For whatever reason, until this workshop I had never thought about galleries and museums being associated with libraries and archives. After listening to the guest speakers in the workshop and even just looking at the title of this workshop (GLAM), I finally understood they all had something much more in common than I thought. I think that my initial reaction to GLAM is what one of the speakers, Katherine Howard, was researching: the disconnection between these four cultural heritage institutions. At the end of the day, GLAM are tasked with documenting history and the professionals that work in these fields have the skills to do this. The fact that I didn’t associate GLAM with each other shows either my complete ignorance or that the separation between these institutions is much greater than it should be.
I think it is right to want to incorporate these four big institutions in the name of cultural heritage. As mentioned in the lecture, the professionals that work in these environments have overlapping skills which could lend to developing professional experience. I like the idea of moving through each of these areas and working across boundaries. The challenges of merging these four very different environments seem many, but I think an attempt should be made to integrate them. I know it is an idealistic view, but I like the idea of working in an environment where resources and cultural heritage can be shared and viewed simultaneously. This lecture has sparked an interest in me to delve further into GLAM and hopefully gain more insight into the issue.
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