Digital exhibits can be tricky, expensive, and time consuming endeavors. So much work goes into the exhibit before the public ever has access to it. Even once an exhibit or digital project is up for the public to view, work on the project is not over, at least it should not be. Technology advances at such…
The Mollie West collection at the Women and Leadership Archives is extensive. With a few recent accession, the collection will eventually contain records from almost every year of Mollie’s life. Mollie’s papers contains records that encompass both her private and public life. The majority of the exhibit will focus on Mollie’s work in the public eye but…
A quick search for online exhibitions and videos brought me to the National WWI Museum and Memorial website. Several of their online exhibitions contain a variety of media. I focused on the “Home Before the Leaves Fall” exhibit. This exhibit explores the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the July Crisis and the opening months of the…
Metadata in online exhibits is important for providing additional information about the images and materials in the exhibit. While perusing through various online exhibits I recognized the how much off the information researchers may need cannot be found in the main content of the exhibit. The metadata allows for the details specific to certain images…
As their website puts it, “Infobase is an educational solutions company providing digital reference content…” In particular Infobase’s Facts on File online content provides valuable historical content. There are several important features about Facts on File. The website contains videos, images, timelines, biographies, and documents. In particular I was looking at the American Indian history…
While browsing through the websites of some museums, I found myself wondering why the museum chose to exhibit certain collections. For the most part, many of the online exhibits were interesting and very relevant to the institution displaying them. However, especially at institutions with numerous collections, I was left to contemplate the issues a museum…
Pictures and web links distinguish many of the museum and archives tweets from the personal and business accounts I follow on Twitter. In 140 characters or less, public history institutions answer the question “What’s happening?” by teaching short history lessons, promoting events, showcasing special artifacts, and interacting with followers. The constant use of pictures draws my…
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