Wednesday, November 6, 2019
Approaches to creating data structures in the museum sector are evolving rapidly – seemingly almost daily. There’s little consensus on how to do it, and no one-size-fits all approach, as every set of requirements differs. One of the things that makes Cooper Hewitt’s requirements unique is our need to develop a data structure that will support both in gallery digital and online experiences.
The success of the Pen provided insight into how visitors access museum data in the gallery and use it to interact with the museum at a physical level. As we look to the future, this session will offer a view into our own process of designing and building data infrastructure that supports a unified experience across physical and digital environments.
The session will combine a technical look at our internal workings, with a work-in-progress overview of our internal roadmap and the prototyping model that is helping us to define our own requirements and answer questions around best practices in the gallery, for accessibility, and across the web. We’re in the process of reevaluating everything under the hood and giving session attendees insight not only into how we’re restructuring, but the decision making process along the way.
Session Type30-Minute Session (Presentation or Case Study)
TrackSystems
Key OutcomesParticipants will leave with an understanding of how they might approach evolving legacy technologies, and understand their own requirements to meet the needs of today’s search engines and the ever growing use of AI to search collections and museum data.
Speaker: Adam Quinn, Digital Product Manager, Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum