Difficulties in Launching Digitization at Museums: The Case of Lithuanian Municipal Museums
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https://doi.org/10.29311/mas.v20i2.3610Keywords:
Digitization, Museum Professionals, Questionnaire, LithuaniaAbstract
Digital technologies are inseparable from museum practices but working on them from scratch has not been well studied. This study explores the difficulties of digitization in 54 Lithuanian municipal museums. The complete questionnaire (N=50) on the targeted museums was conducted in 2017, which aimed to gain empirical data on digitization. Responses to free-text questions in the questionnaire revealed the difficulties of digitization. Faulty equipment, lack of competency, and increased workload were difficulties for personnel; a lack of equipment, personnel, and structural reform due to inadequate funds were institutional challenges. The analysis indicates the first three phases of digitization obstacles in museums: the accomplishment of the minimum requirements, pursuit of quantity, and attempts at better quality.
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- Fig. 1 Screenshot of LIMIS Portal
- Fig. 2 Statistical data of Lithuanian museums according to category (2017)
- Fig. 3 Responses to Q1-1 How does your museum manage digitized data?
- Fig. 4 Responses to Q1-2 How does your museum manage its collection?
- Fig. 5 Responses to Q1-3 Which department is responsible for digitization?
- Fig. 6 Responses to Q1-4 What is the purpose of using LIMIS?
- Fig. 7 The number of museums which has digitized at least one object, and the number of museums which have never digitized (2010-2018)
- Fig 8 The Number of museums which digitized at least one object, and the number of museums which did not digitize (2010-2018)
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