"Steve” is a collaborative research project exploring the potential for user-generated descriptions of the subjects of works of art to improve access to museum collections and encourage engagement with cultural content. We are a group of volunteers, primarily from art museums, who share a common interest in improving access to our collections. We are concerned about barriers to public access to online museum information. Together, we are building open source tagging tools, collecting and analyzing tags that describe art museum collections, and engaging in discussion about how we can improve access to museum collections and foster engagement with artworks.
How to participate:
Click [Join this Group] on the right hand side of this page. You must be logged in to join.
Participation in steve is open to anyone with a contribution to make to developing our collective knowledge, whether they formally represent a museum or not. Much of our work is conducted online. The best way to learn about what we are doing and how to participate is to visit the project website at www.steve.museum to read about our latest activities and subscribe to the project listservs.
