John Stack, Head of Digital, Tate
Brochure ➜ Channel ➜ Platform
• UK’s collection of British art from 1500 onwards and 
of international modern and contemporary art 
(70,000)
• UK’s collection of British art from 1500 onwards and 
of international modern and contemporary art 
(70,000) 
• British art archive (millions)
• UK’s collection of British art from 1500 onwards and 
of international modern and contemporary art 
(70,000) 
• British art archive (millions) 
• 1.5 million online visitors per month
• UK’s collection of British art from 1500 onwards and 
of international modern and contemporary art 
(70,000) 
• British art archive (millions) 
• 1.5 million online visitors per month 
• 35% visits to online collection (Art & Artists)
• UK’s collection of British art from 1500 onwards and 
of international modern and contemporary art 
(70,000) 
• British art archive (millions) 
• 1.5 million online visitors per month 
• 35% visits to online collection (Art & Artists) 
• Half branded search and half non-branded
• UK’s collection of British art from 1500 onwards and 
of international modern and contemporary art 
(70,000) 
• British art archive (millions) 
• 1.5 million online visitors per month 
• 35% visits to online collection (Art & Artists) 
• Half branded search and half non-branded 
• L-shaped usage
• UK’s collection of British art from 1500 onwards and 
of international modern and contemporary art 
(70,000) 
• British art archive (millions) 
• 1.5 million online visitors per month 
• 35% visits to online collection (Art & Artists) 
• Half branded search and half non-branded 
• L-shaped usage 
• Archives and Access (HLF-funded digitisation)
• Albums built as part of outreach programme with 
regional archives and historical societies
• Albums built as part of outreach programme with 
regional archives and historical societies 
• Albums used for young people’s online 
programme
• Albums built as part of outreach programme with 
regional archives and historical societies 
• Albums used for young people’s online 
programme 
• Online learning resources built with Albums
• Albums built as part of outreach programme with 
regional archives and historical societies 
• Albums used for young people’s online 
programme 
• Online learning resources built with Albums 
• Albums for editorial content highlighting
• Albums built as part of outreach programme with 
regional archives and historical societies 
• Albums used for young people’s online 
programme 
• Online learning resources built with Albums 
• Albums for editorial content highlighting 
• Albums as part of in gallery digital learning 
activities
• Albums built as part of outreach programme with 
regional archives and historical societies 
• Albums used for young people’s online 
programme 
• Online learning resources built with Albums 
• Albums for editorial content highlighting 
• Albums as part of in gallery digital learning 
activities 
• Share and promote our favourite Albums
• Whereas “access” aligns with museum’s mission, 
does openness conflict with some of our our values?
• Whereas “access” aligns with museum’s mission, 
does openness conflict with some of our our values? 
• How open can/should our content licences be?
• Whereas “access” aligns with museum’s mission, 
does openness conflict with some of our our values? 
• How open can/should our content licences be? 
• What is and isn’t acceptable usage of a museum’s 
participatory platform?
• Whereas “access” aligns with museum’s mission, 
does openness conflict with some of our our values? 
• How open can/should our content licences be? 
• What is and isn’t acceptable usage of a museum’s 
participatory platform? 
• How do we resolve the tension between the 
museum’s authority and the audience’s 
interpretation?
John Stack, Head of Digital, Tate

Archives 2.0, National Media Museum, Bradford, 25 November 2014

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    John Stack, Headof Digital, Tate
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    • UK’s collectionof British art from 1500 onwards and of international modern and contemporary art (70,000)
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    • UK’s collectionof British art from 1500 onwards and of international modern and contemporary art (70,000) • British art archive (millions)
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    • UK’s collectionof British art from 1500 onwards and of international modern and contemporary art (70,000) • British art archive (millions) • 1.5 million online visitors per month
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    • UK’s collectionof British art from 1500 onwards and of international modern and contemporary art (70,000) • British art archive (millions) • 1.5 million online visitors per month • 35% visits to online collection (Art & Artists)
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    • UK’s collectionof British art from 1500 onwards and of international modern and contemporary art (70,000) • British art archive (millions) • 1.5 million online visitors per month • 35% visits to online collection (Art & Artists) • Half branded search and half non-branded
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    • UK’s collectionof British art from 1500 onwards and of international modern and contemporary art (70,000) • British art archive (millions) • 1.5 million online visitors per month • 35% visits to online collection (Art & Artists) • Half branded search and half non-branded • L-shaped usage
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    • UK’s collectionof British art from 1500 onwards and of international modern and contemporary art (70,000) • British art archive (millions) • 1.5 million online visitors per month • 35% visits to online collection (Art & Artists) • Half branded search and half non-branded • L-shaped usage • Archives and Access (HLF-funded digitisation)
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    • Albums builtas part of outreach programme with regional archives and historical societies
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    • Albums builtas part of outreach programme with regional archives and historical societies • Albums used for young people’s online programme
  • 24.
    • Albums builtas part of outreach programme with regional archives and historical societies • Albums used for young people’s online programme • Online learning resources built with Albums
  • 25.
    • Albums builtas part of outreach programme with regional archives and historical societies • Albums used for young people’s online programme • Online learning resources built with Albums • Albums for editorial content highlighting
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    • Albums builtas part of outreach programme with regional archives and historical societies • Albums used for young people’s online programme • Online learning resources built with Albums • Albums for editorial content highlighting • Albums as part of in gallery digital learning activities
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    • Albums builtas part of outreach programme with regional archives and historical societies • Albums used for young people’s online programme • Online learning resources built with Albums • Albums for editorial content highlighting • Albums as part of in gallery digital learning activities • Share and promote our favourite Albums
  • 29.
    • Whereas “access”aligns with museum’s mission, does openness conflict with some of our our values?
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    • Whereas “access”aligns with museum’s mission, does openness conflict with some of our our values? • How open can/should our content licences be?
  • 31.
    • Whereas “access”aligns with museum’s mission, does openness conflict with some of our our values? • How open can/should our content licences be? • What is and isn’t acceptable usage of a museum’s participatory platform?
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    • Whereas “access”aligns with museum’s mission, does openness conflict with some of our our values? • How open can/should our content licences be? • What is and isn’t acceptable usage of a museum’s participatory platform? • How do we resolve the tension between the museum’s authority and the audience’s interpretation?
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    John Stack, Headof Digital, Tate