Assignment 1 - Mission Statements

Public Library: Rochester Public Library

Academic Archives: ‘Ulu‘ulu: The Henry Ku‘ualoha Giugni Moving Image Archive of Hawai‘i

Natural History Museum: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

Mission Statements

Column A - Museum Library
The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Column B - Museum Archives
Indianapolis Museum of Art

Column C - Natural History Museum
The Palm Beach Museum of National History

Assignment 1 - Mission Statements

Independent Research Library: The Folger Shakespeare Museum ( http://www.folger.edu/about )

Local Historical Society: Connecticut Historical Society ( http://chs.org/about-2/ )

Historic House Museum: The Mark Twain House & Museum ( https://www.marktwainhouse.org/about/about_us.php )

Mission Statements

NCSU Libraries (Academic/Research library)

Dance Heritage Coalition (Archive)

Cleveland Art Museum

Mission Statements

• Museum Isabella Steward Gardner Museum
• Archive Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives (the mission statement is the 3rd subject heading on the page.)
• Library Berkeley Public Library

Mission statements

Column a - academic library - MIT Libraries

https://libraries.mit.edu/about/

The mission of the MIT Libraries is to create and sustain an evolving information environment that advances learning, research, and innovation at MIT. We are committed to excellence in services, strategies, and systems that promote discovery, preserve knowledge, and improve worldwide scholarly communication.

Column b - academic archives - Digital Collections and Archives at Tufts

http://sites.tufts.edu/dca/about-us/

The Digital Collections and Archives (DCA) supports the teaching and research mission of Tufts University by ensuring the enduring preservation and accessibility of the university’s permanently valuable records and collections. The DCA assists departments, faculty, and staff in managing records and other assets. The DCA collaborates with members of the Tufts community and others to develop tools to discover and access collections to support teaching, research, and administrative needs.

Column c - art museum - DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum

http://www.decordova.org/about

DeCordova fosters the creation, exhibition, and exploration of contemporary art through our exhibitions, learning opportunities, collection, and unique park setting. We engage all visitors with exhibitions and programs that connect our audiences to contemporary art and culture.

DeCordova is a member-supported, 501(c)3 tax-exempt non-profit organization incorporated in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, which receives funding support from federal and state cultural agencies, private and corporate foundations, and individuals.

Mission Statements.

A: JFK Presidential Library & Museum (Presidential/Academic/Museum Library)

B: Maria Mitchell House  (Historic House, Archives & Special Collections)

C: Heritage Museums & Gardens (Open Air & Living History Museum)

Mission Statements

Library: Wake County Public Libraries
Academic Archive: Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University
Historic House Museum: The Biltmore Estate

Mission Statements

Library - Oak Park Public Library

Archive - American Archive of Public Broadcasting

Museum - Harvard Art Museums

Assignment 1: Mission Statements

Academic Library:
University of Michigan Library

Museum Archive:
The Bauhaus-Archiv/Museum für Gestaltung

Historic House Museum:
New York Transit Museum
New York Transit Museu

Assignment #1

Library:  Somerville Library http://www.somervillepubliclibrary.org/aboutus/mission.html

Local Historical Society:  Somerville Museum  http://www.somervillemuseum.org/about.html

Living History Museum:  Plimoth Plantation  https://www.plimoth.org/about/who-we-are

(If anyone's planning on going to Plimoth Plantation some time, please let me know--I haven't been yet, and I'd love to go!)

Assignment 1

Column A: Public library

Brookline Public Library

http://www.brooklinelibrary.org/about/mission

The mission of the Public Library of Brookline is to provide access to recorded knowledge and information to all the people of Brookline. The Library will seek to instill in children a love of reading and an appreciation of the library's resources. It will also build and maintain collections of print and non-print materials and provide electronic access to information in order to meet the intellectual and recreational needs of all populations of the community in the most cost-effective manner.

Column B: Local historical society

Westport Historical Society

http://wpthistory.org/westport-historical-society/mission-vision/

“The mission of the Westport Historical Society is to engage the public in the exploration of the town’s rich history and culture, to inspire a spirit of discovery through educational programs and encourage active participation in the preservation and interpretation of our past. The Society collects and shares this history. Its goal is to foster the imaginative process of connecting to the past, making it relevant to our present and vital to the future of our community.”   — adopted in 2013

Column C: Historic house museum

The Mount -- Edith Wharton’s Home

http://www.edithwharton.org/about/mission-statement/

The Mount is a National Historic Landmark and cultural center that celebrates the intellectual, artistic, and humanitarian legacy of Edith Wharton.

We engage a diverse audience by providing context to Wharton’s life and achievements through our educational and public programs and the conservation and preservation of her historic estate and gardens.

Assignment 1: Mission Statements

COLUMN A: PUBLIC LIBRARY

Willimantic Public Library

COLUMN B: MUSEUM ARCHIVES

The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) Archives

COLUMN C: HISTORIC HOUSE MUSEUM

The Windham Textile and History Museum (The Mill Museum of Connecticut)

Assignment 1

Column A: Academic Library              Yale University Library 

Column B: Local Historical Society    Massachusetts Historical Society

Column C: Art Museum                      Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Assignment 1 - Mission Statements

Column A: Independent Research Library
The Huntington
(aka The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens)

Column B: Museum Archives
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Archives

Column C: Art Museum
Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston

Mission Statements

Library:  Woburn Public Library

Archive: Maine Historical Society

Museum: Peabody Essex Museum

Assignment 1: Mission Statements

Column A: Museum Library
Thomas J. Watson Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Column B: Museum Archives
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Archives

Column C: Art Museum
The Art Institute of Chicago

Assignment 1- Mission Statements

A. -A Public Library- Belomt Public Library

B. -Government Archives- The National Archives at Boston

C. -A Natural History Museum- The Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History

First Blog Post (2.1.2016) ~ Mission Statements 

  

        COLUMN A                                 COLUMN B                             COLUMN C              

Public library	Local historical society	Art museum
Academic library	Museum archives	Natural history museum
Independent research library	Academic archives	Historic house museum
Museum library	Government archive (federal or local)	Open air and living history museum

A. LIBRARIES: 
Peace Palace Library (Den Haag, The Netherlands)
http://www.peacepalacelibrary.nl/collection/about-the-collection/



B. ARCHIVES:
Harold F. Johnson Library College Archives and Special Collections, Hampshire College (Amherst,MA) 
https://www.hampshire.edu/library/archives-and-special-collections

C.  MUSEUMS: 

The Porter-Phelps-Huntington House Museum (Hadley, MA)

http://www.pphmuseum.org/mission/

Welcome!

Welcome to the class blog for Spring 2016 Concepts in Cultural Heritage Informatics. I hope that you will use the blog to post items of interest from the news and social media related to what we are discussing in class. Your assignments will also be posted here giving each of you a chance to read what the others in the class are doing and thinking about. Assigned posts should be posted by noontime on the day of class. If you need help with working on the blog format or with other aspects of the class technology please let me know.

Lawrence Kupferman. Inner Harbor - Boston. Etching, 1932.