Digitizing museum collections introduces new and engaging opportunities for storytelling. By leveraging digital surrogates—essentially online representations of physical objects—museums can enhance how they present narratives and information to audiences.
Staffed archives are in constant motion in their attempt to provide and broaden access to the archival collections.
One of the wonderful things about museums is that the learning never stops. There are always projects, exhibits, and programs in development that serve as constant instigators of research.
This month’s series focuses on the enhancement of museum object data using “hidden” troves of information. Hidden is in quotes because the information exists and often is not hidden—it just hasn’t been gathered for inclusion in the museum Collections Management System (CMS).
Grant applications often require in-depth project details; expert’s list of application information that makes a museum CMS project attractive
Funders look for a compelling story, proof of concept, clearly defined activities and costs, what else you’ve done, and reference to best practices
The number of grants that cover museum CMS work with access as the goal is increasing; what CMS work can you describe as a discrete project?
WCAG Version 2.1 Principles 3 and 4: Understandable and Robust; guidance for easily readable content and access to assets via the museum CMS
Compliance with WCAG Version 2.1 Principle 2: Operable
Compliance with WCAG Version 2.1 Principle 1: Perceivable, affecting information published from museum CMS to an online portal; expert guidance
A museum’s compliance with the ADA Title II 2024 update has benefits for its online content and for the museum’s community of users.
Digital Twins is the construction of a digital surrogate for a person, place, or thing—one of several new concepts and trends in the museum sector.
A museum salary must be commensurate with the value of the job being performed, not the paper degree, or lack thereof, behind it.
