Implementing
A national ICT strategy
for Scotland’s museums
Dylan Edgar, ICT Adviser
Who was involved in the project?
What do we want to achieve?
Increasing
users
Improving
performance
Building
capacity
Driving
up quality
Four areas of priority
1. Users
2. Infrastructure
3. Software systems
4. Skills
We set strategic goals in
each priority area…
Implementing the strategy
Research
(‘what’?)
Consult
(‘how’?)
Implement
Outcomes
Increasing
users
Building
capacity
• ---• --• ---• ----ICT strategy
goals
2003
3 year action
framework
2004
Improving
performance
2005
2006
Driving
up quality
2007
Mapping ICT in the sector
100
80
% of
respondents
60
40
20
0
Local Authority museums
Independent museums
Investing in skills and infrastructure
• 100% grants to small museums for ICT equipment and training
• Around £90,000 in total, distributed between 30 museums
• This has gone towards…
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Computers
Internet connections
Digitisation equipment
Collections management software
General purpose software
Technical support
Training
Promoting and celebrating best practice
• Ensuring that technology has a positive impact
• Developing and sharing case studies
• Promoting best practice through SMC grant
programmes
Sharing knowledge about collections
• Recognising levels of information about museum collections
• Piloting Collection Level Descriptions with museums
• Increasing access to collections management systems
• A national collections development strategy for
Scotland’s museums
Promoting standards and building skills
• Guidance and support for
museums on implementing
technical standards
• Promoting standards through
SMC grant aid
• MDA partnership agreement
• A workforce development strategy for
the Scottish museums and galleries
sector
Supporting learning and access
• A national learning and access
strategy for museums and galleries
in Scotland
• The SSDN
Dylan Edgar
ICT Adviser, SMC
0131 476 8457
[email protected]
www.scottishmuseums.org.uk