[MCN-L] Getting information from the community about digitized photographs?
Hi Carrie- Another approach is to take some printouts out to the community and/or make appointments with those elderly folk that may provide valuable input. My experience has been that many seniors aren't active on the internet, may also not be able to get out would really enjoy a personal visit. You did mention it is a small community. Best of luck - it sounds like a great project! Sarah Puckitt Collections Information Specialist Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts One Museum Drive Montgomery, AL 36117 Please note new phone number 334.240.4355 On Jun 20, 2013, at 7:00 AM, mcn-l-request at mcn.edu wrote: [MCN-L] Getting information from the community about digitized photographs?
[MCN-L] Getting information from the community about digitized photographs?
Carrie, we recently digitized a similar collection and decided to ask viewers to help fill in missing information. To do this we added an interactive form to the data record. Users can add their comments and when they submit the form, a copy is sent to us here at KU Libraries. We will use this supplied information to update the data records as well as the finding aid. One way we hope to promote this effort is through our partnership with the Kansas African American Museum in Wichita, KS. They are able to hold meetings at the Museum and invite the community to come in for get-togethers and to view images from the newly digitized collection. I can only assume that many of these people won't have internet access at home and this will allow them to contribute. You can see the exhibition with links to the LUNA collection and comment instructions here: http://liblamp.vm.ku.edu/omeka/exhibits/show/leonhughes You are right, there is a sense of urgency to gather this information while we can and I have to say, I have never worked on a more satisfying project. Sarah Goodwin Thiel University of Kansas Libraries -Original Message- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Matt Wheeler Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 12:36 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Getting information from the community about digitized photographs? Cairie-- It's quite an undertaking, but we've started gleaning descriptive data by meeting with groups of seniors in person, showing them images, getting them to talk (not hard, in our experience), and taking notes. We've considered looking for a grant to pursue this in earnest. Otherwise, we rely on user feedback through our online database, but the problem with using an online portal in this way is that you may well end up excluding a lot of the population you're trying to tap, nonagenarians who haven't learned how to surf the web. However it's done, it's a very worthwhile effort and we feel the same sense of urgency you do. Best of luck-- Matt On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 1:11 PM, Cairie Riney cairie.bird at gmail.com wrote: Hello! I'm currently digitizing a collection of photographs that have some limited data accompanying them. The photographs are the historical background of a small community that can provide much of the needed information. Many of the community members are old and ailing so the need to retrieve the information from them is much needed! Currently the museum I work for does not have a DAM so I'm embedding the metadata with Adobe Bridge (thanks to the suggestions of people on this listserv). I know the San Diego Air and Space Museum posts their digitized collections on Flickr and gets some great information from the public. Would others recommend this route? What other ways have museums received data from the public? The main information that's needed is identifying people and places in the photographs. Thank you! -Cairie Riney Julian Pioneer Museum ___ 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 at 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://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ -- Matt Wheeler, Photography Archives, Penobscot Marine Museum Archives (207) 548-2529 ext. 211
[MCN-L] Getting information from the community about digitized photographs?
Dear Cairie, our colleague Liam Wylie from Irish broadcaster RT? recently gave a much appreciated talk on how low-effort steps such as a weekly tweet can already have quite an impact on knowing about your photo collection: http://www.slideshare.net/beheerderbeeldengeluid/presentation-17-may-afternoon-casestudy-2-liam-wylie-21689228 Kind regards and best of luck, erwin *Erwin Verbruggen* Projectmedewerker RD *T* 035 - 677 16 91 *M* 06 - 15 360 371 * * Nederlands Instituut voor Beeld en Geluid Media Park, Sumatralaan 45, Hilversum Postbus 1060, 1200 BB, Hilversum www.beeldengeluid.nlhttp://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.beeldengeluid.nl%2Fsa=Dsntz=1usg=AFrqEzeYY4n4jf6_kMuxEiAUu6jGk81HxA
[MCN-L] Getting information from the community about digitized photographs?
Hello! I'm currently digitizing a collection of photographs that have some limited data accompanying them. The photographs are the historical background of a small community that can provide much of the needed information. Many of the community members are old and ailing so the need to retrieve the information from them is much needed! Currently the museum I work for does not have a DAM so I'm embedding the metadata with Adobe Bridge (thanks to the suggestions of people on this listserv). I know the San Diego Air and Space Museum posts their digitized collections on Flickr and gets some great information from the public. Would others recommend this route? What other ways have museums recieved data from the public? The main information that's needed is identifying people and places in the photographs. Thank you! -Cairie Riney Julian Pioneer Museum
[MCN-L] Getting information from the community about digitized photographs?
Cairie,, During your next lunch hour, watch this session from Webwise 2012. Lots of interesting ideas here: http://www.tvworldwide.com/events/webwise/120229/globe_show/default_go_archive.cfm?gsid=1971type=flvtest=0live=0 Chuck On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 1:11 PM, Cairie Riney cairie.bird at gmail.com wrote: Hello! I'm currently digitizing a collection of photographs that have some limited data accompanying them. The photographs are the historical background of a small community that can provide much of the needed information. Many of the community members are old and ailing so the need to retrieve the information from them is much needed! Currently the museum I work for does not have a DAM so I'm embedding the metadata with Adobe Bridge (thanks to the suggestions of people on this listserv). I know the San Diego Air and Space Museum posts their digitized collections on Flickr and gets some great information from the public. Would others recommend this route? What other ways have museums recieved data from the public? The main information that's needed is identifying people and places in the photographs. Thank you! -Cairie Riney Julian Pioneer Museum ___ 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 at 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://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ -- Chuck Patch Museum Information Management Consulting 403 Edgevale Rd Baltimore MD 21210 410-929-4571 443-327-3983 (F)
[MCN-L] Getting information from the community about digitized photographs?
Cairie-- It's quite an undertaking, but we've started gleaning descriptive data by meeting with groups of seniors in person, showing them images, getting them to talk (not hard, in our experience), and taking notes. We've considered looking for a grant to pursue this in earnest. Otherwise, we rely on user feedback through our online database, but the problem with using an online portal in this way is that you may well end up excluding a lot of the population you're trying to tap, nonagenarians who haven't learned how to surf the web. However it's done, it's a very worthwhile effort and we feel the same sense of urgency you do. Best of luck-- Matt On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 1:11 PM, Cairie Riney cairie.bird at gmail.com wrote: Hello! I'm currently digitizing a collection of photographs that have some limited data accompanying them. The photographs are the historical background of a small community that can provide much of the needed information. Many of the community members are old and ailing so the need to retrieve the information from them is much needed! Currently the museum I work for does not have a DAM so I'm embedding the metadata with Adobe Bridge (thanks to the suggestions of people on this listserv). I know the San Diego Air and Space Museum posts their digitized collections on Flickr and gets some great information from the public. Would others recommend this route? What other ways have museums recieved data from the public? The main information that's needed is identifying people and places in the photographs. Thank you! -Cairie Riney Julian Pioneer Museum ___ 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 at 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://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ -- Matt Wheeler, Photography Archives, Penobscot Marine Museum Archives (207) 548-2529 ext. 211
