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A museum of collective vitality

Posted on 3 July 2010 by Cath

What are museums for? One answer to this question comes toward the end of Orhan Pamuk’s epic novel, The Museum of Innocence, as the anti-hero Kemal visits thousands of museums in Europe, Asia and America. He’s planning to open his … Continue reading →

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Ubicomp, (museum) space and the social order

Posted on 29 April 2010 by Cath

What follows is a Master of Digital Design assignment – a ‘critical response’ to five papers on the topic of ‘Ubiquitous computing and urban informatics’. It includes (bonus!) references to a few other papers too. Mark Weiser’s 1991 vision of … Continue reading →

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My take on the GLAM-wiki recommendations

Posted on 15 October 2009 by Cath

Following on from my last post wondering about the lack of public comment to date, here’s my take on the recommendations. Obviously, as well as being really long, this post is selective and partial – many items seem to me … Continue reading →

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All quiet on the GLAM-wiki front

Posted on 13 October 2009 by Cath

Two months on from the groundbreaking GLAM-wiki conference, where cultural workers and wikipedians met to consider mutual benefits of a partnership (I blogged about it here), I have been gathering some thoughts on the recommendations – and will post them … Continue reading →

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