RSI session resource pack – digital volunteering

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Session Resource Pack

Digital volunteering – panel session

2.35pm — 3.35pm
BP Lecture Theatre, British Museum & Online

Screenshot of heatmap of new archaeological sites in Devon

Heatmap of new archaeological sites in Devon. Image courtesy of University of Exeter©

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Image analysis for heritage mapping, using open-access software and remote sensing data

Old passports, ration books and identity cards

Roberta Hewitt: Lost and Found in the Archives. Image courtesy of CollabArchive©

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Producing digitally creative and publicly engaging content that responds to archives

Red topped mushroom in woodland

Photo by Geranimo on Unsplash

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Recruit and manage digital volunteers to deliver data analysis projects

Young woman with red hair holding green headphones

Photo by Letícia Pelissari on Unsplash

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Transcribing audio and video archive material

Woman in blue woolly hat taken a photo of waterfall with mobile phone

Photo by Sarah on Unsplash

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How to improve the digital skills of your volunteers

Pottery shard from a Farewell mug at Portland Museum

3D model: pottery shard from a Farewell mug from Earl of Abergavenny shipwreck. Image courtesy Portland Museum©

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Creating 3D digital models of museum collection objects

Black and silver microphone and stand

Photo by Jukka Aalho on Unsplash

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Training digital volunteers to create podcasts

Outside photograph of Manchester Museum

Manchester Museum. Photo by Chris Curry on Unsplash

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Recruit and manage multilingual digital volunteers to interpret online collections

Woodland with arrows showing remains of World War II underground Operational Base

Tour of the remains of Harberton OB. Image courtesy of CART ©

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Recording and editing 360-degree virtual tours

Creating online promotional material

Behind the scenes filming at Ripon Cathedral. Image courtesy of Ripon Cathedral ©

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Creating online promotional material

White flowers in a garden next to a stone colonnade wall

Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash

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Working with specialist conservation records on a custom database

A young man wearing a t-shirt with 'Volunteer' written on the back taking a photo of a group of people

Photo by ray sangga kusuma on Unsplash

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Recruit and manage young people to volunteer for your heritage organisation online

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Digital Heritage Hub is managed by Arts Marketing Association (AMA) in partnership with The Heritage Digital Consortium and The University of Leeds. It has received Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and National Lottery funding, distributed by The Heritage Fund as part of their Digital Skills for Heritage initiative. Digital Heritage Hub is free and answers small to medium sized heritage organisations most pressing and frequently asked digital questions.