Textile Collections: Preservation, Access, Curation, And Interpretation In The Digital Age (american Association For State And Local History)
by Amanda Grace Sikarskie /
2016 / English / PDF, EPUB
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Collections of textiles—historic costume, quilts,
needlework samplers, and the like—have benefited greatly from the
digital turn in museum and archival work. Both institutional online
repositories and collections-based social media sites have fostered
unprecedented access to textile collections that have traditionally
been marginalized in museums. How can curators, interpreters, and
collections managers make best use of these new
opportunities?
Collections of textiles—historic costume, quilts,
needlework samplers, and the like—have benefited greatly from the
digital turn in museum and archival work. Both institutional online
repositories and collections-based social media sites have fostered
unprecedented access to textile collections that have traditionally
been marginalized in museums. How can curators, interpreters, and
collections managers make best use of these new
opportunities?To answer this question, the author worked with sites
including the Great Lakes Quilt Center at the Michigan State
University Museum, the Design Center at Philadelphia University,
the International Quilt Study Center and Museum at the University
of Nebraska-Lincoln, and the WGBH Boston Media Library and
Archives, as well as user-curated social sites online such as
Tumblr and Polyvore, to create four compelling case studies on the
preservation, access, curation, and interpretation of textile
objects.
To answer this question, the author worked with sites
including the Great Lakes Quilt Center at the Michigan State
University Museum, the Design Center at Philadelphia University,
the International Quilt Study Center and Museum at the University
of Nebraska-Lincoln, and the WGBH Boston Media Library and
Archives, as well as user-curated social sites online such as
Tumblr and Polyvore, to create four compelling case studies on the
preservation, access, curation, and interpretation of textile
objects.The book explores:
The book explores:The nature of digital material culture.
The nature of digital material culture.The role of audience participation versus curatorial
authority online.
The role of audience participation versus curatorial
authority online.Audience-friendly collections metadata and
tagging.
Audience-friendly collections metadata and
tagging.Visual, rather than text-based, searching and
cataloging.
Visual, rather than text-based, searching and
cataloging.The legality of ownership and access of museum
collections online.
The legality of ownership and access of museum
collections online.Gender equity in museums and archives.
Gender equity in museums and archives.This book is essential reading for anyone who cares
for, collects, exhibits, or interprets historic costume or textile
collections, but its broad implications for the future of museum
work make it relevant for anyone with an interest in museum work
online. And because the focus of this volume is theory and praxis,
rather than specific technologies that are likely to become
obsolete, it will be staple on your bookshelf for years to
come.
This book is essential reading for anyone who cares
for, collects, exhibits, or interprets historic costume or textile
collections, but its broad implications for the future of museum
work make it relevant for anyone with an interest in museum work
online. And because the focus of this volume is theory and praxis,
rather than specific technologies that are likely to become
obsolete, it will be staple on your bookshelf for years to
come.
