Radical Open Authority: When Life Happens and Museums Respond

“Open Authority” is a phrase that’s everywhere in museum blogs, tweets, and conferences these days.  What exactly does it mean?  At the recent Museum Computer Network (MCN) conference in Montreal  Ed Rodley and a panel explored this question in Defining Open Authority in the Museum, proposing that “developments in the realm of accessibility have dovetailed…

A First Timer at MCN Peeks into the Future of Museums

Montreal landmark. Look closely to see lighted cross on top of Mount Royal I had a great time at the 2013 Museum Computer Network conference in Montreal, November 20-24.   Since I began blogging and tweeting in 2011, I’ve wanted to attend MCN as well as the Museums and the Web conference–the two biggies, as far…