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Museum collections data: 20 years of use and re-use online

Museum collections data: 20 years of use and re-use online. John Faithfull (Hunterian Museum). Why do we create digital museum object and collection data?. because we have to because it can help us do things better/faster reusability. Re-uses of Hunterian collections data.

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Museum collections data: 20 years of use and re-use online

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  1. Museum collections data: 20 years of use and re-use online John Faithfull (Hunterian Museum)

  2. Why do we create digital museum object and collection data? • because we have to • because it can help us do things better/faster • reusability

  3. Re-uses of Hunterian collections data • Whistler and Mackintosh Online • Google links into catalogue • Arran pitchstones • Petrographic teaching • OAI harvesting: SPIRIT • Culture Grid • Experimental playing with data

  4. Re-uses of Hunterian collections data • Whistler and Mackintosh Online • Google links into catalogue • Arran pitchstones • Petrographic teaching • OAI harvesting: SPIRIT • Culture Grid • Experimental playing with data

  5. Issues • Sustainability • Simplicity vs functionality • Non-traditional users/audiences • Hiding complexity • Mixing different data streams effectively

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