d1b7925833832fb8deb39dc1ec99402f.ppt
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The Great Unknown Museum Lives Project 2008 2009 2010
The Great Unknown Web pilot Narrative Stakeholder Group created Museum Lives Project 2008 2009 2010
“Like turning an oil tanker” • “Big institution inertia” • Not making any headway • Staff at bottom of pile trying to make a difference • Too many potential lines of communication, but no direct link to ‘the planners’.
Organisational structure Director Science Exec. Director Of PEG Collections Committee Botany Communications Entom Development Library Min Palaeo Zoology NSG Exhibitions Learning Interactive Media
The Great Unknown Void of Winter of despair discontent Palaeo. web request Web pilot Library Migration Narrative Stakeholder Group created Museum Lives Project 2008 2009 2010
The Great Unknown Void of Winter of despair discontent Palaeo. web request Web pilot Planning Conference Library Migration Narrative Stakeholder Group created Digitisation Survey Museum Lives Project 2008 Science Strategy 2009 2010
The Great Unknown Void of Winter of despair discontent Planning Conference Library Migration Narrative Stakeholder Group created CLD Project is born Palaeo. web request Web pilot Digitisation Survey Museum Lives Project 2008 Science Strategy 2009 Things look Rosie! 2010
The Vision • Empower science staff to capture their specialist knowledge about collections. • ‘One shoe fits all’. Single web template. – single implementation and easy to upgrade. • Real-time updates. • Link related collections across departments. • Search Interface in addition to browse • Improved navigation • Alternative methods of representing information
Linking Collections
Library CLD’s
W. H. Lang Devonian Geographic Information Parties Stratigraphy Sites Taxonomy Collection Events
Navigation Party record Sites record Stratigraphy record Taxonomy record Collection Event record Parent narrative ACTIVE NARRATIVE Child narrative Associated narrative
Visualisation • Took inspiration from business websites….
Visualisation • Took inspiration from business websites…. • Hull Museum, UK and Te Papa, NZ websites • And Indianapolis Art Museum. .
Collection Statistics
Botany Collection Statistics The Vision • Real-time updates • Link related collections across departments • Improved navigation • Visualisation
The Vision • Real-time updates • Link related collections across departments • Improved navigation • Visualisation
The Vision • Real-time updates • Link related collections across departments • Improved navigation • Visualisation
Geographic representation
Timelines • Visual representation of sequence of events • Collections Development • History of the department
Twist in the tale • No staff to deliver to the web…. ! • Recruitment freeze. • Hopefully employ somebody before Christmas. • First draft by end March 2011? ?
Pros and Cons • More heads more ideas • Impossible to get heads together. • Single template to suite • Bring everyone upto all needs. speed. • Strategic priority - buy-in • Longer to consult with from depts. • Longer to reach agreement.
Conclusion • Pet projects go nowhere. • Need an overall strategy in place. • Fit the project to the strategy to get it on agenda. • Ensure buy-in from all potential stakeholders (miracles can happen!). • Collaboration slows planning but… • Collaboration prevents re-inventing the wheel. • Programme in some experimentation time to avoid circular discussions.


