Responsible Practices for Working with Communities and Collections
Museums have ethical responsibility for objects representing ethnographic communities; engage communities early and often; they are important stakeholders.
How to Construct a Museum Digitization Equation
Accurate digitization equations are necessary for successful museum digitization project planning; they provide a reliable estimate of time required.
What to Do When It’s Your First Museum Digitization Project
Planning and preparation are key to successful museum digitization projects; determine needs including hardware and collections management software.
Building a Comprehensive Museum Digital Program
Museum digital projects must include comprehensive digital program covering equipment used, standards followed and digitization and cataloging work.
How to Build Sustainability into Museum Digital Projects
Museum sustainability strategies secure the future of the museum; digital projects rely on sustainability planning as they are long term and expensive.
How Museums Can Effectively Collaborate
Museum collaboration is essential; it’s often the way to save money or increase funding while developing digital projects, traveling exhibits, etc.
3 Common Hurdles to Get Over and Get into Grants
Tips for overcoming common hurdles to grant writing in museums and archives.
Shared Museum Catalogs Are the Future
shared museum catalogs meet digital visitor expectations for access to objects and discovery of contextual information while offering shared savings
How to Build a Successful Museum Strategy
A successful museum strategy has 3 main components: operational, funding, digital. Departmental decisions are aligned with museum strategy as a whole.
5 Methods to Improve the Museum Digital Experience
5 main methods for improving museum digital visitor experience include practicality, visitor immersion, accessibility, mobile optimization and SEO.
Museum Digital Collections User Types & Expectations
Museums must understand and address digital user types and digital visitor expectations as they develop museum digital collections and online presence.
Museum Online Presence: Critical to Income Stream
Healthy museums acquire income from several of funding streams; museum online presence plays a large part in keeping museums eligible for future funding.
Museum Social Media and the Museum Collections Management System
A museum collections management system is a major content contributor in a museum social media strategy. Museums should use Facebook, Twitter, Instagram for digital media.
Creating a Museum Grant Writing Roadmap for 2019
Successful museum grant applications require planning, applying for appropriate funding, prioritizing and timing. Museum grant writing project tips.
5 Prompts to Prioritize Museum Digitization Projects
Digital museum collections management. When digital presence supports non-digital work, museums maximize benefits of museum digitization projects
How to Evaluate a Museum Digital Collection
As part of museum collections management, staff owe it to digital visitors to review and update past digitization work to promote accessibility, use, and enjoyment of museum collections online.
The Importance of Sustainable Museum Cataloging & How to Achieve It
Catalogs must meet the needs of the museum and the wants of the audience; choose and implement sustainable museum cataloging rules and guidelines that fit both.
3 Things to Look for When Choosing a Museum Collections Management System
Selecting a museum collections management system requires meeting today’s and tomorrow’s needs and choosing a vendor who meets all criteria.
To Be, or Not to Be: Virtual-Only Museums
Virtual-only museums react dynamically to changing trends, user-needs, and new technology. Works best when supported by robust museum collections management system.
Museums in Financial Trouble: Sell, Close, or Plan a Museum Merger?
Museums suffering financial instability must make strategic decisions about selling, closing or merging, Examples of museum mergers with other institutions.
Reimagining Museum Engagement for Younger Generations
Improving museum engagement for younger generations requires instant access, connections to other artifacts, social/collaborative learning, compelling story.
How and When a Museum Should Hire a Grant Specialist
A museum should hire a grant specialist when they lack resources or expertise to navigate funding opportunities and grant applications.
How to Find the Best Museum Grant Funding Opportunity
Conducting museum grant prospect research changes each time. Care must be taken to find the best funding opportunities to match your project.
Identifying Museum Funding Roadblocks
Museum professionals need to understand why grant applications haven’t been successful in order to identify and pursue successful funding opportunities.
2019 Master Plan for Museum Professionals
Museum expert Rachael Cristine Woody advocates for creating a professional master plan, identifying benchmarks to achieve and activities in support.