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Paul Rowe, @armchair_caverCEO, Vernon Systems
How to cope when you open your digital doors
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16 collections7 art collections, 6 social history collections and 3 natural science collections
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“The presentation of our collection online has had a profound impact on the museum and the way it interacts with its audience.”
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“ballooning number of queries, … surge of people offering us new information”
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“The difficulty in obtaining copyright, quickly and efficiently, to keep up with acquisitions and publishing online”
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Your data will never be perfect
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Increased number of lengthy enquiries
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Harder questions, but deeper engagement
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50% have had no additional staff since putting the collection online
How can you cope?
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“If you don’t know how your stuff is being used, or who is using it, or when it is used, you will remain in a black hole.” George Oates, 12 Mar 2015
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Make the most of your volunteers
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Implement data standards
Decide what fields to captureStandardise your terminologySet conventionsSet minimum requirements
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Review data entry
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Powerhouse Museum Object Name Thesaurus
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Standardised terminology can help interlink online records
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Create broad categories to aid the online visitor
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http://collectiontrust.org.uk
http://www.getty.edu/research/publications/electronic_publications/cdwa/
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Copyright: low hanging fruit
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Use the least restrictive licence you can
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“started publishing images of New Zealand artworks that are copyright ‘orphans’ ”
Use your online collection to help trace copyright owners
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Have a ‘take down’ policy
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Assign roles for social media75% of respondents had roles to cover this
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Share your records with larger aggregation sites like National Library’s Trove website
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Provide commenting or feedback optionsThis is a great opportunity to find out more about your collection items
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You must assign someone the job of responding to these comments.
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Verify information and incorporate it into your core records if possible
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Natural sciencesNo change in interest / demand for type specimens
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Natural sciencesMinimal increase in workload after putting collection online
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Queensland Museum>700,000 recs on Atlas of Living Australia
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Unanimous overall positive feedback
“It has revitalised our small local history Museum and significantly extended our reach.”
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“I have loved the new digitised museum records. To see my Grandad’s gorgeous big ears popping out of a photo online … is truly heart-warming.”
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Paul RoweVernon Systems@armchair_caverwww.vernonsystems.com
Museums Australia conferenceSydney, May 2015
Thank you