Blog archive:
Museullaneous

What have we been up to on Facebook and Twitter? Online Producer Michael Hugill cuts out the stats and pastes in the more interesting social media stories (in a picture book format no less).

While browsing the uncatalogued material left to the Australian Museum Research Library by naturalist Mel Ward, a scrappy, dirty little volume came to light...

What is the Internet of Things and what does it mean for museums?

Sometimes, items in a specialist library collection might seem to veer a little off-topic...

The latest research from Google throws up some surprises ... and some exciting opportunities! 

The mid nineteenth century was a fascinating time when science and religion were of equal, and not always conflicting, importance in explaining the wonders of the world.

Charles Ledgers' 19th century vision for an expansive alpaca wool industry was a long time coming.

Sometimes the most ordinary-looking books house hidden treasures.

Continuing on the mobile musing path, when should you build a mobile website and when a mobile app?

How do you promote and market apps to potential users, while engaging them before, during and after a physical visit?

What's the process when user-testing mobile apps (or any other digital product)? 

Two pieces of sandalwood from Vanuatu provide a key for understanding the cultural ties between indigenous people and their land.

The Jurassic Lounge event can be seen as an ideal model for successfully attracting the young adult audience to museums. A case study was conducted on the event for the audience research study "Engaging Young Adults in Museums".

To determine the needs and wants of young adults in museum visiting for the audience research study; Engaging Young Adults in Museums; a short ten question online survey was created and distributed to young adults aged 18-26 years via social media websites such as Facebook.

What are museums around the world currently doing to capture the young adult audience? The second topic investigated in the audience research study "Engaging Young Adults in Museums".