Another event which may interest those of you close on London: On 24 April 2012 15:43, Washington, Samuel <[email protected]> wrote: > Thursday 14 June > VIRTUAL VISITORS: WHY WOULD ANYONE WANT TO VISIT THE VIRTUAL BRITISH MUSEUM > COLLECTIONS ONLINE? > Dr Melissa Terras (UCL Centre for Digital Humanities) > > Launched in October 2007, the British Museum provides virtual access to > objects and collections via an online database, and by the end of 2009 nearly > 2 million records had been made available. However, why would anyone want to > view a collection online rather than in person, and what would they use it > for? This Lunch Hour Lecture, by Dr Terras, Deputy Director of UCL's Centre > for Digital Humanities, will discuss what is known about the use of this > virtual online resource, and if indeed it is even used. This talk will also > present analysis undertaken by UCL's Centre for Digital Humanities in > conjunction with Claire Ross and Vera Motyckova and colleagues at the British > Museum. > > For venue and additional information please visit: > http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/events_calendar/june_2012/virtual_visitors.aspx > > -- > > Sam Washington > Digital Resources Manager > UCL Museums & Collections > > Room 224, Wilkins Building > University College London > Gower Street > London WC1E 6BT > > Tel: 0207 679 2354 | x32354 > > **************************************************************** > website: http://museumscomputergroup.org.uk/ > Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ukmcg > Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/museumscomputergroup > [un]subscribe: http://museumscomputergroup.org.uk/email-list/ > ****************************************************************
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