Category Archives: Museums

A Digitally Enabled Museum Studies Curriculum?

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Jeffrey McClurken

Among the various hats I wear, I’m the chair of the host department for UMW’s museum studies minor (started 3 years ago) and a founding member of UMW’s digital studies minor (starting this fall).   Both of these undergraduate minors are … Continue reading →

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Social Web Monitoring for Online Collections & Institutions

Posted on April 15, 2013 by David Harkness

At virtualmuseum.ca / Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN), we are a 100% online heritage institution, hosting substantial collections and learning resources from museums across Canada (>1M images, >500 virtual exhibits, etc.). One of our biggest challenges in the Social Web … Continue reading →

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WordPress as a Public History Platform

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Clarissa Ceglio

On Thursday, April 18 at 8:30 a.m. in Ballroom A, I have the pleasure of joining Erin Bell, Jeffrey McClurken, and Tom Scheinfeldt in a discussion of how public historians are using and adapting WordPress software to teach, disseminate, and do public history. The … Continue reading →

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