Changes: Museums and Wikis

Revision as of 19:07, 13 September 2008

Why using Wikis?

Museums are institutional custodians of objects and information about cultural heritage. Communication in the world of museums can be seen as predominantly linear: from the research about objects or intangible heritage to exhibitions and specific publications as well as from one generation of museum professionals to the following one. These chains of communication are sometimes isolated from each other but there are often points of contact between them. In fact every exhibition with loans from different museums provides chances of new information exchange. The Wiki↑ technology supports the development of information networks, because Wikis facilitate meaningful linking, efficient discussion and organized collection of information. Existing Wikis like Wikipedia↑ and the MuseumsWiki will be examined regarding the needs and resources of museums, museum communities and museum professionals.

Collaborative communities

Wikis are social↑ and collaborative↑ software. Therefore the choice to participate in an existing wiki or the decision to create a wiki dedicated to a specific community should consider the target audience.

Wikipedia	MuseumsWiki	Custom wiki
general audience	museum professionals	specific
size, popularity, success	wide spectrum	flexibility
multilingual	international	integration
community, technology, methods	information node	information management

Wikipedia

Main article: Museum Documentation and Wikipedia.de

MuseumsWiki

Main articles: A Museums Wiki and About the MuseumsWiki

Custom wiki

Main article: MediaWiki for a Museum

Weblinks

The Friday Afternoon Seminar, Schedule - Spring 2008 (Thomas Tunsch talked about Cultural heritage: Tradition, Museums and Wikis at The Friday Afternoon Seminar in Berkeley on March 21^st.)
- Summary
- UC Berkeley School of Information
Canadian Heritage Information Network. Using Wikis for Project Management
Annotated bibliography about knowledge building environments

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-* [http://courses.ischool.berkeley.edu/i296a-1/s08/schedule.html ''The Friday Afternoon Seminar'', Schedule - Spring 2008] ([[Thomas Tunsch]] talked about '''Cultural heritage: Tradition, Museums and Wikis''' at ''The Friday Afternoon Seminar'' in Berkeley on March 21<sup>st</sup>.)
+* ''[[The Friday Afternoon Seminar]]'', [http://courses.ischool.berkeley.edu/i296a-1/s08/schedule.html Schedule - Spring 2008] ([[Thomas Tunsch]] talked about '''Cultural heritage: Tradition, Museums and Wikis''' at ''[[The Friday Afternoon Seminar]]'' in Berkeley on March 21<sup>st</sup>.)
 ** [http://courses.ischool.berkeley.edu/i296a-1/s08/summary.html Summary]
 ** [http://www.ischool.berkeley.edu UC Berkeley School of Information]