Using Technology to Reconnect with Collections

Abstract

This article looks at the ways in which museums, zoos, and cultural organizations can employ free and available technology—including blogs, databases, smartphone apps, and social media—to encourage people to look past their devices and to connect with each other through collections. Four Internet-based digital platforms are examined: online responses, information sharing, voting, and social media. The case studies demonstrate how technology can encourage connection between individuals and the collections that they have opportunities to view, understand, and curate together.