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The Silver Dart Project - Analysis of a Partnership


TitleThe Silver Dart Project - Analysis of a Partnership
Publication TypeConference Paper
Year of Publication1995
AuthorsDickenson, V.
Secondary TitleHands On: Hypermedia & Interactivity in Museums: Selected Papers from the Third International Conference on Hypermedia and Interactivity in Museums: Volume 2 (ICHIM 95 / MCN 95)
PublisherArchives & Museum Informatics
Place PublishedSan Diego, California
EditorBearman, D.
Keywordscommercial support, multimedia exhibit, online museum exhibit, public-private partnership
Abstract

The Silver Dart Project is the first on-line multimedia encyclopedia in a Canadian museum and one of the first such applications in any museum. This award-winning multimedia database encompasses information on the 118 aircraft in the Museum's collection, including text, images, video and audio files.It is the result of a unique partnership between the Museum, cultural sector organizations and private industry, and represents what is possible when interests and visions coincide.

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