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EVA LONDON 2008 Electronic Visualisation & the Arts Communicating the uses and implications of electronic visualisation in culture and the arts Tuesday 22nd July - Friday 25th July 2008 BCS offices, Covent Garden, London, UK

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I am researching online communities in the context of museums and would be interested to hear how re…

I am researching online communities in the context of museums and would be interested to hear how readers of this blog are using this and other online community facilities. Comments on what is worthwhile and what is not would be welcome. In particular, have you used or do you know of any wikis in a museum/educational setting. I am presenting a mini-workshop on museums and wikis at the next Museums and the Web conference - see… Continue

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At 9:51am on 30th May 2008, Alison Liu said…: hello jonathan, long time no see! just come back to check what's new here. remember here was the place we first met! Hope it lasts long and prosperously!

At 5:53am on 1st February 2008, Karolina Spaseska-Markovska said…: Hi Jonathan,
I am not a member of any other online museum communities other than this one; therefore I can not give you much of a feedback. Also I have never used a wiki before and your discussion have prompt me to start reading in this area.
All the best
Karolina

At 7:18pm on 27th January 2008, Jonathan Bowen said…: Wikis are best for creating content collaboratively rather than just discussions. Although they often have discussion facilities, these are not the main presentational aspect of a wiki. I think people are (initially) worried about doing the wrong thing on a wiki which can be a barrier. However, the great thing about wikis is a history of updates can be kept and it is easy for more experienced uses to correct mistakes. So there is no longterm problem in being bold, making mistakes and learning from them on a wiki.

At 3:24am on 27th January 2008, jonathan zilberg said…: Hi Jonathan, thanks for the comment. As I have never actually used a wiki before I unfortunately cannot add much at this point except to say that as for the tsunami museum controversy or lack thereof, the vast majority of people as I understand it in all contexts are not naturally activists in the sense of engaging public political debate or action. More interestingly those who are naturally inclined in that direction and thus who work in the NGO world refrain from any public statement or action for professional reasons.

I am wondering if this might shed any light on why so many people are reluctant to post comments on Wikis rather than simply read them and raises whether you are considering analysing the professional demographics of the users.

If you look at the coments posted in reaction to on-line articles though, which I suppose is some form of a wiki perhaps, it has been for me most interesting to follow the dramatic differences in people's reactions to the ever worsening Zimbabwean situation depending on their affiliations. There again, it is as far as I can see it is only deeply emotionally engaged individuals posting comments and not professionals.

At 1:07pm on 25th January 2008, jonathan zilberg said…: Hi Jonathan, I am also interested in this topic and learning from your experience. In part, I created the discussion thread on the tsunami museum as an experiment to see how effective such new media forms are for disseminating information and eliciting reactions, not only globally but locally. Can't say I know anything of wiki's but from the number of responses to the tsunami museum controversy discussion it would seem that this is sadly not an effective means for reaching the target audience nor for stimulating much response never mind action. Any thoughts?

At 11:39pm on 13th January 2008, Alison Liu said…: hi Jonathan,
I haven't been to any of the Museum & the Web conferences though I really wish I could. I knew you will still be there continuing to introduce wiki to museums and I am so glad that you have been always opening creative doors for museum worldwide. I hope I will attend next year's conference if I can't make it this April. Best luck to you!

At 10:38am on 10th January 2008, Alison Liu said…: Hi Jonathan,
I have read a number of your researches and benefited a lot. I hope you don't mind if I invite you as my friend. I am a PhD student from Taiwan doing museum online community study.

At 7:38am on 7th January 2008, Jonathan Bowen said…: Alison,

Thanks for your feedback. Are there any online community facilities specifically for archivists? Please send web address(es) if you know of or use any. Many thanks.

Jonathan
www.jpbowen.com

At 6:57am on 7th January 2008, Alison Stankrauff said…: Hi Jonathan -
I'm not a member of any other museum online communities, no... My main concentration is really in the archival field... But I do indeed recognize that the two (archives and the museum "world") are sister professions...

Let me know if and how I may be a further help!

My Best,

Alison Stankrauff
Archivist and Assistant Librarian
Franklin D. Schurz Library
Indiana University South Bend
P.O. Box 7111
South Bend, Indiana 46634
(574) 520-4392
astankra@iusb.edu

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