This document provides an overview of a course on the history of museum digitization in the Netherlands from 1960-2011. The course will examine the main themes of policy, financing, organizational change, and users of digitized heritage content. Students will complete individual written analyses, literature reviews, and a final research project analyzing a theme and applying theories of cultural informatics. The document defines key terms related to Dutch museums, their relationship to the government, and provides a brief contextual history of museum digitization.

1. Capita Selecta
2012-2013 History of Dutch
museum digitization
1-Introduction
Universiteit van Amsterdam
Opleiding Culturele Informatiewetenschap
Trilce Navarrete Hernandez

2. Today
• Welcome
CIW
• Presenta3on
round
• Goals
of
the
semester
• Tasks,
rules,
ques3ons
• BB
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Blackboard
• Quick
overview
of
the
semester
• Context:
Main
themes
• Defini3ons
• A
brief
history
Image: “Faces of the Rijksmuseum”
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3. Goals
• Know
the
most
important
elements
in
the
digi3za3on
of
Dutch
museums.
– Discover
your
history
!
To
be&er
understand
the
present.
• Know
the
digi3za3on
process.
– With
a
focus
on
policy,
finances,
technology,
organiza3onal
change
and
the
user
of
heritage
content.
To
understand
complex
projects.
• Iden3fy
the
differences
between
the
Netherlands
and
interna3onal
museums.
– To
compare
interna7onally,
with
other
7mes
and
across
sectors.
• Apply
CIW
theories.
– Use
your
CIW
knowledge.
To
strengthen
your
CIW
excellence.
• Think
strategically
during
cri3cal
analysis
of
digi3za3on
processes.
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4. • Individual
wriVen
analysis
(x4)
Tasks
• You
chose
a
theme:
policy,
finances,
technology,
organiza3onal
change,
the
user.
• You
map
the
history
on
the
one
theme.
• Group
ac3vity
• Linked
to
final
research
project.
• Literature
review
(x8)
• You
read
and
analyze
the
texts
(summary,
core
ideas,
place
in
history).
• You
link
it
to
the
present
(e.g.
s3ll
valid?)
• Final
research
project
• You
chose
a
theme
to
analyze.
• You
set
in
history
(based
on
x4
individual
wriVen
documents).
• You
set
in
CIW
theory.
• You
organize
the
data,
you
iden3fy
the
characteris3cs,
and
you
reflect
on
the
process
=
what
does
it
all
mean?
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5. Tasks
Individual
wriVen
analysis
(x4)
CIW
Research
background
project
report
Literature
review
/
analysis
(x8)
Mapping
of
thema3c
history
Theore3c
framework
Final
paper

Final
Final
paper
paper
Capita
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Final
Final
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paper
paper
Group
Project
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6. Tasks
Institutions
Government
perspective
• We are both responsible for the success of the course:
• Me by supporting your learning / development process.
• You by taking an active role in your learning process.
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7. Overview
1
Context
• This
course
is
based
on
a
5
year
research.
• PhD
about
History
of
Digi3za3on
of
Dutch
Museums
1960-­‐2011.
• Main
themes:
• Policy
• Financing
• Organiza3onal
change
• The
user
• The
goal
is
that
you
learn
from
the
experience
and
further
your
research.
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8. Overview
1
Context
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9. Overview
1
Context
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10. Overview
2
Defini3ons
• Museums
are
managed
by
the
Ministry
of
OCW.
Minister
of
Educa3on,
Culture
• Before
that,
by
Wellbeing,
health
and
culture
(1982-­‐1994)
and
Science
• Culture,
recrea3on
and
social
work
(1965-­‐1982)
• Educa3on,
arts
and
science
(1952-­‐1965).
State
Secretary
of
Culture
• There
is
no
museum
law
but
there
is
a
Cultural
Heritage
Preserva3on
Act
(1985).
The
Cultural
Director
General
Cultural
Heritage
Inspectorate
Heritage
Inspectorate
ensures
its
Culture
and
Media
implementa3on.
Cultural
Heritage
Media,
LeVers
and
Arts
Libraries
Government
Museums
Service
for
Na3onal
Archive
Cultural
Heritage
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11. Overview
2
Defini3ons
• There
are
810
museums
(ICOM
defini3on).
• Museums
can
be
divided
in:
• Na3onal
museums
(30
?)
• Municipal
museums
• Local
museums
• Private
museums
• Museums
are
autonomous
(private).
• Staff
is
not
a
civil
servant
• The
government
owns
(part
of)
the
collec3on
• The
government
(may)
own
the
building
• The
government
provides
regular
subsidy
• Museums
can
apply
for
government
grants
• The
government
has
financed
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f)
the
digi3za3on
of
collec3ons
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o

12. Overview
3
A
brief
history
- Museum policy every 4 years (linked to subsidy period)
- Impact of other ministries in digitization of heritage (Economic/Internal Affairs)
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13. Overview
3
A
brief
history
• 1960s:
First
use
of
computers.
• 1970s:
Experimenta3on
with
heritage
content.
• 1980s:
AVen3on
to
selec3on
of
technology.
• 1990s:
Mass
adop3on
of
digital
environment.
• 2000s:
Adop3on
of
standards
(self
made).
Discussion
of
quality
vs.
quan3ty
(Memory
of
the
Netherlands).
• 2010:
Sustainability,
born
digital,
archeological
data
(3D/4D).
Digital
sta3s3cs.
• 2012:
Harmoniza3on
of
work
prac3ce
(interna3onally).
Open
data.
User
as
producer.
Revision
of
process.
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14. Next
3me
• Lecture:
The
start
(mari3me
museums)
• To
read:
Computers
and
their
poten3al
applica3on
in
museums
(1967
conference
NY).
Rijksmuseum
library
!
• To
prepare:
selec3on
of
themes,
division
of
tasks
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