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Damian Rafferty Culture Online
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Digitisation
We all know but - in the fog of requirements -
we sometimes forget Less is more Ludwig Mies
van der Rohe But how do we avoid the risk that
Less is a bore Robert Venturi?
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Culture Online never funded digitisation
programmes
Culture Online always funded digitisation
programmes lets have a look Every Object Tells
a Story and Myartspace
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Every Object Tells a Story - video clip (removed)
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Myartspace video clip (removed)
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Lessons

• Transform
• It's not about how many items, it's all about how
  much happens with each one

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Unwrap Digital offers a (non-destructive)
opportunity to pore over, mess about with and
engage with content take that opportunity, make
it interactive
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Display Start with openness and restrict as
necessary (not the other way round). This applies
to everything from good navigation to rights
management
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Win-win Curators have one set of needs, the
public another. But when you can get each group
to interact positively with the other something
great can happen
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Start with the end in mind Figure out what you
want to do and then worry about the detail of
what you have. Not the other way around
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With our imminent demise in mind
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Inspiration
We have worked with many of you to create
ProjectsETC.org to inspire and support our sector
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Case Study Sharing experiences with your peers
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Practical advice Why reinvent the wheel?
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Features Lively subjects
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• CommentsBecause sometimes you do know best

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Podcasts A word in your ear
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Inspiration

• We created ProjectsETC.org with lots of content
  to inspire you
• Case studies share experiences with your peers
• Practical advice so you dont have to reinvent
  the wheel
• Features lively subjects from interesting
  angles
• Comments because sometimes you do know best
• Podcasts a word in your ear

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And if that fails to stimulate you in your job,
well
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Final rule
Know when to stop  Like Culture Online We are
closing down at the end of next month but We are
delighted to announce that CCSkills are going to
take over and maintain ProjectsETC.org
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Link www.projectsetc.org
Damian Rafferty damian.rafferty_at_culture.gsi.gov.uk
damian_at_fly.co.uk