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The Participatory Museum Process Part 4: Adventures in Self-Publishing

Museum 2.0

This is the final segment in a four-part series about writing The Participatory Museum. This posts explains why and how I self-published The Participatory Museum. From the very beginning, I knew I wanted to license The Participatory Museum using Creative Commons and give away the content for free online. Why Self-Publish?

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Museum Photo Policies Should Be as Open as Possible

Museum 2.0

To me, an open photo policy is a cornerstone of any institution that sees itself as a visitor-centered platform for participatory engagement. How do you measure the potential lost income from a photographer not buying a postcard against the online impressions his photo makes on others? There are two parts to this.

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Nonprofit SXSW Goodness – Conference List Toppers, To-Dos and Topics of Interest

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Across the country, geeks inside and outside of government are developing a new model for a participatory and transparent Federal, State and Municipal governments. In fact, Karaoke is a core part of our reMix culture and this panel will show you how. What is influence and how is it measured? But it wasn't here to enterain, no.

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Notes from the Future: Reflections on the IMLS Meeting on Museums and Libraries in the 21st Century

Museum 2.0

How do you measure and articulate the value of museums and libraries? How do you measure and articulate the value of museums and libraries? If museum and library content is licensed, not owned, how can we work within those licenses to allow visitors to use and remix to their heart’s content? Who owns the stuff?

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