Category Archives: Archives

Session Notes: Museums, Archives, Scholars, and Digital

Session question: As museum and archives staff with collections digitization and access responsibilities, how can we best help scholars in their work?   Two threads to this question: Digitized museum/archives material—how do museums and archives make that relevant? How do museums and archives find out what scholars want?   What point are researchers at when […]

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Session Proposal: How Can Digital Content Staff at Museums and Archives Best Help Scholars?

What are scholars looking for from archives and museum collections?  How can digital content staff at these institutions help?   The Henry Ford has been digitizing its collections for several years, and recently started a project to rethink its entire digital presence, including the presentation of its collections online.  Brian Wilson (Digital Access and Preservation […]

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