Basque 2.0 and the Gipuzkoa Commons

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GIPUZKOA 2.0

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On Common Ground

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What is the Smithsonian

…in this Web 2.0 world of information on demand?

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The Smithsonian Institution

More than 30 million visitors in 2009& 180 million ‘virtual’ visitors

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A Network for the Increase & Diffusion of Knowledge

• 19 Museums• 156 Affiliate museums• 9 Research centers• And a Zoo

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Photo by Mike Lee, 2007; from the American Art Museum’s Flickr Group

Our audiences now access the Smithsonian through a wide range of platforms

beyond our walls and websites

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The Smithsonian has become a Distributed Network

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The Museum is a Social Network

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A Social Media Case Study

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The Museum is transforming from Acropolis…

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… into Agora

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Who is a curator?

http://smithsonian20.si.edu/schedule_webcast2.html11

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Powerhouse Museum: original online record, incomplete

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http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/dmsblog/index.php/2009/04/27/another-opac-discovery-the-gambey-dip-circle-and-the-value-of-minimal-tombstone-data/

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Powerhouse Museum: 1 week later…

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Street Museum

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/museum-london-streetmuseum/id369684330?mt=8

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NYPL Map Rectifier

http://maps.nypl.org/warper/

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Stadelijk Museum: DIY AR

http://stedelijk.medialab.hva.nl/

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Smithsonian Commons

Michael Edson, Director of Web & New Media Strategy

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The Smithsonian Commons

“The Smithsonian Commons will be a special part of our digital presence dedicated to the free and unrestricted sharing of Smithsonian resources and encouraging new kinds of learning and creation through interaction with Smithsonian research, collections, and communities.”

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Smithsonian sites rarely

show collections, expertise, programs,

research, and community

content side-by-side

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http://www.si.edu/commons/prototype

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http://www.si.edu/commons/prototype

http://smithsonian-webstrategy.wikispaces.com

http://www.slideshare.net/edsonm

Michael Edson: edsonm@si.edu

Nancy Proctor: proctorn@si.edu

The Smithsonian Commons

Get involved!

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1. What do your audiences want from you?

2. What do you want from them?

3. How can you align both of those to your mission(s)?

4. What can you sustain? (small is powerful)

5. Prepare for change! (make content that lasts)

The Basque Commons

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EncontrismoThink differently

And ask more questions!