British Computer Society
Electronic and Multimedia Publishing Specialist Group
Electronic and Multimedia Publishing in Museums and Art Galleries
Multimedia and the Millennium
(Joint meeting with the Museum Documentation Association
and the Museum Trading and Publishing Group)
Thursday 6 November 1997
9.30 a.m. for 10.00 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Brunei Gallery, School of Oriental and African Studies Russell Square,
London WC1
Today, shaking off their image of dusty places with static displays of
exhibits, many museums and art galleries are now regarded as the
exciting front runners in producing multimedia presentations, both on CD
and on the World Wide Web. Furthermore, the explosion in communications
and computer technology, a new commitment to collections information in
the museum profession and new sources of funding, such as the European
Community and the Millennium Fund, are making the goal of extensive
public access to museum collections seem achievable for the first time.
The principal aim of this meeting is to review current and potential
developments in the public presentation of information concerning the
materials on show (and also those that it may not be possible to show).
It will
be particularly concerned with non-textual materials, artefacts,
pictures and models, but will also refer to the use of standards such as
Z39.50 and SGML.
Speakers concerned with the major collections will present their current
work and future plans on making their material available to an ever
expanding community of interest. In addition, there will be
presentations on broader aspects, such as intellectual property rights
and marketing.
Speakers
David Dawson, Outreach Manager, Museum Documentation Association: Museum
Outreach: A Review of Developments - Aspects ranging from the local
level up to European projects such as Aquarelle.
Eddie D'Silva, Head of the IT Strategy Unit, Department for Culture,
Media and Sport: The National Heritage - What is being done by the
government to encourage development in this area.
Violet Mareck, Natural History Museum, and Richard Cartwright, CJC Ltd:
Computer Support for the Wildlife Garden Project at the Natural History
Museum - Including public access to include data and pictures on
planting and plant progress, animal and bird visitors to the Garden and
pollution information.
Geoffrey Matthews, Managing Director, National Gallery Publications Ltd:
Multimedia Strategy - The National Gallery Experience - A discussion of
the lessons the Gallery has learned over the last seven years and an
explanation of its current strategy.
Andrew Moore, Curator of Norwich Castle Museum & Keeper of Art (Norfolk
Museums Service), The Castle Museum, Norwich: The CD-ROM on the Norwich
School of Artists - Carrying out a multimedia project from the viewpoint
of a regional museum with no multimedia budget.
Bruce Royan, Chief Executive, SCRAN - The Scottish Cultural Resource
Access Network: Multimedia in Scottish Museums.
Peter Wienand, Farrer and Co., specialist in copyright, multimedia and
information technology law. Copyright: Threat or promise? - Copyright is
a problem for museums (which often do not own it), but also an
opportunity.
Registration
To register for the seminar, complete the registration form given on the
web page (see below for URL) and send it to:
BCS Electronic & Multimedia Publishing Specialist Group
30 Edgerton Road, Huddersfield HD3 3AD
Tel 01484 519462; Fax 01484 451396
email: [log in to unmask]
Alternatively, you can contact the above address for a printed form.
The rates for the meeting are 50 pounds plus VAT for members of the BCS
EMPSG, the Museum Documentation Association and the Museum Trading and
Publishing Group; 100 pounds + VAT for non-members and 25 pounds for
student members of the EMPSG.
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Name: David Penfold, Administrator
British Computer Society Electronic and Multimedia Publishing SG
30 Edgerton Road, Huddersfield HD3 3AD, UK
Tel 01484 519462; Fax 01484 451396; Mobile 0850 058544
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Group home page at URL:
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/kis/support/cc/staff/malcolm/bcs-ep.html
Date: 09/30/97
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David Dawson email: [log in to unmask]
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Outreach Manager, Museum Documentation Association
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