A Trip to the Archives

I was noodleing around working on some ideas for an exhibit on American literature. I took a trip to the Archives with Lisa. I forgot how cool the stacks are and how much stuff we have.

The photo above is a rare behind peek at the well organized stacks.

Web 2.0 can help us catalouge our collection

I found several references today about museums letting the public tag ther photos.

The Power House Museum noted:

"We have started presenting the tags that Flickr users have left on our images in the Commons on Flickr in their associated collection records in our online collection database. What this means is that the large number of tags added to our photographic collection in Flickr now are available in our OPAC to help others navigate the rest of our OPAC and connect with similar objects not available in the Commons and not in Flickr
More at:
http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/dmsblog/index.php/2008/07/25/re-ingesting-flickr-tags-from-the-commons-back-into-our-collection-opac/

(Still trying to learn html...)

An anthropological introduction to YouTube

There is a feed of user generated videos at the very bottom of this page. Videos of people making THF thier own. This video does a fantastic job of summing up the cultural meaning of all of this. Its kind of long, but well done and makes you want to dance.

From the Los Angeles Museum of Natural History.

Extinct, my ASS! from The Original Joe Fisher on Vimeo.

Perhaps we can re work the wayfinding in the museum this way

See more at

http://www.ridelust.com/stereoscopic-parking-garage-im-freaking-out-dude/

Museum 2.0: How Much Time Does Web 2.0 Take?

While I am at it, a great link

Thanks Nina

Museum 2.0: How Much Time Does Web 2.0 Take?

AAM next week!

I am off to Chicago for a few days, attending the AAM meeting. I haven't been is a few years, wondering the baby boomers have taken over the place worse than they used to.

I may be connecting with the 13ers to seek respite. Cocktails anyone?