Collaborative digitization: Libraries and museums working together

Allen, Nancy S.; Bishoff, Liz

doi:10.1016/s0065-2830(02)80020-4

Cited by 11 publications

(8 citation statements)

References 0 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…The missions and values shared by libraries and museums are widely discussed throughout the literature and are often viewed alongside the role of archives. Described broadly as ‘cultural heritage institutions working for the public good’ (Allen and Bishoff, 2002: 43), key similarities between libraries and museums identified in the literature include access to information, cultural preservation, societal benefits and learning: ‘the fundamental roles of these three institutions in society are very similar; information, culture, education, leisure, and more recently, development of the local economy and democratic principles’ (Tanackovic and Badurina, 2009: 229). Yarrow et al (2008: 6) state that public libraries and museums contribute to people’s lives by providing ‘enjoyment and inspiration, cultural values, learning, economic prosperity and social equity’ and argue that they contribute to ‘developing and sustaining cultural, social, educational and economic well-being’.…”

Section: The Relationship Between Libraries and Museumsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Public libraries, museums and physical convergence: Context, issues, opportunities: A literature review Part 1

Warren

Matthews

2018

Journal of Librarianship and Information Science

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

There has recently been a growth in physical convergence in cultural heritage domains. Part 1 examines this ‘trend’, its drivers and related issues, with particular focus on public libraries and museums. It offers an overview of practice, challenges and opportunities. Through thematic analysis of a comprehensive, literature review of both domains that looked at the wider aspects of collaboration, cooperation, partnerships and integration in the sector as well as physical convergence, it provides insight into background, theory and activities worldwide. It presents discussion on the meaning of convergence, the concept of ‘memory institutions’, the relationship between public libraries and museums in the context of convergence, shared mission and values, convergence and re-convergence, and professionalism and divergence. It concludes with consideration of practical aspects such as motivations for convergence, including digital technology, changing user expectations and culture, and economic and political challenges that impact on physical convergence in a dynamic local government environment.

show abstract

Section: The Relationship Between Libraries and Museumsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Public libraries, museums and physical convergence: Context, issues, opportunities: A literature review Part 1

Warren

Matthews

2018

Journal of Librarianship and Information Science

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Dempsey (2000) regards these institutions as “memory institutions” because their collections contain the memory of peoples, communities, institutions and individuals, scientific and cultural heritage, and products throughout time of imagination, craft and learning. Allen and Bishoff (2002) also regard the library, museum, archives and historical societies as cultural heritage organisations which have some commonality of purpose through their collections and programmes. These institutions provide their respective communities with scientific, creative and cultural heritage resources.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Malaysian cultural heritage at risk?

Manaf

Ismail

2010

Library Review

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore and understand the state of the art of managing digital resources focusing on the availability of risk strategy practice by cultural institutions in Malaysia, in order to maintain and preserve their digitised resources.Design/methodology/approachThe multiple case study approach is adopted, where three selected cultural institutions participate.FindingsOne of the significant findings is the ability of the institutions to sustain their digitised resources. The paper discusses the issues related to the risk management of digital resources in Malaysian cultural institutions.Research limitations/implicationsThis paper offers a comparative evaluation among three main cultural institutions in Malaysia.Practical implicationsThe paper's findings and discovery are significant in highlighting the crucial elements which need to be addressed to ensure the sustainability and successful implementation of any digitisation project.Originality/valueThe findings of this paper contribute towards the dissemination of the new knowledge specifically in the management of digital preservation of cultural resources available in Malaysia.

show abstract

“…Allen and Bishoff undertook couple of studies in this area, namely the study of the risk and success factors effecting library/museum collaborations (Allen and Bishoff, 2001) and models of digital collaboration (Allen and Bishoff, 2002). They identified the Collaboration as a wave of future following benefits of (digital) collaboration: enhanced access to collections, economies of scale, shared resources, training, and learning new approaches.…”

Section: Lht 264mentioning

confidence: 99%

Collaboration as a wave of future: exploring experiences from Croatian archives

Tanackoviæ

Badurina

2008

Library Hi Tech

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to report on research that examined the relationship between, and collaboration of, Croatian archives, libraries and museums. Design/methodology/approach -Online survey and unstructured interviews with archivists from across Croatia were used to investigate collaborative activities in Croatian archives. Findings -Archivists see libraries and museums as their natural partners and believe that collaboration facilitates their mission and leads to better service to patrons. However, they all believe that there is room for more intensive inter-institutional partnerships. Apart from numerous benefits, they also indicated a number of challenges they face in collaborative activities.Research limitations/implications -A larger sample for qualitative methodology would greatly serve to clarify and expand upon the findings. Practical implications -The results of this survey are useful to cultural heritage professionals in planning and organisation of collaborative projects. Also, government and authorised institutions can learn about what kind of support archives would need to embark on a more intensive collaboration. Originality/value -To the author's knowledge, this is the first work that looks in detail into collaborative activities of archives. As far as the authors are aware, similar investigations have been carried out regarding library and museum collaboration only.

show abstract

Collaborative digitization: Libraries and museums working together

Cited by 11 publications

References 0 publications

Public libraries, museums and physical convergence: Context, issues, opportunities: A literature review Part 1

Public libraries, museums and physical convergence: Context, issues, opportunities: A literature review Part 1

Malaysian cultural heritage at risk?

Collaboration as a wave of future: exploring experiences from Croatian archives

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About