Damian Rafferty

Culture Online

We all know but - in the fog of requirements - we sometimes forget…

“Less is more” – Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

But how do we avoid the risk that…

Digitisation

“Less is a bore” – Robert Venturi?

Culture Online never funded digitisation programmes

Culture Online always funded digitisation programmes …let’s have a look…

Every Object Tells a Story and Myartspace

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Transform:

It's not about how many items, it's all about how much happens with each one

Lessons

Unwrap:

Digital offers a (non-destructive) opportunity to pore over, mess about with and engage with content – take that opportunity, make it interactive

Display:

Start with openness and restrict as necessary (not the other way round). This applies to everything from good navigation to rights management

Win-win:

Curators have one set of needs, the public another. But when you can get each group to interact positively with the other something great can happen

Start with the end in mind:

Figure out what you want to do and then worry about the detail of what you have. Not the other way around

With our imminent demise in mind…

Inspiration

We have worked with many of you to create ProjectsETC.org to inspire and support our sector

Case StudySharing experiences with your peers

Practical adviceWhy reinvent the wheel?

Features Lively subjects

CommentsBecause sometimes you do know best

PodcastsA word in your ear

Inspiration

We created ProjectsETC.org with lots of content to inspire you:

• Case studies –share experiences with your peers

• Practical advice – so you don’t have to reinvent the wheel

• Features – lively subjects from interesting angles

• Comments – because sometimes you do know best

• Podcasts – a word in your ear

And if that fails to stimulate you in your job, well …

Know when to stop 

Like Culture Online

We are closing down at the end of next month but…

We are delighted to announce that CCSkills are going to take over and maintain ProjectsETC.org

Final rule

Link:www.projectsetc.org

Damian Rafferty

damian.rafferty@culture.gsi.gov.uk

damian@fly.co.uk