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Scottish Museums Council ICT Strategy. Why is it needed? So much potential for ICT in Museums Museums are way behind libraries Traditional under-investment in technology in Museums Help to bridge the "digital divide". Scottish Museums Council ICT Strategy. ICT Strategy model
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Scottish Museums Council ICT Strategy • Why is it needed? • So much potential for ICT in Museums • Museums are way behind libraries • Traditional under-investment in technology in Museums • Help to bridge the "digital divide"
Scottish Museums Council ICT Strategy • ICT Strategy model • Collections Users • Flip on its head - start with the user • Adapt it to different user scenarios • Museum users are more interesting than documentation backlogs!
Scottish Museums Council ICT Strategy Infrastructure (Internal & External) Content (Digitisation) Interface (Delivery) Collections (Documentation) Users S k i l l s
Scottish Museums Council ICT Strategy • Main themes / issues • Infrastructure • Skills • Content • Interface
Scottish Museums Council ICT Strategy • Consultation & endorsement • Interim reports Oct / Nov, initial consultations • Stake-holder consultation January - March • Would be good to get libraries & archives involved at these stages
Scottish Museums Council ICT Strategy • To find out more: Dylan Edgar - ICT Adviser, SMC Tel: 0131 476 8457 Email: dylane@scottishmuseums.org.uk