Stitching Together Open Collections Data
In TrendsWatch 2015 I cited last year’s CitStitch Hackathon as an example of natural history museums collaborating with the public to create open datasets about collections. So I was super happy to open an email from Robert Guralnick, …
On the hard work of building the future
Currently I’m watching the birth of two movements in our field. #MuseumsRespondtoFerguson and #MuseumWorkersSpeak are both grappling with issues of what museums can do, should do, and should be expected to do in response to issues of …
Toward Lean Collections with Greater Impact
In around 2000, the Accreditation Commission took a long, hard look at their tabling decisions—this is when they pause their review to give a museum time to take corrective action. They were troubled to find that over a quarter of these …
Orphan Works Basics and Best Practices
Watch this recorded webinar on “Orphan works” which are works that are protected by copyright but the identity or whereabouts of the rights holder are …
Crowdsourced Resources on Open Data
A lot of great folks joined me for last Friday’s Tweet chat on open data. Here’s a compilation of the resources, recommendations and questions shared by participants, to help you Find me on Twitter@futureofmuseums with your exploration of …
Monday Musing: TrendsWatch Watch
Here’s a quick roundup of recent stories related to the themes in TrendsWatch 2015 (Haven’t got your copy yet? Download the free PDF here. Print copies will be available in the AAM Bookstore soon.) Open Data Here’s a story I featured in …
Futurist Friday: The Encrypted Archive
Here’s a challenge for GLAMS (Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums): how can we guarantee the privacy of donors who want certain records to be kept from the public until a certain date? This article in The Economist kicks off …
International Cultural Heritage Loans: Seizure and Jurisdiction
*Please note that I am not your attorney, I am not giving legal advice, and there is no attorney-client relationship. All legal questions and conduct should be directed to your legal counsel. This article is not intended to be a …
International Cultural Heritage Loans: Seizure and Jurisdiction
*Please note that I am not your attorney, I am not giving legal advice, and there is no attorney-client relationship. All legal questions and conduct should be directed to your legal counsel. This article is not intended to be a …
Thursday Update: When does the Crowd become a Mob?
I’ve been posting midyear updates on the 2014 trends, which got me thinking about the previous issues of our forecast. The trends CFM wrote about in TrendsWatch 2012 and 2013 are still important forces of change–If any had …
