Just catching up on my Museums & the Web notes. . . Please forgive the bullets. My comments are in italics. This session was a study in vast contrasts. I completely understand each institution’s approach to Web 2.0 technologies, but I must say the Smithsonian approach, while it may produce quality content, does not strike [...]
Posts from ‘April, 2007’
Uses of Google Earth
I haven’t messed around with Google Earth myself, but lately I’ve become aware of a few neat projects using it. I’m posting links and the sites’ own descriptions. Check them out: Google Lit Trips This site is an experiment in teaching great literature in a very different way. Using Google Earth, students discover where in [...]
Designing a web site for young people, at Museums and the Web
Rough notes on this one. . . “Designing a web site for young people: the challenges of appealing to a diverse and fickle audience”Rose Cardiff, Tate Online – full paper online here User-generated content Potential issues: child protection law for children under age 16 in UK IPR and copyright cost and effort of moderating site [...]
Brewster Kahle, keynote, Museums & the Web conference
Brewster Kahle of the Internet Archive opened Museums and the Web 2007 with an inspiring keynote address. He argued that providing universal access to all published human knowledge is within our grasp. Yes, you read that correctly: public access to all published texts, audio, video, etc. is possible and practical with our current infrastructure. We’re [...]
Pseudo-liveblogging Museums and the Web
The wireless access in the Grand Ballroom here at Museums and the Web leaves something to be desired, so I’m not liveblogging so much as delayed blogging. All right. . .bring on the posts!
Museums and the Web
Although I’ve been quiet around these parts lately, I’m very much looking forward to Museums and the Web. I’ll be around on Thursday and Friday, and I’m looking forward to meeting other museum bloggers!