Dear friends,
After several months of intense and exciting work, the nonprofit research project “Museums in Libya 2.0” (http://lamusediffuse.com/muslibeng.htm) is already available on the Internet. Now we are looking forward your feedback and interaction.
The research team lamusediffuse (http://lamusediffuse.com) proposes the use of Social Web tools for the inclusion of non-dominant cultural expressions in the scopes of culture diffusion on the Internet. Accordingly with this objective, the project “Museums in Libya 2.0” (http://lamusediffuse.com/muslibeng.htm) is focused on two starting facts, the first is the lack of information about Libyan museums available in the website of the International Council of African Museums (AFRICOM) (http://www.africom.museum/museums/libya2.html) and the second is the apparent lack of museum websites in this country. As a consequence of this, the objective of our project has been overcoming both realities through the following actions,
* Overcoming the gaps of Web 1.0 by using a methodology based on Web 2.0 tools as a flexible, interactive and participative alternative option of information exchange,
* Proving Social Web academic usefulness and its tools as a valid and effective research tool,
* Palliating the lack of contents on Libyan museums on AFRICOM website (http://www.africom.museum/museums/libya2.html) by compiling, contrasting and structuring the information available on the Internet about the subject,
* Elaborating a reference map where gathering and locating the museums of Libya,
* Raising awareness about the online institutional forgetfulness situation of Libyan Museums at the present time in comparison with others in the rest of the world,
* Creating a methodological model for small museums and museums of developing countries or under conflict situations, reasonable in economic and maintenance terms,
* Encouraging museum professionals to Web 2.0 tools use as an economic, simple and effective solution to overcome any lack of computer science personnel or tools and digital technology,
* Emphasizing the importance and role of the Jamahiriya Museum of Tripoli and improving its online visibility for both international and local audiences,
* Finally, creating a reference document on the Libyan museums that will be published under a Creative Commons license of attribution and for noncommercial use,
You can find more details about this project on lamusediffuse’s website (http://lamusediffuse.com/muslibeng.htm)
From now on you can enjoy the wonderful Libyan museums strolling through the interactive map (http://www.lamusediffuse.com/libyanmuseums/maps/libyagm.htm), where you will find information on each museum provided by our collaborators and Social Web users. Do not forget also consulting our wiki (http://www.seedwiki.com/wiki/museums_in_libya/museums_in_libya) and updating it with new data. Besides, you can collaborate sharing your photos of Libyan museums including them in our group in Flickr, e-artcasting (http://www.flickr.com/groups/e-artcasting)
Finally, you can check the presentation (http://www.slideshare.net/lamusediffuse/museos-en-libia) we have made to present the project on next July 11 at the Medialab (http://www.medialabmadrid.es) of Madrid (Spain,) within the encounter Inclusiva.net: New Art Dynamics in Web 2 mode (http://www.inclusiva-net.org). In the meanwhile, you can consult the references of the project in lamusediffuse’s del.icio.us account (http://del.icio.us/lamusediffuse/libya)
Best,
Pilar Gonzalo
Executive Director
www.lamusediffuse.com
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