flikr

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aviation

Abstract:

In an effort to get more of the Balboa Park Museum’s collections online and accessible to the public, the Balboa Park Online Collaborative (BPOC) has been leading an effort to efficiently and quickly digitize the wealth of media in the Park’s museum collections. This demonstration will show how the San Diego Air and Space Museum (SDASM) has successfully digitized and placed on Flickr tens of thousands of images. The SDASM archival team of Alan Renga and Katrina Pescador were able to complete this enormous task with a new highly specialized rapid capture station, purchased by BPOC as part of its mission to implement new technology to provide increased visitor access and participation. More than 40,000 images have been digitized from the photography collection of the SDASM’s archive using the rapid capture station since January of 2010. In May, the first batch of photographs were uploaded to Flickr and since then more than 100,000 images (including images which had been digitized during the past decade) from the collection have been posted. As a result, this collection has drawn close to a million and a half visits, eight times the normal traffic to the Museum’s site. The demonstration will include images of the rapid capture station and will show the Flickr site. SDASM staff members will be on hand to talk about planning, results and challenges that were encountered. The SDASM staff will also talk about and demonstrate a similar project they are undertaking involving the digitization of their 16mm films, which are being put on a YouTube nonprofit partnership channel.

Type:

Paper - in formal session

Site:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sdasmarchives/

Authors:

Alan Renga

Think Globally, Digitize Locally: charting an institution's course toward the digital social good

biblio — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 22:10:57 +0000

Dawson, B. (2010). Think Globally, Digitize Locally: charting an institution's course toward the digital social good. (Trant, Jennifer, David Bearman, Ed.).Museums and the Web.

Connecting the Collection: From Physical Archives to Augmented Reality in the Netherlands Architecture Institute

biblio — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 22:10:44 +0000

Lemmens, P., & Vanstappen H. (2010). Connecting the Collection: From Physical Archives to Augmented Reality in the Netherlands Architecture Institute. (Trant, Jennifer, David Bearman, Ed.).Museums and the Web.

A Walk in the Park: The Balboa Park Online Collaborative 1 Year report

biblio — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 22:10:33 +0000

Cherry, R. (2010). A Walk in the Park: The Balboa Park Online Collaborative 1 Year report. (Trant, Jennifer, David Bearman, Ed.).Museums and the Web.

Numérisation du patrimoine culturel

jtrant — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 23:11:29 +0000

Dessaux, C., & Zillhardt S. (2008). Numérisation du patrimoine culturel. Culture & Recherche.

Collecting Software: A New Challenge for Archives & Museums