Preservation, Web 2.0 and chamber orchestras following the lead of the Australian Chamber Orchestra with our cultural digitisation programs Museums Australia Futures Forum Canberra, May 2008 Mal Booth Head, Research Centre

Instruments, music Players Performances Tours & broadcasts Artistic leadership Recorded music CCollections, stories CCurators EExhibits, interpretation TTours, websites CCuratorial leadership DDigitised collections MMuseums

Instruments, music

Players

Performances

Tours & broadcasts

Artistic leadership

Recorded music

But first, some fundamental steps Digital preservation of, and access to our cultural collections Realising that what is good for preservation is also good for access Curatorial involvement in digitisation programs

Digital preservation of, and access to our cultural collections

Realising that what is good for preservation is also good for access

Curatorial involvement in digitisation programs

Going beyond the 2006 Summit on Digital Collections A national centre of excellence is now needed to encourage the digitisation of cultural collections To provide research & advice – for our needs To facilitate local collaboration & training A shared repository? Amazon S3 ; Google App Engine Coordination of the collection of born digital cultural material

A national centre of excellence is now needed to encourage the digitisation of cultural collections

To provide research & advice – for our needs

To facilitate local collaboration & training

A shared repository? Amazon S3 ; Google App Engine

Coordination of the collection of born digital cultural material

Why we need our own centre Different funding models Different public expectations Australian broadband & mobile coverage & plans Progress already made here

Different funding models

Different public expectations

Australian broadband & mobile coverage & plans

Progress already made here

I am calling for: Increased curatorial involvement in digitisation programs – for both preservation and access. A national centre of excellence in cultural digitisation to encourage, assist, coordinate and advise us.

Increased curatorial involvement in digitisation programs – for both preservation and access.

A national centre of excellence in cultural digitisation to encourage, assist, coordinate and advise us.