BLOG ON MUSEUMS & DIGITAL MEDIA

I just found this blog, Fresh+New, written primarily by Seb Chan [Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia]. "The purpose of the site is to act as a repository and sounding board for discussions around digital media and its use in museums. It evolved form a team discussion tool into a sector resource."

URL: http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/dmsblog/

NEW OPEN ACCESS JOURNAL: MUSEUM ANTHROPOLOGY REVIEW

If you work in a museum, you have to check out this new e-journal. Museum Anthropology Review "is an open access journal whose purpose is the wide dissemination of articles, reviews, essays, obituaries, and other content advancing the field of material culture and museum studies, broadly conceived."
There are two issues available so far. The latest includes review essays on two exhibitions and "collecting the 'other,'" a couple of reviews of digital exhibits, a review of a DVD, several reviews of exhibitions and a lot of book reviews. I'd like to see more articles, but it's a good start. You can browse by author, issue, or article title and download either in html or pdf format.
This is a really nice use of modern media. I like it.

URL:http://scholarworks.iu.edu/journals/index.php/mar/index

BRITISH MUSEUM COLLECTION DATABASE

The British Museum has released the first section of what will be a record of every object in their collection. Up now are records for the collection of two-dimensional works (almost entirely drawings, prints and paintings) from all over the world. New records and images are being added every week, but since the entire database contains records for nearly 1.7 million objects, it may take many years for it to be complete. Available information includes object type, material, technique, who created the item, date, school, a description, and in some cases a photograph. Also available will be thesauri and authority files for materials, techniques and place-names. Not included are prices paid and personal addresses.

URL: http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/search_the_

collection_database.aspx