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- 1. Opening Up Archives Maximisingaccess to university collections
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- 3. Higher Education Museums,Galleries and Collections • 400 HEMGCs in the UK
- 4. Higher Education Museums,Galleries and Collections • 400 HEMGCs in the UK • Of these 100 are public museums
- 5. Higher Education Museums,Galleries and Collections • 400 HEMGCs in the UK • Of these 100 are public museums • In England and Wales HEMGCs make up 4% of all museums…
- 6. Higher Education Museums,Galleries and Collections • 400 HEMGCs in the UK • Of these 100 are public museums • In England and Wales HEMGCs make up 4% of all museums… • … But account for 30% of designated collections of national and international importance *Figures from University Museums Group and Nick Merriman ‘The Current State of Higher Education Museums, Galleries and Collections in the UK’, 2001
- 7. What do youstore? Important Alloy axe heads, Pitt Rivers Museum
- 8. What do youstore? Important … not so important Alloy axe heads, Pitt Rivers Museum ‘Gifted’ from university staff, alumni etc eg multiple GP bags from alumni
- 9. Opening Up Collections 0.01%of British Museum’s collection is on display at any one time
- 10. Opening Up Collections Digitization 0.01%of British Museum’s collection is on display at any one time
- 11. Opening Up Collections Digitization PhysicalAccess 0.01% of British Museum’s collection is on display at any one time
- 12. Opening Up Collections Digitization PhysicalAccess 0.01% of British Museum’s collection is on display at any one time
- 13. • Safe Storagefor Conservation and Preservation • Retrieval – On Site, Faster, Open Access • Geographic Location • Increased importance of Special Collections vs. digital subscriptions Physical Access
- 14. Case Studies 1. CommunityGateway 2. Nationally Significant Collection 3. Collections Study Centre
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- 16. Heritage Quay Gesture TechnologyElectronic mobile shelving
- 17. Outcomes • Formed avital bridge between campus and community • Transformed archive into a regionally significant heritage destination • 12,500 visitors in two years • Consolidated 9 leaking, mould- infested repositories into one site • Fit for purpose - received Archive Service accreditation • Won a slew of awards including 2016 Guardian University Award for inspirational building, Times Higher Education Outstanding Library team award 2016
- 18. Sarah Wickham “A lotof the money and effort was spent on constructing the facility, which has enabled us to do all the other good stuff. We are more relevant to more people - on and off campus - than ever before.” Archives and Collections Manager
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- 20. Lapworth Museum ofGeology Improved Gallery Space Open Storage Repository
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- 22. Outcomes • New galleryspaces • Dedicated education room • New archive respository on site, providing home for 250,000 specimens • Visible storage solution to allow public access to collections
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- 24. The Hunterian atKelvin Hall Iconic City Location Storage for 1m objects
- 25. Outcomes • City centrelocation raises profile of University of Glasgow as a research hub • Increased object-based research, teaching and learning • Brings study spaces in close proximity to collection • Shared space for collaboration between collections and teaching staff • Purpose built repository optimises conservation, maximises storage, improves access and speeds up retrieval times
- 26. Last Word “If Iwas to give one piece of advice, it would be look at how you add value. We’re seeing benefits across all the faculties: marketing and events management students and engineers are benefiting from the archive. In a sentence, be really thoughtful and vocal about where you can add value – it may not be in the most obvious place.” Sarah Wickham, Archives and Collections Manager
- 27. Contact Andy Duck Bruynzeel StorageSystems andy.duck@bruynzeel.co.uk