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VALA2014 Plenary 5 Ridge

Bringing maker culture to cultural organisations

VALA2014 PLENARY SESSION 5
Thursday 6 February 2014, 8:45 – 9:55
Persistent URL: http://www.vala.org.au/vala2014-proceedings/vala2014-plenary-5-ridge

Mia Ridge

The Open University, UK

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Abstract

Should museums, libraries and archives be places for looking at old stuff other people have made, or could they also be places where new creations are inspired and made? If making – writing, designing, building – is the deepest level of engagement with heritage and culture, how can memory institutions avoid the comforting but deadly trap of broadcasting at the public and instead create spaces for curating, creating or conversing with them?

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VALA2006 Session 6 Lodge

VALA2006What can librarians learn from the Internet’s 10 most popular sites?

VALA 2006 CONCURRENT SESSION 6: Usability
Wednesday 8 February 2006, 14:00 – 14:30
Persistent URL: http://www.vala.org.au/vala2006-proceedings/vala2006-session-6-lodge

VALA Peer Reviewed PaperDamian Lodge

Associate Director – Centre for Information Studies, Charles Sturt University
http://www.csu.edu.au

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Abstract

This paper discusses results from research undertaken during 2005 which examined the Internet’s ten most popular websites and the functions and features of these websites that can be applied to library web pages. Qualitative interviews were undertaken with library web developers to provide an understanding of some of the issues affecting the library web pages that are being designed and built today. The research results provide valuable information from popular and library websites that can be used to improve the design, functionality, use of technology, content, feedback and planning of our next generation of websites.