During my National Park Service years, I was privileged to work on a project initiated by Congress to serve as a national model for heritage…

For me, appreciating the heritage of a site is being able to understand the context of its location and where it fits in with its…

For me, enjoying a museum visit has always required a leap of imagination. After all, a glass case or a room barrier inherently separates you…

When you’re identifying what digital interpretive tactics work for your organization, eventually you will find one (or a combination of a few) that achieves a…

In the last decade, 3D documentation has emerged as the pre-eminent technology to support heritage preservation around the world. Organizations like UNESCO, the World Monuments Fund and…

In 2013, I started up the GLAM-Wiki initiative at the Chemical Heritage Foundation in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to provide greater access to the organization’s rich store…

Title: User Studies for Digital Library Development Author: Milena Dobreva (Author, Editor), Andy O'Dwyer (Editor), Pierluigi Feliciati (Editor) Genre: Library Information Management and Use Studies…

I’ve worked the past 13 years as an advocate for strategic digital initiatives at cultural institutions. Much of that time has been spent building  buy-in,  seeking resources,…

One of the easiest and most enjoyable ways we can all preserve our heritage is through oral histories. Who doesn’t like to have a conversation…

This past week, I had the privilege of co-leading a interpretation workshop focused on technology with Stacey Kutish, digital interpretive strategist at Morris Arboretum in Philadelphia….

The ultimate potential digital technology can bring to people visiting historic sites is context — that it deepens the experience of being in the space. Even…