Neil, You're probably already aware of it, but the Walters has an open tagging system, which doesn't require login.
It appears as though there's either minimal moderator intervention, or none (if you're out there, please please correct me!). I'm a huge fan of their collections search and collections site, mainly because they include the tags, the images, the provenance (yay!) and even the conservation and exhibit information. It goes above and beyond what most collections search sites do. I can also see the use case for open/lightly moderated tagging, say for a class- you could tag it "ARTHIST201" and share that with the students so they could study those objects? Plus, they let the tag "really old" go through (http://art.thewalters.org/browse/tag/really-old/), which I find both fitting, and hilarious. Cheers, Tracey Tracey Berg-Fulton, M.Litt. Collections Database Associate Carnegie Museum of Art 4400 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213 berg-fult...@cmoa.org 412.622.6509 -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Neal Stimler Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2015 9:25 AM To: mcn-l@mcn.edu Subject: [MCN-L] Social Tagging for Museum Online Collections Dear Colleagues, Seeking examples of museums that continue incorporate crowdsourced social tagging in their online collections. My current running list includes: Brooklyn Museum Ethnologisches Museum - Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (tagging project for ethnographic archival collections) Los Angeles County Museum of Art Minneapolis Institute of the Arts Museu Nacional D'Art de Catalunya Philadelphia Museum of Art Powerhouse Museum Would welcome your references to other institutions doing this and any insights as to how this data is collected, stored and applied throughout various systems. I've noted that some require login, whereas others do not. Also aware of the steve.museum project which was an important contribution and catalyst for this type of activity in the field. Thanks for your kind assistance in my inquiry. Best Regards, Neal Stimler The information contained in this message and/or attachments is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any system and destroy any copies. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender. _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/
