Events

Online User Research Literature Review: UK Gallery, Library, Archive and Museum (GLAM) Digital Collections

A proper understanding of who uses digital collections and how, is critical for the success of the UK’s galleries, libraries, archives and museums in the information age. This review looks at available work from 2015 to 2021 to compare ways in which users and their behaviours have been categorised, and to identify areas where further discussion is required.

COVID-19 Projects Announcement

The three digital projects were selected as part of TaNC’s ‘Covid-19 Urgency Call’ to provide a critical and time-sensitive evaluation of the digital practice undertaken by museums during the COVID-19 pandemic and provide scalable lessons to inform future museum practice as well as the overall TaNC programme.

Early Report of the Persistent Identifiers Project

The Persistent Identifiers as IRO Infrastructure project has delivered a report on their early findings on how to take forward persistent identifiers (PIDs) as a core component of infrastructure in support of joining heritage collections together as a ‘National Collection’.

Digital Public Engagement Strategies

In this webinar speakers from The Smithsonian Transcription Center and The Heritage Lab, shared their digital engagement strategies for engaging the public in collections, research, and education resources.

Copyright and Open Access for Digital Collections: a Roundtable Discussion

In this webinar leading thinkers in the digital copyright sphere participated in a roundtable discussion, sharing their honest views on the purposes of copyright, the re-use of data and digital reproductions in collections, and the revenue, costs and hidden costs behind Open Access.

CulturaItalia & Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek

The webinar featured speakers from CulturaItalia and Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek , excellent examples of initiatives aimed at building a national, cross-sectoral, and multi-collection platform.

Foundation Projects Interim Reports

Interim Reports from our Foundation Projects are now published. The eight reports make recommendations for the further development of the DigitalHumanities landscape in the UK.