Monday, June 12. 2006

Museums and Technology

Brown Bags

Dr. William Barnett of the Chicago Field Museum gave a brown bag lunch at CC on the topic of Museums and Technology. 

Summary

Museums have a great public value that is intrinsic to our society. Museums, however, are traditional organizations, many dating back intellectually to the age of discovery.   Natural history museums are still perceived by the American populace as 'Dead Zoos' of collections. The rapid development of online content, portable technologies, and changing modes of public information consumption and creation have been a challenge for our traditional delivery of informal education and entertainment. Museums can best respond by understanding the impact on these trends for knowledge providers, rethinking their role in creating public value, and by strategic partnerships with other organizations.

About the Speaker

Dr. Barnett is a leader in the museum information technology world.  At the Field Museum he was responsible for setting and executing the strategic information plan for the institution.  Initiatives included digital libraries, information architectures, ubiquitous computing, and new infrastructures.  He supervised information management, information and multimedia technologies, and technology infrastructure for science education, exhibitions, public outreach, and administrative information systems. He oversaw the Library, Information Technology, and Media Services departments.

William Barnett received his B.A. in Anthropology in 1980 from The College of William and Mary in Virginia. He completed his M.A. and Ph.D. in Archaeology from Boston University in 1989 focusing on the socio-economics at the beginnings of agriculture in the western Mediterranean through the mineralogical examination of early pottery.

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