Collections, Decisions and Change! Oh my!

Rick Lawrence

Digital Media Officer

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

From internal collections database to online presence

Think first, agree aims, decide on resources, incorporate into work

plan, then act!

Using digital to go beyond the tip of the collections iceberg

What do we do now?

Make it easy!

Making it easy part one – internal

Plan – why, what, when

Organise – COPE with concordances

Reality – MOSCOW rules!

Making it easy part two - visitors•Use what already works

•Make it easy for your visitors to find and share

•Go large with your data?

•Keep it fresh

Keep it corporate

... and keep your people involved

Get results - use that product!

•Digital assets for products and events

•Resources for events and activities

•Get sharing and get commercial

Staying sane

• Make the product work for you

• Develop don’t dump data

• Review your approach and include change

Keep connected•Collections Explorer http://rammcollections.org.uk/

•Exeter Time Trail http://www.rammtimetrail.org.uk/

•World Cultures http://www.rammworldculturesonline.org.uk/

•Moor Stories http://moorstories.org.uk/

•Slides http://www.slideshare.net/Rickalous/ct-rammrl

Any questions?