In practice

Being meaningful and original on social media

Museums’ rich content gives them the edge online

Boosting social media content by involving young people

Brighton Museum uses young Instagrammers to promote exhibition

Making an impact on social media

Museums have a lot to gain from social media, but getting it right isn’t always easy

Natural History Museum brings dinosaurs to life with 360-degree video

Website launch follows extensive digitisation project

Museums in Worcestershire launch volunteering website

Fourteen cultural institutions advertise roles on the website

Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery, Exeter

RAMM takes a joined up approach to online collections

RAMM and the University of Exeter

Partnership is key to the 'A Million Images' project

Maidstone Museum’s mummy to get a facelift

£78,700 HLF-funded project will consult a youth group and association for the blind

Engaging the public with digital collections

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

Strengthening museum communities

Museums can use volunteers to power digitisation projects

Bringing in the experts

Museums increasingly work with technology partners to present digital collections

Innovative approaches to digitisation

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