digitization and strategies for sharing museum collections online
DESCRIPTION
Digitization of museum collections is on the most effective means of providing greater access to museum holdings. However, the effort to digitize must include a vision and strategy for increasing access to museum collections. The collective effort of cultural institutions to digitize and share their collections is an effective tool for meeting institutional goals and public demand. Presented at Florida Association of Museums Annual Conference in 2009. Session also included presentations from four other panelists.TRANSCRIPT
Digitization & Strategies for Sharing
Museum Collections Online:
Access to Ringling Collections
Jessie Christian Tibbals Digital Collection Manager
Van Amburgh & Co, 1868,Tibbals Digital Collection, ht4000951a
Digital Initiative
Art Museum Circus Museum Library
Digitization Committee
Art Museum, Library, and Archives working together to articulate singular vision for digital collections
• Implementing Standards
• Preparing for Access
• Managing Multiple Projects
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Balancing Digitization and Access24,643Digital files 13,141 On-
line
Digitized Online
Digitized Collections
Archives
• Posters
• Photographs
• Design Drawings
What We Share (as of today)
Image Management
• The Museum System (TMS)Collections Management System for Art Museum, Library, and Archives
Museum website
How We Share
eMuseum
Herald Collection
• Metadata• Optical Character Recognition
(OCR) Search capabilities
• Open-Source Software: Greenstone– Technical Support – Future Development– Relationship with current system
Digital Library
• Developed by FSU College of Information GAs
Museum Communities
Thiele’s Photographic Rooms, AmericanContortionist, posed in studio, ca. 1880, 2003:1171:0010
The Commons
Rights & Reproductions
Ringling Collections Online
• Consolidating goals for more fluid end-user experience
• 5 year digitization plans for all departments
• Ongoing evaluation of projects
• Team Work
Committee Agenda
• What is our vision?
• Department goals?
• What resources/ infrastructure will be needed to meet these goals?
• How can we produce consistent results?
• What are we going to share?
• Where are we going to share your things?
• What do we hope to gain from sharing?