cultural institutions

The ALRC review of the national classification system

mcummins — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 11:34:28 +1000

On 24 March 2011, Attorney-General of Australia, the Hon Robert McClelland MP, asked the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) to inquire and report on the framework for the classification of media content in Australia.

Firm strategy and innovation in the creative industries

Not rocket science: a roadmap for arts and cultural research and development

alawrence — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:12:29 +1100

This paper proposes that publicly funded arts and cultural organisations should aspire to, and be funded to, engage in Research and Experimental Development (R&D), particularly that which aims at innovation, that is, new social application.

Creative Industries and Innovation Policy

The Media and Communications in Australia, 3rd edition

alawrence — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:32:56 +1100

A fully revised edition of the leading Australian introductory text on media studies, incorporating extensive analysis of the impact of communications.

Creative Industries and Innovation Policy

Creative Labour: Emancipation or Honey-Trap?

coconnor — Fri, 01 May 2009 10:47:15 +1000

Faculty Seminar Series

Professor Justin O’Connor, Research Capacity Building Professor Tuesday 28th April 12pm-1pm The Hall (Z2-226) CI Precinct QUT Kelvin Grove

Creative labour: emancipation or honey-trap?

Creative digital industries mapping

The ABC - and SBS - of social innovation

alawrence — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 13:56:59 +1100

Public service broadcasting was one of the great 20th century social innovations in media. The aim of public service broadcasters (PSBs) was to seek to harness the new mass media towards social purposes. These included nation-building, mass education, strengthening the information base of democracies, and broadly-based cultural improvement, particularly in areas such as documentaries, news and current affairs, and children’s programming.

Creative Industries and Innovation Policy

International study on the impact of copyright law on digital preservation

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:39:11 +1000

The Open Access to Knowledge (OAK) Law Project, together with the U.S. Library of Congress National Digital Information, Infrastructure and Preservation Program, the U.K. Joint Information Systems Committee and the SURFfoundation in The Netherlands, released their International Study on the Impact of Copyright Law on Digital Preservation at the WIPO International Workshop on Digital Preservation and Copyright in Geneva, Switzerland on 15 July 2008.

Creative Commons and Open Content Licensing

Creating value: between commerce and commons conference papers

alawrence — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 23:00:41 +1000

The following papers, from the Creating Value Conference (hosted by CCI, 25 - 27 June 2008, Brisbane), have been peer reviewed as per HERDC Category E1 specifications.

Creative Workforce 2.0

Look who's talking

alawrence — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 10:05:05 +1000

Major museums worldwide are starting to use social media such as blogs, podcasts and online video to encourage users to participate in their programs.

New Literacy, New Audiences

Digital cultural communication: audience and remediation

alawrence — Tue, 13 May 2008 12:35:26 +1000

This book chapter was published in Theorizing digital cultural heritage: a critical discourse, edited by Fiona Cameron and Sarah Kenderdine, MIT press, 2007.

New Literacy, New Audiences

Cultural institutions, co-creativity and communities of interest

alawrence — Tue, 13 May 2008 12:49:32 +1000

Despite the proliferation of web-based news and information services, there remains a lack of online destinations from which to obtain reliable and authoritative cultural knowledge. In many countries, such knowledge is provided by cultural institutions such as museums and libraries. Recent discussion suggests that social media – including blogs, wikis and digital stories – may provide a creative solution to the ongoing interaction between cultural institutions and communities of interest.

New Literacy, New Audiences