Hello! (I've also posted this on the Slack channel, so apologies for duplication!)
I wasn't able to attend MCN last year, but I'm looking to propose a session (or two?) this year. Because I've shifted from art museum to tree museum, I'm a bit out of the loop and would really love come co-conspirators for session planning! Here are the two concepts that I've been thinking most about: *Museum staff are humans, too*: Technology / innovation / content projects that have focused on museum STAFF as an audience. Several of the initiatives I've led in the last few years (Learning Management System, Digital Asset Management System, Intranet) really depended on input, buy-in, and (ideally) excitement from staff as both users and promoters of these projects. I've definitely had some successes and hard lessons learned along the way; I wonder if anyone else would like to provide additional perspectives. *Where do I belong?:* challenges and success stories of people who have "in between" positions like mine, whose roles serve to break down silos and foster digital literacy across the institution. I don't have "digital" or "technology" in my title, nor do I report to IT. But people come to me with technology projects because they know that I'll bring in the right people and evaluate technology from a more neutral perspective. I can't be the only one who's in a role like this (can I?)... would love to hear more about how other people have taken on liaison / linchpin roles like this. Thanks in advance... looking forward to collaborating! Carissa Dougherty Head of Knowledge Management The Morton Arboretum | 4100 Illinois Route 53 | Lisle, Illinois 60532 T *630-725-2136* | *cdoughe...@mortonarb.org <cdoughe...@mortonarb.org>* | mortonarb.org _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/
