Digitisation done, what now? A case study of a step-by-step project Louise Dennis, Assistant Curator

Museum of Design in Plastics set up in 1988 became a registered museum in 2001 changed its name to the Museum of Design in Plastics in 2007 following year it obtained full Accreditation acknowledged as the UKs leading resource for the study and interpretation of design in plastics

Arts University College at Bournemouth specialist university college in art, design, media and performance established in 1883 leading provider of teaching, learning and scholarship in its subject areas

The Collection: MoDiP+ Plastics Historical Society + Worshipful Company of Horners

Digitisation done: The JISC Project

Digitisation done: The JISC Project

The steps: o Digitisation of the collection o Website specification o Website build o Website population o Learning and teaching packages

Digitisation done: The JISC Project The steps: o Digitisation of the collection o Website specification o Assessing resources o Selecting objects o Cementing partnerships o Finding avenues of dissemination

Digitisation done: The JISC Project – Assessing resources

Digitisation done: The JISC Project – Selecting objects

Digitisation done: The JISC Project – Cementing partnerships

Digitisation done: The JISC Project – Cementing partnerships

Digitisation done: The JISC Project – Avenues of dissemination

Digitisation done: The JISC Project – Avenues of Dissemination

Digitisation done: The JISC Project – Avenues of dissemination

Digitisation done: The JISC Project – Unexpected outcomes

Digitisation done: The JISC Project – Conclusions break projects down into manageable steps investigate and understand the limitations of current practices be prepared to wait for the next lot of funding to address these limitations be creative in the meantime do not let the ideas die

Louise Dennis, Assistant Curator E: E: B: museumofdesigninplastics.blogspot.com/