Dear Suzanne and list members,
I hope people will consider coming and filling out our survey as it covers
some different aspects of this important subject from the RARIN survey
(plus it is much shorter with only 19 questions!). These are not competing
but complementary activities and I also will use the survey information as
the basis on which to contact museums for further information and possible
follow up interview - so it is quite an important early stage. I will look
forward to the RARIN results as a big boost to the communities information
base.
Regards,
Simon
Director - KDCS
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/cch/kdcs/
At 19:21 10/01/2004, quigley wrote:
Dear Simon:
The Rights and Reproduction Information Network (a task force of the
Registrars Committee of the American Association of Museums - RARIN for
short) is presently compiling the results of a comprehensive survey of
this nature. There were over 130 museum respondents and we expect to have
the results available online prior to the AAM meeting in early May - watch
this spot for announcements. The survey questions themselves can be
accessed on the RARIN website, where you can also see the 1995 survey
performed by the staff at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.
The site is available through the "references" link on the Registrars
Committee site, or directly at the address below.
Suzanne Quigley
Head Registrar Whitney Museum of American Art
suzanne_quig...@whitney.org
Co-chair RARIN
RARIN http://www.panix.com/~squigle/rarin/01rcsite.html
On Jan 9, 2004, at 6:14 AM, Simon Tanner wrote:
US Art Museums: charging models & policy for digital resources
I am seeking information about any charging practice in US Art Museums
for the sale of digital versions of cultural resources.
KDCS is carrying out an extensive survey and investigation on behalf of
the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and need as many responses to our online
survey as possible. If you class yourself as an art museum and are based
in the USA then please come to the URL below and complete our online survey.
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/cch/kdcs/
The online survey, with 19 questions, seeks to find basic information
that is publicly available about your museum's activity. It should take
no more than 25 minutes of your time to complete.
Many thanks in advance for your assistance.
Simon Tanner
Director King s Digital Consultancy Services
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Background Information to the Survey:
The survey seeks to explore the basic cost and policy models adopted in
arriving at pricing structures for delivering digital surrogates of
unique or rare items. The results will provide a unique examination of a
fast evolving market of international cultural significance.
The online survey, with 19 questions, seeks to find basic information
that is publicly available about your museum's pricing activity. It
should take no more than 25 minutes of your time to complete.
We value any contribution and give the following assurances:
1. We will acknowledge and list all the institutions that take part in
the survey. However, the survey results will be aggregated to preclude
identification of single organizations.
2. The results will be disseminated via free and open access Web
resources and papers.
3. The association between you and your organization and the information
you provide will be known only to the members of the research team.
4. If the information you provide contributes to any publication, it will
be presented in a manner which precludes any direct association with you
and your organization.
5. We will not retain the data or personal information longer than is
necessary to complete the study.
Background Information on the study:
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has made a grant to KDCS for a study of
USA art museum policy and practice regarding the market for digital resources.
The study aims to examine the new market realities and opportunities
cultural institutions face due to the transition to digitized
collections. The project will explore the cost and policy models adopted
in arriving at pricing structures for delivering surrogates of unique or
rare items as digital objects. Further, it aims to discover the key
factors that affect the willingness of museums to collaborate and enable
digital content to be shared. The results will provide a unique
examination of a fast evolving market of international cultural significance.
The USA study is an extension of Simon Tanner's previous work for the
Mellon Foundation, which looked into pricing policy within the UK and
other European libraries and museums. The results of the previous study
are linked from the KDCS website.
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/cch/kdcs/
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Director - KCL Digital Consultancy Services
Kings College London
Tel: 020 7848 1678 Mob: 07793 403542
Email: simon.tan...@kcl.ac.uk
Web: www.kcl.ac.uk/cch/kdcs/
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