Robert J Weisberg
I work on a bit of everything in museum content. I find human solutions to tech problems. I geek out on workflow. No, really. I learn and teach and write everything down.
What I've Been Reading, Watching, and Listening to Lately
These media have a lot of messages
Links of the Week: January 6, 2023: R U (Still) Masking?
The new year starts with a lot of links but a lot less masking …
The People of Museum Tech Tell Their Stories
The history of museum technology is made up of many stories—two museum pros let museum workers tell them.
Links of the Week: September 16, 2022: The Museum Multiverse
Tech isn't helping museums' problems with alternate realities.
Links of the Week: September 9, 2022: Digital and the Museum
The digital revolution only papered over workplace problems.
September Opener: What Does Digital Mean to Museums?
Museums' issues with digital and technology reflect a greater struggle for identity and meaning.
Links of the Week: August 31, 2022: The System
Considering their educational pedigrees, museum workers aren't used to thinking of their institutions as systems.
Links of the Week: August 26, 2022: More on the Long View
Taking a long view without centering humanity is no view at all.
Links of the Week: August 12, 2022: The Fairness Spin
Are efforts to make museums fairer workplaces—including with DEAI—just going in circles?
Links of the Week: August 5, 2022: Just Eff It?
The dividing line between "just eff it" and "no effing way" has shifted, and museum workers have taken note.
Links of the Week: July 29, 2022: Going Deep
When a story is ending, what needs to change—the story or the storytellers?
Links of the Week: July 22, 2022: What Vibrations?
Some leaders think the Great Resignation is caused by bad vibes. It's more than that.