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Discovering physical objects:Meeting researchers’ needs
A Research Information Network reportOctober 2008www.rin.ac.uk
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This document by the Research Information Network is licensed under a Creative CommonsAttribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales LicenseCover pictures (left to right):A Cretaceous pachydiscid ammonite.From Dinn Cliffs, James Ross Island, Antarctica © British Antarctic SurveyDinant sur Muese 1839, Joseph Mallard William Turner, Laing Art Gallery©Tyne & Wear MuseumsGold earrings from the Kyme Treasure. Greek, about 330-300 BC.From Kyme, Asia Minor (modern Turkey) © The Trustees of The British MuseumAn examination of the material collected from the Neolithic site on the Island of Westray.From Behind The Scenes (1987) by Dr Lawrence Mound. © The Natural History Museum, London
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Acknowledgements 4Summary 51. Introduction 8
1.1. Context of the study 81.2. Approach 9
2. Researchers and museum trends 10
2.1. The changing role of museums 102.2. Improving links between researchers and museums 11
3. Researchers’ needs 13
3.1. The importance of accessing the ‘real thing’ 13
3.2. Approaches to finding objects 143.3. Use of online finding aids 163.4. Physical access to objects 163.5. Online finding aids: Researchers’ expectations 183.6. Challenges in meeting researchers’ needs:
Curatorial expertise 22
3.7. Researchers’ contributions to finding aids 233.8. Key findings 24
4. Museums’ perspectives 27
4.1. Online finding aids and discovery services 274.2. Barriers to putting information online 334.3. Technological challenges and opportunities 374.4. Cultural change and collaboration 414.5. Funding issues 424.6. Key findings 43
5. Conclusions and recommendations 45Glossary 50References 53
Discovering physical objects: Meeting researchers’ needs
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« prev | next »- Acknowledgements
- Summary
- 1.1 Context of the study
- 1. Introduction
- 1.2 Approach
- 2.1 The changing role of museums
- 2. Researchers and museum trends
- 2.2 Improving links between researchers and museums
- 3. Researchers’ needs
- 3.1 The importance of accessing the real thing’
- 3.2. Approaches to finding objects
- 3.3 Use of online finding aids
- 3.4. Physical access to objects
- 3.8. Key findings
- 4. Museums’ perspectives
- 4.2. Barriers to putting information online
- 4.3. Technological challenges and opportunities
- 4.4. Cultural change and collaboration
- 4.5. Funding issues
- 4.6. Key findings
- 5. Conclusions and recommendations
- Glossary
- References
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