Tailoring Access through Interpretive Resources at the Art Institute of Chicago

Identified 3 Primary Audiences

• Teachers and Educators– Specific searching needs (subject, grade level, etc.)– Some of the resources are specialized

• Web Visitors using our Audio and Video– Simpler searching needs

• Web Collections– Looking for related resources to the collection artwork

Developed ‘Gateways’ Tailored to Audiences

Educator Resource

FinderMultimedia

Collections Resources

Published Interpretive Resources

PublishedArtworks

MyCollections:User Selections

of Artwork and Resources

Demo!

Demo!

Demo!

Demo!

Demo!

MyCollections – with Interpretive Resources

Thank you!

Liz NeelyThe Art Institute of [email protected]

*More geeky slides if you swing by the table…Still in soft launch:http://www.artic.edu/aic/multimediahttp://www.artic.edu/aic/resourcefinder

Behind the Scenes: Cataloging Resources

Behind the Scenes: Cataloging Resources

File types expandable with needs: pdf, inline text, links, flv, mp3, embedded video code, swf, etc.

Resource record links to artworks and artists records. It is linked to other resources using ‘terms’.

Behind the Scenes: Cataloging Resources