The CMS Digital Exhibit and Story Pathways
Digital exhibits provide powerful ways to engage audiences, but choosing the right story pathway is key. Explore how different exhibit structures—linear vs. multi-pathway—shape the visitor journey.
Zooming Into Story Details:
How Museums Can Enhance Storytelling with Visual Tools
Visual tools such as zoom are crowd pleasers when presenting visual content online, allowing museums to create immersive and engaging digital experiences.
How Archives Can Enrich Museum Collections Online
Staffed archives are in constant motion in their attempt to provide and broaden access to the archival collections.
Where the Gaps Live with Traditional Museum Object Cataloging
Standard museum cataloging leverages the usual set of fields that are considered best practice. We tend to refer to this information as “the tombstone information,” meaning it is clear and concise in communicating the “need to know” information.
Lucidea to Sponsor Maine Archives and Museums (MAM) Conference 2024
Lucidea to sponsor the 2024 MAM conference; leader in innovative collections management software and developer of ArchivEra and Argus.
The Application of AI for Museum Collections Online
What excites me the most about Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) application to museum work is its potential to improve discoverability of museum collections online.
Museum Digital Project Consultant: Training
Training is critical to a successful digital project and is where using a consultant can yield a high Return on Investment (ROI).
Museum TrendsWatch: Livable Communities for Our Elders
Analysis of some of society’s broader physical infrastructure issues that keep seniors from fully participating in the museum world.
Myth #5: If it’s Digital, Toss the Original
Digitization is not a reason for disposal of the original, especially in archives. Digitization is a preservation tool, not a replacement tool.
Myth #3: It’s too Hard to Digitize Museum Collections
It’s a myth that digitizing museum collections is too expensive, slow, or hard from a technical perspective. Provides context and ideas.
Part 2: Create a Museum Digital Project Workflow that Works
To determine digital project workflow, project activities need to be defined, standards and specifications considered, and resources identified.
Part 3: How Much Will Museum Digital Projects Cost Me?
A museum digital project usually involves costs of training and education, increased personnel capacity, or working with a consultant
Figuring out a Museum DAMS Solution When You Only Have a CMS
If your museum has a CMS but not a DAMS (and no budget for a DAMS) there are a few ways you can creatively construct a “for now” DAMS solution.
Cultivating a Cultural Community; The Exploration Place & Argus
The Exploration Place in British Columbia uses the Argus CMS to support a wide variety of collections and requirements, building a cultural community
TrendsWatch 2021: Digital Awakening
The third in a series of 6 posts from Rachael Cristine Woody analyzing the elements of AAM’s Center for the Future of Museums TrendsWatch Report 2021
The Essentials for a Discoverable CMS
Digital museum collections work and the CMS tools we use are more essential now than ever; this will likely remain true post-pandemic.
Digital Asset Management Systems Vs Collections Management Systems; Part 2
DAMS and CMS platforms have similar functionality, but there are differences in how well those work and whether they meet museum requirements.
Digital Asset Management Systems Vs Collections Management Systems; Part 1
Collections management systems and digital asset management systems have similarities and meet similar needs; expert guidance on the differences
CMS Data Can Prove the Value of Collection Work
A museum’s digital presence is just as important as its physical presence; we need to start using our CMS data when we speak about collection value.
The Benefits of a Discoverable CMS
Digital museum SEO is a continual practice; investing in and maintaining good SEO should be incorporated into routine maintenance of your museum CMS.
A Multimedia Museum CMS Supports User Experience Best Practices
The ability to upload, publish, and engage with multimedia files within the museum CMS is critical to meeting user experience (UX) best practices
The Internal Uses and Benefits for a Mobile Museum CMS
Your museum CMS must accommodate mobile-first or mobile-primary users due to the reality of pandemic-induced working from home into the future
How to Sell an Off-the-Shelf Museum CMS to Your Boss
Evidence of a museum CMS helping you do your job better is important; also tell your boss how the CMS is a good choice for the museum as a whole.
What to Look for in an Off-the-Shelf Museum CMS
Learn how to evaluate an off-the-shelf (packaged) museum CMS based on Top Things to Look For (intuitive, customizable, adaptable) and Things To Avoid
Prioritize These Remote Museum Projects During Coronavirus—Part 1
Museum workers can focus on digital museum projects while working remotely; digital asset cleanup, digital collections management, and digital strategy