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Jonathan Knott

Jonathan Knott

freelance journalist and copywriter

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What’s in store

Jonathan Knott delves into the world of stored collections to find out how museums are using them to engage audiences

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Harnessing the power of data

How museums can use visitor survey data to create change

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Asking the right questions

Developing content for visitor surveys

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Getting a good response rate

How to develop museum surveys that people don’t mind filling in

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Trendswatch: the birds and the bees

Jonathan Knott finds museums are branching out into sex education

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Trendswatch: retail therapy

Museum shops are getting a makeover

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Bringing in the experts

Museums increasingly work with technology partners to present digital collections

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Shared catalogues pay dividends

Joining a shared online catalogue can help museums raise their profile, develop links with other collections and exploit commercial opportunities

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Engaging the public with digital collections

User-friendly interfaces have become more popular, but there are differing views on monitoring online engagement

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Strengthening museum communities

Museums can use volunteers to power digitisation projects

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Innovative approaches to digitisation

Advancements in technology and new thinking are influencing the development of museums' digital collections 

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Trendswatch: games galore

Jonathan Knott finds many museums are expanding their collections and interpretation into the digital domain of computer games