As someone who has been on both sides of this coin, and who has completely jumped the shark to the web side of things, this animation about the traditional concerns many museum staff have about releasing content online struck very, very close to home. Thankfully, my institution has made it a priority to embrace digital collection accessibility, web culture, and non-traditional research methods, so we don’t have to deal with this much, but it’s certainly still present!

 

http://usingdata.typepad.com/usingdata/2009/03/web.html

 

Enjoy!

 

Perian Sully

Collections Information Manager

Web Programs Strategist

The Magnes

2911 Russell St.

Berkeley, CA 94705

Work: 510-549-6950 x 357

Fax: 510-849-3673

http://www.magnes.org

http://www.musematic.org

http://www.mediaandtechnology.org

 

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