This online Q&A session is free as part of the Digital Heritage Lab and is for anyone working or volunteering for a small to medium sized UK-based heritage organisation.

Who is it for?

People working or volunteering in a small to medium sized UK-based heritage organisation with some digital knowledge.

It is essential that you either took part in at least one of the four Working with digitised collections online workshops or that you have watched recordings of these sessions which can be viewed on AMAculturehive.

What is it about?

This Digital Heritage Lab Q&A is a follow-up session to Kevin Gosling's series of online workshops on digtising collections. It is also your opportunity to meet and network with other small to medium sized heritage organisations similar to your own.

This meet-up will be divided into three parts starting with a Q&A session on working with digitised collections with Kevin Gosling, Chief Executive of the Collections Trust. To ensure your question gets answered please submit it when you register for this event.

In the second part of this meet-up, you will be placed into smaller groups and moved into virtual breakout rooms to give you the opportunity to talk and network in smaller groups. These breakouts are a chance for you to meet people working in organisations similar to yours and facing similar challenges. You'll be able to discuss and compare experiences, as well as share ideas and support each other.

The third and final part of this session will see the breakout groups return to the main session where you'll have a chance to feedback from your groups and ask Kevin more questions before the session ends.

How do I take part?

We will be using an online training platform called WebEx for this event. Before booking, please complete our online training checklist to ensure you get the most out of this training.

Please note: this even will not be recorded to allow for open discussion and networking.

Trainer

Kevin Gosling, Chief Executive, Collections Trust

Kevin Gosling has been Chief Executive of the Collections Trust since 2015. He co-edited the latest version of Spectrum: the UK Museum Collections Management Standard, introducing several changes to make it easier to work with digital collections. He has led digital consultancy projects for clients including DCMs and Luxembourg's Ministry of Culture, and overseen the compilation of resources including a 'digital pathway' on digitising collections and a guide to presenting collections online.

As the Britten-Pears Foundation's Director of Communications he developed the brand, comms strategy and website for Britten 100, the 2013 Benjamin Britten centenary that won the Royal Philharmonic Society's 2014 Music Award for Audiences and Engagement. There he also developed the concept and much of the content for a richly interactive digital exploration of Britten's War Requiem.

Earlier in his career, Kevin worked at the Museum of London, for the museum-planning consultants Lord Cultural Resources, and at museums in Norway and St Lucia. He is a Fellow of the Museums Association.