IMA and Technology - Politechnico Milano
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AT THE INTERSECTION OF ART AND TECHNOLOGY Robert Stein Deputy Director for Research, Technology, and Engagement Indianapolis Museum of Art
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A presentation to the HOC Lab at Politechnico Milano about the IMA's efforts to support the museum with innovative software and technology.
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AT THE INTERSECTION
OF ART AND TECHNOLOGY
Robert SteinDeputy Director for Research, Technology, and EngagementIndianapolis Museum of Art
Some facts About the IMAIMA BY THE
NUMBERS
152 Acres300 Staff127 Years
“The Indianapolis Museum of Art might be the web-smartest museum in America, and its blog is one of my favorite daily reads”
– Tyler Green, Modern Art Notes
50,000 objects in collection2,242 objects on display (4%)27,131 object images (54%)
2010 Web Stats942K Visits (3.75M Hits)51% (480K) not in Visit
53% (498K) not in Indiana2010 Museum Attendance
428,213
IMA LabsInnovative Technology
Solutions for Arts and Culture
The Team
What We Do
Dedicated to strategies that help museums meet their technology goals through collaboration, and open-source tools
Open Tools and Collaboration
IMA’S DASHBOARD
Since Oct 2007
78 Statistics
135 Users
250k+ Hits
6 Topics
13 Departments
http://dashboard.imamuseum.org
Steve.MuseumExploring Applications of Social Tagging for Museums
Founded in 2005
2006 Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) National Leadership Research Grant
2008 IMLS NLG Steve In Action
2008 IMLS NLG Research Grant T3: Text, Tags, Trust
Open Source software supporting tagging in museums
Say Hello to TAP
IMA’s Mobile Tour Platformhttp://code.google.com/p/tap-tours/
TAP into TAP
1. First-Class Content Management
2. Open-SourceCommunity Owned, Freely Available
3. Open Standards (TourML)
4. Multi-Platform5. Easy-to-Use iPod
Client
Drupal Tour CMS
iPod Touch Client
IMA Mobile / TAP
IMA Mobile / TAP
ArtBabble Today
Video Centered Experience
Note Centered Experience
FEEDBACK FROM TEACHERS
Follow-Up Surveys
1. Difficult finding / using search features to retrieve videos on a particular topic
2. Assumed there were millions of videos available, and so got frustrated with not finding what they wanted (1000+ videos available today)
3. Teachers trusted ArtBabble as a source for classroom content
4. Authority of ArtBabble videos is unique to the classroom
5. ArtBabble Building is more visually appealing with less effort than PowerPoint
Credit Flickr ~scotttboone
Getty’s Online Scholarly
Catalogue Initiative
OSCI Reader
User Experienced Tailored for Scholars and Citable Content
Multiple Layouts (no pages)
Highlights, Notes & Citations
Highlights, Notes & Citations
Highlights, Notes & Citations
Highlights, Notes & Citations
• We’ve tested this on all size screens– Iphone– Flatpanels 1,2,3, 4, column– 3-screen– Tiled display wall
Up Next
• The creation of a modular publishing toolkit– Enhanced layout engines– Offline and print support– Integration with core museum systems– Faceted search across catalogues
PREGO!Thank You!
