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Time To Stop Doing and Start Thinking: A Framework For Exploiting Web 2.0 Services

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Brian Kelly was the author of a paper on "Time To Stop Doing and Start Thinking: A Framework For Exploiting Web 2.0 Services" which was presented at the Museums and the Web 2009 conference in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA on 9-12th April 2009.

Citation Details

Time To Stop Doing and Start Thinking: A Framework For Exploiting Web 2.0 Services In J. Trant and D. Bearman (eds.). Museums and the Web 2009: Proceedings. Toronto: Archives & Museum Informatics. Published March 31, 2009. <http://www.archimuse.com/mw2009/papers/kelly/kelly.html>
Also available at <http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/papers/mw-2009/>

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Abstract

The benefits of Web 2.0 in a museum context are now being increasingly accepted, with papers at recent Museums and the Web conferences having highlighted a range of ways in which services such as Flickr and YouTube and technologies such as blogs and wikis can be used.

But what of the associated risks? What of the various concerns that the sector is beginning to address: concerns that the services may not be sustainable; institutional data may be locked into external services; services may infringe accessibility guidelines and associated legislation; users may lose interest in the services; inappropriate user-generated content may be published on the service; data created or stored on the services may not be preserved; etc.?

In a paper on "Web 2.0: How to Stop Thinking and Start Doing: Addressing Organisational Barriers" presented at Museums and the Web 2007 conference, the authors encouraged museums to take a leap of faith and begin experimentation with use of Web 2.0. But now that organisations have a clearer idea of the benefits which Web 2.0 can provide, it is appropriate to "stop doing and start thinking".

This paper describes a framework for supporting cultural heritage organisations in their use of Web 2.0 services, with examples of how this framework can be used in various contexts are provided.

 

Biographical Details

Image of Brian Kelly Brian Kelly is UK Web Focus, a post funded by the JISC and the MLA which advises the UK's higher and further education communities and museums, libraries and archives sector on standards, emerging technologies and best practices for use of the Web. Brian works at UKOLN, a national centre of expertise in digital information management, which is based at the University of Bath.

Brian has over a decade of Web experiences, having helped set up his first Web site in January 1993 whilst working in the Computing Service at the University of Leeds. In 1995 Brian was the senior trainer for the Netskills training organisation. He moved to his current job in 1996.

Brian's current interests include making use of standards and supporting accessibility from a user-focussed position, and exploring the potential of Web 2.0. His recent publications include "Library 2.0: Balancing the Risks and Benefits to Maximise the Dividends", "Preservation of Web Resources: The JISC PoWR Project", "Reflections on the Development of a Holistic Approach to Web Accessibility", "One World, One Web ... But Great Diversity", and "What Does Openness Mean To The Museum Community?".