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Welcome to the Museums & the Web and On-Line Collections group. This group was created for anyone who develops or is interested in museum websites, on-line exhibitions and collections.
Quick Links to Museums & the Web, On-line Exhibitions and Virtual Museum Resources
Professional Organizations
Publications
Virtual Museums Bibliography (PDF compiled by ICOM)
Bibliography of all Past Museums & the Web Conference Papers (compiled by MW)
Conferences
Museums and the Web 2011 Conference Site
Awards for Museums on the Web
Best of the Web Awards from (awarded from 1997 to 2011 at the Annual Museums and the Web Conference)
European Museum of the Year Award (awarded from 1977 to 2011 by European Museum Forum)
Virtual Museum Resources
Virtual Museums - Bibliography of Publications (PDF compiled by ICOM)
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This list was last updated on January 17, 2013
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Tips for a new website
Started by Gemma Hutton Jun 12, 2010. 0 Replies 0 Favorites
I have the chance to rebuild our museum website(s) from scratch. We currently have two very outdated separate websites, www.bedfordmuseum.org and…Continue
Tags: redevelopment, 2.0, web, blog, website
Websites to post presentations, lectures from your museum
Started by Rebecca Lawrence. Last reply by Megan Southwood May 15, 2010. 1 Reply 0 Favorites
I'm considering ways that our institution can place some of our lectures online. We have a monthly lecture series in various formats- from demonstrations to lecture + powerpoint. We post 10 minute…Continue
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Comment by Rebecca Lawrence on December 22, 2010 at 11:36am -
Does anyone know of small museums using Issuu to post newsletters, books, manuscripts in exhibitions or giftshops online? Looking for ebook generators, as well as code to embed for individuals to read content in their browser. Thanks so much!
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Comment by Megan Southwood on August 23, 2010 at 3:39pm
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Ashley Dally, a recent graduate from The George Washington University, expresses concerns about backing up digital information in museums.
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Comment by Megan Southwood on May 30, 2010 at 6:57pm
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Virtual reality overtakes National Museum Wales
A truly groundbreaking website, The People’s Collection Wales, that will provide greater access to historical artefacts than ever before is set to put Wales at the forefront of web content advancement. Around three million artefacts are currently held by Welsh museums, though many are in storage. The People’s Collection will enable visitors to view whichever one they want, whenever they like. Read more...
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Comment by Megan Southwood on May 26, 2010 at 10:52pm
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From Lynda Kelly at AAM2010 on Twitter @lyndakelly61
"The museum website is a learning platform"
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Comment by Megan Southwood on April 20, 2010 at 5:22pm
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Omeka is an open source web-publishing platform for the display of library, museum & archives exhibits
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Comment by Megan Southwood on April 20, 2010 at 5:11pm
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Tips for a new website
Started by Gemma Hutton Jun 12, 2010. 0 Replies 0 Favorites
I have the chance to rebuild our museum website(s) from scratch. We currently have two very outdated separate websites, www.bedfordmuseum.org and…Continue
Tags: redevelopment, 2.0, web, blog, website
Websites to post presentations, lectures from your museum
Started by Rebecca Lawrence. Last reply by Megan Southwood May 15, 2010. 1 Reply 0 Favorites
I'm considering ways that our institution can place some of our lectures online. We have a monthly lecture series in various formats- from demonstrations to lecture + powerpoint. We post 10 minute clips of our hour long lectures on YouTube, but I…Continue
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