The new bourgeois taste. Conference held on 21 March 2013 at the National Library Italy, Rome.

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  • Gordon McKenna

Author Biography

Gordon McKenna

 Gordon McKenna has worked in the cultural heritage sector for over 30 years in a series of challenging and rewarding posts. His first degree was in Archaeological Sciences. After graduation he took part in excavations, and carried out research projects to source pottery and to analyse wall painting pigments using nuclear physics techniques. He also has worked extensively in museums: moving stores, documenting a wide range objects, carrying out conservation work; and creating exhibitions. Just before joining the Collections Trust in 1991 he obtained a Masters in Information Technology, with a dissertation looking at the use of project management software during large hardware relocation operation by British Aerospace. Since joining the Collections Trust he has authored standards and guides such as SPECTRUM Interactive, SPECTRUM Knowledge, Standards in Action - SPECTRUM IT Guide and Documentation: a practical guide. He has advised organisations, particularly on collections management systems and other IT-related issues. He has worked in partnership with organisations and consortia like CIDOC, ICOM-UK, FISH, EMII and CIMI to benefit the sector both in terms of standards and the creation of practical tools. He has lectured and given presentations on the Collections Trust's work throughout the world. He was also the editor of Collections Trust's SPECTRUM standard - the vademecum of collections management. At the moment he is Collections Trust's International Development Manager, with accountabilities for all the EC projects that they are participating in. In particular the Trust is the coordinating three projects: ENUMERATE (collecting statistic on cultural heritage statistics); Partage Plus (digitising and enabling Art Nouveau in Europeana); and Europeana Inside (helping cultural institutions and aggregators overcome barriers to participation in Europeana).

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Published

29.04.2014

How to Cite

McKenna, G. (2014). The new bourgeois taste. Conference held on 21 March 2013 at the National Library Italy, Rome. Uncommon Culture, 4(7/8), 222–225. Retrieved from https://journals.uic.edu/ojs/index.php/UC/article/view/5361

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Conference Reports