Jon Voss is the Strategic Partnerships Director at Shift Design, mainly working on the project, Historypin. He is responsible for U.S. fundraising initiatives, and client/community development, as well as managing the U.S. based Historypin projects and community officers. He is also co-founder of the International Linked Open Data in Libraries, Archives, and Museum Summit, which…
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Jeffrey Inscho, Creative Technologist, Innovation Studio
Jeffrey Inscho is a creative technologist based in Pittsburgh, PA. He currently leads emerging media initiatives at the Innovation Studio, the research, design, and development laboratory at Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh. His professional work lives at the intersection of technology, cultural narrative and interaction. Our interview focused on his work on the Warhol Museum’s digital strategy,…
Jane Alexander, Director of Information Management and Technology for CMA
As Director of Information Management and Technology Services for the Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA), Jane Alexander was one of the driving forces behind the uber successful Gallery One project and ArtLens mobile app. Both of these efforts have transformed the CMA into one of the most engaging cultural institutions around the world. We were…
Lori Byrd Phillips, Digital Marketing Coordinator, The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis
Lori Byrd Phillips is the Digital Marketing Coordinator and Wikipedian-in-Residence at The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis. She is also highly involved in the GLAM-Wiki initiative, an international group of Wikipedians who assist cultural institutions in collaborating with Wikipedia in order to share multimedia content and cultural expertise. Lori talked with us about open authority, Wikipedia…
Christina DePaolo, Director of Digital Media, and Maren Dougherty, Director of External Affairs, Balboa Park Online Collaborative
We talked with Christina and Maren about the successes of the Balboa Park Online Collaborative, the role played by the Web in museums’ marketing and outreach strategies, and the future of social media and engagement. As Director of Media at Balboa Park Online Collaborative (BPOC), Christina is in charge of Balboa Park Commons, an effort…
Nancy Proctor, Head of Mobile, Smithsonian Institution
Nancy Proctor heads up mobile strategy and initiatives for the Smithsonian Institution, and is co-chair of the Museums and the Web annual conference. From 2008-2010 she was Head of New Media at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Nancy served as program chair for the Museums Computer Network (MCN) conference 2010-2011, and co-organizes the Tate Handheld conference among other gatherings for cultural…
Rob Stein, Deputy Director for Research, Technology and Engagement, Indianapolis Museum of Art
Rob Stein is currently the Deputy Director of Research, Technology, and Engagement at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. With a history of computer science and computer engineering, Rob initially set out working in the field of computer graphics and human-computer interface. As the Deputy Director of Research, Technology, and Engagement Rob oversees technology, software,…
Paul Marty, Associate Professor, Florida State University
Paul Marty is currently an Associate Professor in the School of Library and Information Studies at the College of Communication and Information at Florida State University. He has researched and written extensively on museum informatics, website usability and how people use information. He was also the Director of Information Technology at the Spurlock Museum in…
Diya Vij and David Strauss, Queens Museum of Art
We had an interview with David Strauss, Director of External Affairs and Diya Vij, Designer and New Media Specialist of the Queens Museum of Art (QMA). The following includes a few key points that I found particularly helpful in regard to using social media for marketing and fundraising. Serving a diverse audience Queens, New York…
Perian Sully, Project Manager, Balboa Park Online Collaborative
Perian Sully is working with Balboa Park Online Collaborative (BPOC), which is a group of 27 organizations located in Balboa Park, San Diego, California. She is responsible for digitization of objects, placing those collections online (either on the organization’s website and/or Flickr) and implementing a DAMS (Digital Asset Management System). Combining all images in one location…