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Presented at the 2003 Museums and the Web Conference
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Museums and the Web 2003
Art Museum Image Consortiumwww.amico.org
Scott Sayre & Kris Wetterlund, March 20, 2003
AMICO
Addressing Multiple Audiences with Multiple Interfaces to The AMICO Library™
Scott Sayre - Director of Member Services
Kris Wetterlund- Director of User Services
Museums and the Web 2003
Art Museum Image Consortiumwww.amico.org
Scott Sayre & Kris Wetterlund, March 20, 2003
AMICO
• Independent, non-profit consortium of institutions with collections of art
• Mission: enable educational use of museum multimedia
What is AMICO?
Museums and the Web 2003
Art Museum Image Consortiumwww.amico.org
Scott Sayre & Kris Wetterlund, March 20, 2003
AMICO
39 AMICO Member Museums contribute digitized works of art, multimedia, and related information on an annual basis.
How does it work?
MemberMuseums
TheAMICOLibrary
Museums and the Web 2003
Art Museum Image Consortiumwww.amico.org
Scott Sayre & Kris Wetterlund, March 20, 2003
AMICO
How does it work?
MemberMuseums
TheAMICOLibrary
AMICO builds an integrated Library and delivers it to five specialized distributors.
Distributors
Museums and the Web 2003
Art Museum Image Consortiumwww.amico.org
Scott Sayre & Kris Wetterlund, March 20, 2003
AMICO
How does it work?
MemberMuseums
TheAMICOLibrary
AMICO and the distributors license The AMICO Library™ to colleges, universities, K-12 schools and public libraries.
DistributorsSubscribers
Museums and the Web 2003
Art Museum Image Consortiumwww.amico.org
Scott Sayre & Kris Wetterlund, March 20, 2003
AMICO
How does it work?
MemberMuseums
TheAMICOLibrary
Subscribers to The AMICO Library™ deliver it to over 3 million users world-wide.
DistributorsSubscribers End Users
Museums and the Web 2003
Art Museum Image Consortiumwww.amico.org
Scott Sayre & Kris Wetterlund, March 20, 2003
AMICO
What’s In It?Cultures and time periods represented range from ancient Greek, Roman, and Egyptian to contemporary art from around the world; from Native American art to African art to Japanese and Chinese works.
The 2002 AMICO Library™ includes:• Over 13,000 paintings• Over 5,900 sculptures• Over 13,700 drawings and watercolors• Over 23,800 prints• Over 29,000 photographs• Over 9,800 works of decorative art
Museums and the Web 2003
Art Museum Image Consortiumwww.amico.org
Scott Sayre & Kris Wetterlund, March 20, 2003
AMICO
University Subscribers Over 250 subscribing institutions worldwide.AMICO currently has subscribers in Australia, Canada, China, Israel, Lebanon, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States.Subscribing universities serve about 2 million students.
K-12 SubscribersOver 70 K-12 subscribers in North America. Subscribing schools currently serve almost 30,000 students annually.
Public Libraries
AMICO Subscribers:
Museums and the Web 2003
Art Museum Image Consortiumwww.amico.org
Scott Sayre & Kris Wetterlund, March 20, 2003
AMICO
•Six different Distributors providing exposure to a broad range of users
•Wide range of interfaces influenced by other integrated products and the distributor’s perceptions of the needs of users
AMICO’s Distribution Model
Museums and the Web 2003
Art Museum Image Consortiumwww.amico.org
Scott Sayre & Kris Wetterlund, March 20, 2003
AMICO
AMICO Distributors:Cartography Associates
Museums and the Web 2003
Art Museum Image Consortiumwww.amico.org
Scott Sayre & Kris Wetterlund, March 20, 2003
AMICO
AMICO Distributors:H.W. Wilson
Museums and the Web 2003
Art Museum Image Consortiumwww.amico.org
Scott Sayre & Kris Wetterlund, March 20, 2003
AMICO
AMICO Distributors:OhioLINK
Museums and the Web 2003
Art Museum Image Consortiumwww.amico.org
Scott Sayre & Kris Wetterlund, March 20, 2003
AMICO
AMICO Distributors:RLG Inc. (Research Libraries Group)
Museums and the Web 2003
Art Museum Image Consortiumwww.amico.org
Scott Sayre & Kris Wetterlund, March 20, 2003
AMICO
AMICO Distributors:University of Michigan
Museums and the Web 2003
Art Museum Image Consortiumwww.amico.org
Scott Sayre & Kris Wetterlund, March 20, 2003
AMICO
AMICO Distributors:VTLS
Museums and the Web 2003
Art Museum Image Consortiumwww.amico.org
Scott Sayre & Kris Wetterlund, March 20, 2003
AMICO
What are the differences?
Museums and the Web 2003
Art Museum Image Consortiumwww.amico.org
Scott Sayre & Kris Wetterlund, March 20, 2003
AMICO
Features and Functions Overview
Distributor FeaturesCartography Assoc.
(browser ver.) H.W. Wilson OhioLINK RLG Inc.University of
Michigan VTLSSimple search – • – • – –Browse • • • – • •Thesaurus – • – – – –Advanced search • • • • • •
Unlimited Boolean • • • – • –Keyword • – • • – –Any field – • – – • •Authority lists • • – – – –Cat. Fields to query 16 32 7 10 18 5Cat. Fields displayed 30+ 20+ 35+ 15+ 25+ 10+Sort results – • • • • –
Graphic tools • – – – • •Search history – • – • – •Query links – • • • – •Export text files – • – – – •Order Tiff files – – – • – –Integrated resources • • • – • –Personal Grouping • – – • • •
Local – – – – – •Networked • – – • • –Sharable • – – – • –
Museums and the Web 2003
Art Museum Image Consortiumwww.amico.org
Scott Sayre & Kris Wetterlund, March 20, 2003
AMICO
Sample terms:• birth• German landscape• haystack• oil portrait child• black and white• French still life• surreal
Consistency of Search Results
Museums and the Web 2003
Art Museum Image Consortiumwww.amico.org
Scott Sayre & Kris Wetterlund, March 20, 2003
AMICO
Simple Search Returns
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birth germanlandscape
haystack oil portraitchild
black and whitefrench still life surreal
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H.W.Wilson Ohiolink RLG University of MichiganVTLS
Simple Search
Museums and the Web 2003
Art Museum Image Consortiumwww.amico.org
Scott Sayre & Kris Wetterlund, March 20, 2003
AMICO
Advanced Search Returns
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birth germanlandscape
haystack oil portrait childblack and whitefrench still life surreal
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H.W.Wilson Ohiolink RLG University of MichiganVTLS
Advanced Search
Museums and the Web 2003
Art Museum Image Consortiumwww.amico.org
Scott Sayre & Kris Wetterlund, March 20, 2003
AMICO
Alignment with User’s needs:
• Most digital library user research has been conducted in higher education - MESL - UC Berkeley - Penn State
• Primary focus of research has been in the on the transition from slides to digital images
• Very little is known in regards to digital library applications in the K-12 classroom or the public library environment
Museums and the Web 2003
Art Museum Image Consortiumwww.amico.org
Scott Sayre & Kris Wetterlund, March 20, 2003
AMICO
Adapting to Innovation:
The amount of experience users have with a resource can affect their ability to identify what they need from the resource
Museums and the Web 2003
Art Museum Image Consortiumwww.amico.org
Scott Sayre & Kris Wetterlund, March 20, 2003
AMICO
Conclusions• More research is needed to determine the needs of specific audiences in accessing and using digital libraries of cultural heritage information
• AMICO’s multi-distributor model now offers an unique environment for investigating relationships between multiple interfaces and the needs of specific audiences
• AMICO will begin to seek partners and funding to conduct ongoing research in this area, sharing findings with the entire museum community
Museums and the Web 2003
Art Museum Image Consortiumwww.amico.org
Scott Sayre & Kris Wetterlund, March 20, 2003
AMICO
Museums and the Web 2003
Art Museum Image Consortiumwww.amico.org
Scott Sayre & Kris Wetterlund, March 20, 2003
AMICO
AMICO Public Website
includes:• General Information• Content Profile• Thumbnail catalog• Links to Members• Links to Distributors• Links to Subscribers• Rights Request Form
Museums and the Web 2003
Art Museum Image Consortiumwww.amico.org
Scott Sayre & Kris Wetterlund, March 20, 2003
AMICO
www.amico.org
Scott Sayre - [email protected]
Kris Wetterlund - [email protected]