Table of Contents

Introduction by Juilee Decker
Chapter 1: A Digital Road Map: Developing & Evaluating Museum-Wide Digital Strategy
Jane Alexander and Elizabeth Bolander, The Cleveland Museum of Art
Chapter 2: Dutch Paintings of the 17th Century: The National Gallery of Art’s First Online Scholarly Catalogue
Jennifer E. Henel, National Gallery of Art
Chapter 3: Embedding a Culture of Innovation at the Frick Art Reference Library
Stephen J. Bury, The Frick Collection
Chapter 4: The Ur of Chaldees Project: A Virtual Vision of Woolley’s Excavations at Ur
Gareth Brereton, Duygu Camurcuoglu, Birger Ekornåsvåg Helgestad, and Jonathan Taylor, British Museum
Chapter 5: Storytelling Photographs, Animating Anangu: How Ara Irititja—an Indigenous Digital Archive in Central Australia—Facilitates Cultural Reproduction
Sabra Thorner and John Dallwitz, New York University & Ara Irititja Project
Chapter 6: A Safe Keeping Place: Mukurtu CMS Innovating Museum Collaborations
Kimberly Christen, Washington State University
Chapter 7: Old Meets New: Technology and the Visitor Experience in The Lyons Country Store
Nancy E. V. Bryk, Ann Hernandez, and Charles Stout, Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum
Chapter 8: Setting the Table for Tablets: Starting Small While Thinking Big
Heather Marie Wells, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
Chapter 9: Engaging Primary Sources through Social Media: A Case Study about World War II’s Monuments Men Collections at the Archives of American Art
Rihoko Ueno, Elizabeth Botten, and Kelly Quinn, Archives of American Art
Chapter 10: How the Met Museum Approaches Innovation—With Lessons for All Museums, Big & Small
Sree Sreenivasan, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Index
About the Contributors
About the Editor

About the Author

Juilee Decker is an associate professor of Museum Studies at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) where she teaches courses focusing on museums and technology so as to bring theory and praxis together in the classroom environment. Decker earned her Ph.D. from Case Western Reserve University. Her research interests and curation include the construction of public and private collections as well as the subjects of public art, commemoration, and memory. Decker’s recent curatorial activity includes “A Passionate Pursuit: The Milward Collection,” an exhibition addressing the formation of a private collection of more than 1000 works of art (2012); “Reflections on a Louisville Landmark,” a juried show and an exhibition of historic maps, photographs, and texts for the Louisville Visual Art Association; and “Virginia Woolf and the Natural World,” an international exhibition to coincide with the 20th annual Wolf conference (2010). She has worked as a public art consultant and advisor for more than 15 years and has managed several public and private collections of public art. Since 2008, she has served as editor of Collections: A Journal for Museum and Archives Professionals, a peer-reviewed journal published by Rowman and Littlefield.

Reviews

Technology and Digital Initiatives: Innovative Approaches for Museums is a wonderful summation of the state of the museum technology sector, circa 2015. It provides a comprehensive overview of a range of projects both big and small, and should prove to be an indispensable resource for museum veterans and newcomers.
*Koven J. Smith, Director of Digital Adaptation, Blanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin*