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Collections Cubed: Into the Third Dimension
The document discusses the challenges and motivations behind 3D digitization efforts in museums, focusing on a survey of North American organizations. It highlights issues such as limited funding, staffing difficulties, and a lack of evaluation strategies, while examining the factors influencing the digitization process and access methods. The survey indicates a need for best practices and institutional support to enhance the value and sustainability of 3D collections.
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Collections Cubed: Into the Third Dimension
- 1. Collections Cubed Intothe ThirdDimensionRichard J. Urban – SchoolofInformation – Florida State University
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- 4. Digitize Allthe things*» but onlyin 2 dimensions
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- 6. SurveyMethod » Qualtrics survey »Distributed to community listservs and social media » Museum-L, MCN-L, AAM Media & Technology, iDigBio, Museums & the Web, SPNCH, etc. » Primarily focused on North America (but received a few responses from UK)
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- 8. Limitations » Small numberof respondents » Significant survey fatigue (of more than 100 starts only 48 useful responses, 13 completed surveys) » few art or historical museums
- 9. Organization Size (Staff n=38)(Budget n=36)
- 10. Motivations » Research documentation »Conservation concerns » Public access to collections » Education & Outreach activities
- 11. Focus ofdigitization efforts (bynumberofobjects)
- 12. 3D Digitization Method(n=28)
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- 16. Access (n=20) » Ad-hocaccess via researcher requests » some use of existing content systems (ContentDM, WordPress, etc.) » Lack of support of OpenGL » curiously no mentions of Thingiverse or other 3D social sites
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- 20. evaluation » Most respondentsdon't have a solid evaluation plan in place. » some web analytics tracking use of materials » no formal educational evaluation » some pilot studies working with educators
- 21. Challenges » Institutional support »Unknown value proposition » Most projects relying on soft grant money » Staffing » Hard to find people with 3D expertice or experience
- 22. Challenges » Rapidly evolvingtechnical environments » No long-term digital preservation » Hardware/software changing quickly » Lack of best-practice guidelines » Evaluation? » How are 3D collections being used? » How can evaluation help grow support/ value?
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