Stephen Coleman
The value of mass-digitised cultural heritage content in creative contexts
Coleman, Stephen; Terras, Melissa; Thornton, Pip; Smyth, Michael; Schafer, Burkhard; Drost, Steven; Pegado, Briana; Panneels, Inge; Elsden, Chris; Osborne, Nicola; Lechelt, Susan; Helgason, Ingi; Speed, Chris
Authors
Melissa Terras
Pip Thornton
Dr Michael Smyth M.Smyth@napier.ac.uk
Associate Professor
Burkhard Schafer
Steven Drost
Briana Pegado
Dr. Inge Panneels I.Panneels@napier.ac.uk
Research Fellow
Chris Elsden
Nicola Osborne
Susan Lechelt
Dr Ingi Helgason i.helgason@napier.ac.uk
Lecturer
Chris Speed
Abstract
How can digitised assets of Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums be reused to unlock new value? What are the implications of viewing large-scale cultural heritage data as an economic resource, to build new products and services upon? Drawing upon valuation studies, we reflect on both the theory and practicalities of using mass-digitised heritage content as an economic driver, stressing the need to consider the complexity of commercial-based outcomes within the context of cultural and creative industries. However, we also problematise the act of considering such heritage content as a resource to be exploited for economic growth, in order to inform how we consider, develop, deliver and value mass-digitisation. Our research will be of interest to those wishing to understand a rapidly changing research and innovation landscape, those considering how to engage memory institutions in data-driven activities and those critically evaluating years of mass-digitisation across the heritage sector.
Citation
Coleman, S., Terras, M., Thornton, P., Smyth, M., Schafer, B., Drost, S., …Speed, C. (2021). The value of mass-digitised cultural heritage content in creative contexts. Big Data and Society, 8(1), https://doi.org/10.1177/20539517211006165
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Online Publication Date | Apr 6, 2021 |
Publication Date | 2021-01 |
Deposit Date | Apr 13, 2021 |
Publicly Available Date | Apr 13, 2021 |
Journal | Big Data & Society |
Print ISSN | 2053-9517 |
Electronic ISSN | 2053-9517 |
Publisher | SAGE Publications |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 8 |
Issue | 1 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1177/20539517211006165 |
Keywords | Digitisation, creative industries, cultural heritage, GLAM institutions, industrial strategy, entrepreneurship |
Public URL | http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2759671 |
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