2021
M&W: Getting Your Data to Your Users
With the Getty and MOMA, a paper and panel discussion on APIs, ETLs and aggregated databases for publication across visitor-facing platforms.
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Ontario Galleries: Public Engagement & Your Collection
How can institutions engage the public in a meaningful and impactful way during the pandemic? This presentation and panel discussion explores how museums can put a digital engagement framework into practice to deliver digital experiences.
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Henry Stewart: Where Should DAM Fit In Your Museum’s Technology Ecosystem?
As part of a day-long virtual conference on DAM and Museums, a panel discussion on how digital asset management fits within the cultural sector’s larger technology ecosystem.
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2020
VRAF: From Fundamentals to Future Trends
A three day virtual workshop on metadata and management of cultural heritage digital media, covering best practices around organizing, cataloguing, and distributing digital assets.
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OAAG: Digital Data Mixer
As part of the Ontario Association of Art Galleries’ two day virtual conference, a presentation on Data Analytics in museums as well as facilitated breakout sessions.
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Plan for the Future by Securing Your Digital Transformation Journey
As part of the Big Data & Analytics Summit, a panel discussion on best practices and lessons learned from organizational digital transformation.
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EARLIER
CMA: Can Data Analytics Improve Your Museum?
As part of the Canadian Museum Association “Technology in Museums” Symposium, an introduction to the role of data & analytics in museum management.
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VRAF: Metadata and Management of Cultural Heritage Digital Media
Funded by the Kress Foundation and sponsored by the Visual Resources Association Foundation, a full-day workshop at the Smithsonian Freer | Sackler from fundamentals to future trends.
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Redefining ROI: Return on Initiative in the Digital Age
Keynote and panel discussion at C-CAM (Canadian Content Asset Management) on the role of digital in achieving “mission and mandate” in the cultural heritage space.
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AAM: Digital Content: From Capture to Copyright
In conjunction with The Getty a tech tutorial on managing digital content and assessing copyright.
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VRAF: Workflows for Managing Digital Projects
Funded by the Kress Foundation and sponsored by the Visual Resources Association Foundation, a full-day workshop at the University of Richmond on best practices for managing digital projects.
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SXSW: Open Cultural Heritage
As part of SXSW Interactive 2016, a panel discussion with Smithsonian Archives and New York Public Library on the benefits of openly sharing cultural heritage content.
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MCN: Synergizing Your Data
Presented at the Museum Computer Network conference with LACMA, a professional session on effective strategies for aggregating and reporting across diverse data silos at cultural institutions.
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Managing Technology at Non-Profits
As part of the National Alliance of Musical Theater “Knowledge Exchange”, a webinar on cost-effective best practices for managing technology at non-profits.
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A Map for Integrating International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF)
A paper by James Shulman on this emerging interoperability standard.
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AAM: Organize and Manage Your Digital Assets
A reprise of a workshop presented for the American Alliance of Museums in 2014.
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M&W: Museums and Open Source
A panel discussion at Museums and the Web conference with Carnegie Museum and Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) on utilizing free and open source software in order to achieve a truly cost-effective and capable technology operation.
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M&W: Digital Collection Content Creation at the DMA
A paper and panel discussion at Museums and the Web discussing the challenges, iterations, and successes of the DMA’s digitization project.
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AAM: Managing Digitized Collections From Capture to Copyright
A webinar for the American Alliance of Museums, providing an overview of the digitization and rights management workflow for a collection object, starting from acquisition through the use cases of online collections and open access.
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Club Innovation & Culture France: from CRM to Big Data
Presented at CLIC’s Atelier #31, an event for cultural and heritage professionals that examined what data, big and small, has to do with museums’ work.
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Making the Most of Your Data
A panel discussion at the National Alliance of Musical Theatre annual conference on data in the arts.
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What Does Data Have To Do With Me?
Presented at the British Museum, an event for cultural and heritage professionals that examined what data, big and small, has to do with museums’ work.
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M&W: New Architectures for Online Collections and Digitization
A paper and panel discussion at Museums and the Web 2015 on the processes and challenges of presenting digital collections.
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AAM: Organize and Manage Your Digital Assets
A tech tutorial at the American Alliance of Museums, Seattle 2014
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MCN: Herding Cats: Four Imaging Managers Share Their Secrets
A panel discussion with MOMA and Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) Museum Computer Network 2014 on best practices for digitization – watch the video:
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MCN: New Approaches to Digital Asset Management
Presented at MCN Montreal 2013, in conjunction with ARTstor, a panel discussion on DAM use case and best practices – watch the video:
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Approaches to Distribution of Fee-Free Images: Case Studies of Three Museums
A paper by Nancy Allen on how museums can expand access to images of their collection.
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OCLC: Museum Data Exchange
In partnership with the The Online Computer Library Center (OCLC), a Mellon-funded project to develop software for museum collection sharing and aggregation.
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Doing the DAM: Digital Asset Management at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Case study in implementing MediaBin, a digital asset management system.
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