Hello all,
This American Life did an episode on "mapping," and one of the acts dealt with mapping your environment through sound. While what they talked about specifically are the sounds we hear inside, I thought it was an interesting compliment to Elisa's work.
http://www.thislife.org/Radio_Episode.aspx?episode=110
The sound section starts at around 12:30 on the player's time bar.
~K
Monday, October 15, 2007
Thoughts on Papers for 15 October 2007
OpenCollection Web-Based Collection Cataloguing and Access Software
I wish we had something like this in our museum - I have a feeling the work being done on the Bio Hall specimen inventory would go much more smoothly...
I remember that, back in the day, some people were nervous about setting up information systems that were web-based for fear of people hacking in and mucking things up. I don't even know if this still a concern, but since accurate records are so vital to museum collections, I wonder how many institutions would opt for this vehicle?
I also wonder if perhaps this system isn't too advanced for many museum collections managers/registrars/etc. Not to imply that most museum people are stodgy old fogies who can't keep up with technology, but...
My Evidence: Who’s the Authority Here?
I wish Galileo was alive and did have a blog...
I love the idea of being able to create personal knowledge maps - the idea of being metareflective on what we think/believe/understand is very intriguing.
This project brings up interesting questions on the idea of authority, something that a lot of people define museums as having.
I agree with Mack that it would be interesting to incorporate categories into the project that weren't necessarily "hard science" based, especially since the Exploratorium touts itself as being "the museum of science, art and human perception."
This sounds great on paper; I wish it was up and running so I could experience it.
I wish we had something like this in our museum - I have a feeling the work being done on the Bio Hall specimen inventory would go much more smoothly...
I remember that, back in the day, some people were nervous about setting up information systems that were web-based for fear of people hacking in and mucking things up. I don't even know if this still a concern, but since accurate records are so vital to museum collections, I wonder how many institutions would opt for this vehicle?
I also wonder if perhaps this system isn't too advanced for many museum collections managers/registrars/etc. Not to imply that most museum people are stodgy old fogies who can't keep up with technology, but...
My Evidence: Who’s the Authority Here?
I wish Galileo was alive and did have a blog...
I love the idea of being able to create personal knowledge maps - the idea of being metareflective on what we think/believe/understand is very intriguing.
This project brings up interesting questions on the idea of authority, something that a lot of people define museums as having.
I agree with Mack that it would be interesting to incorporate categories into the project that weren't necessarily "hard science" based, especially since the Exploratorium touts itself as being "the museum of science, art and human perception."
This sounds great on paper; I wish it was up and running so I could experience it.
Saturday, October 6, 2007
Searching For Our Heritage - Yukon Artifacts and Natural History Collections Around the World
Searching For Our Heritage: http://www.archimuse.com/ichim07/papers/charlie/charlie.html
This article explores an ongoing project by the Government of the Yukon to create a digital resource of all of the natural and cultural objects that were collected from the Yukon and are held by museums outside of the territory.
Initial Thoughts:
-I was impressed by the dedication to cultural heritage that this project demonstrates, and was interested in how a community is chosing to define digital information in a way that makes it comprable in significance to the physical objects themselves.
-I've heard talk recently of people beginning to wonder how a system like NAGPRA could work internationally, where you have almost every museum possessing objects from other cultures. One of the largest arguements against a sort of "international NAGPRA" is always that to return every object to its country/region of origin would leave many museums very empty. I've also heard people argue that objects shouldn't be returned to countries/cultures that are not in a position to protect, exhibit, and even appreciate (although how you would define that I have no idea) them. This seems as if it could be an interesting solution, and one that has a lot of potential to grow and develop in interesting ways.
-The article mentions the exhibit "The Bishop Who Ate His Boots" currently online at the Virtual Museum of Canada. I had an opportunity to see a version of this exhibit, and it's quite interesting.
Check out the link: http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/BishopStringer/english/fullstory.html
and explore the Virtual Museum of Canada: http://www.virtualmuseum.ca, especially the "MY Personal Museum" component (an interesting extension of some of the interactives we looked at earlier where you get to create your own personal museum based on your selections from their collections).
This article explores an ongoing project by the Government of the Yukon to create a digital resource of all of the natural and cultural objects that were collected from the Yukon and are held by museums outside of the territory.
Initial Thoughts:
-I was impressed by the dedication to cultural heritage that this project demonstrates, and was interested in how a community is chosing to define digital information in a way that makes it comprable in significance to the physical objects themselves.
-I've heard talk recently of people beginning to wonder how a system like NAGPRA could work internationally, where you have almost every museum possessing objects from other cultures. One of the largest arguements against a sort of "international NAGPRA" is always that to return every object to its country/region of origin would leave many museums very empty. I've also heard people argue that objects shouldn't be returned to countries/cultures that are not in a position to protect, exhibit, and even appreciate (although how you would define that I have no idea) them. This seems as if it could be an interesting solution, and one that has a lot of potential to grow and develop in interesting ways.
-The article mentions the exhibit "The Bishop Who Ate His Boots" currently online at the Virtual Museum of Canada. I had an opportunity to see a version of this exhibit, and it's quite interesting.
Check out the link: http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/BishopStringer/english/fullstory.html
and explore the Virtual Museum of Canada: http://www.virtualmuseum.ca, especially the "MY Personal Museum" component (an interesting extension of some of the interactives we looked at earlier where you get to create your own personal museum based on your selections from their collections).
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