Essays about: "digital heritage"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 80 essays containing the words digital heritage.

  1. 21. Digital Skills And Education In The Cultural Heritage Sector : Post-COVID Digital Transformation of Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för ABM

    Author : Alison Gradin; [2022]
    Keywords : Digital Skills; Digitalisation; Cultural Heritage; Skills Gaps; Education; Digital Transformation;

    Abstract : According to UNESCO (2021) 43% of museums faced closure in the first quarter of 2021 due to an ongoing pandemic. Those that could, offered digital experiences to maintain links with their visitors, and for those institutions without the skills or resources to reach out to their visitors, their very existence remained in a state of flux. READ MORE

  3. 22. Everything, By Everyone: An archival perspective on the preservation of Flash media

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för ABM, digitala kulturer samt förlags- och bokmarknadskunskap

    Author : Aiden Kvarnström; [2022]
    Keywords : Adobe Flash; archives; archival science; digital media; digital preservation; Homestuck; Internet; Internet content; Newgrounds; software; virtual communities; Cultural Sciences;

    Abstract : This master’s thesis examines and evaluates different ways of preserving media reliant on the now defunct Adobe Flash technology. The purpose is dual; both to examine and evaluate Flash preservation from an archival point of view, and to contribute to the existing research on Internet communities’ preservation initiatives. READ MORE

  4. 23. The Swedish Holocaust Museum Between the Physical and the Virtual : A Perspective on the Importance of the Physical and Pedagogical in Virtual Museums

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för ABM

    Author : Johanna Simu; [2022]
    Keywords : Museums; Audience; Virtual reality; Museology; Museum Pedagogy; Holocaust; National museums; Virtu-al Museum; Exhibitions; Sweden; Holocaust Education; Digital Cultural Heritage.;

    Abstract : The creation of a new Holocaust museum in Sweden has sparked discussion regarding placement, how to make it accessible, and how to make that accessibility equal between the physical and virtual. The National Historical Museums of Sweden was given the task to open the Swedish Holocaust Museum in Stockholm 10 month after they were appointed the task (Regeringskansliet 2021b). READ MORE

  5. 24. Open Legacies : Exploring Thanatosensitivity in the Context of Creators’ Digital Commons Contributions

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Miriam Pyttel; [2022]
    Keywords : thanatosensitivity; posthumanism; digital legacy; digital heritage; death; open source; creative commons; digital commons; free culture; open-source software; memoralization; cultural heritage; GitHub; Free Music Archive; code; music; software; creators; contributions; community;

    Abstract : Technology has become closely interwoven with our lives, positioning us as authors of large and diverse databases. These extensive collections of digital assets will be left behind as digital legacies after users eventually die. READ MORE

  6. 25. Decolonial affordances of a communal heritage platform: A case study of the Reciprocal Research Network

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Jason Maurer; [2021]
    Keywords : Reciprocal Research Network; cultural heritage; Indigenous peoples; First Nations; actor-network theory; decolonial;

    Abstract : Museums are increasingly reckoning with their roles in the colonization of Indigenous peoples as they seek to engage diverse forms of participation and justify their social relevance. Many are turning to digital solutions to aid with these endeavors, including digital repatriation/return platforms. READ MORE