Historical Societies Open Teaching and Learning Resources

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==Select Courses==
* Add free, open Historical Societies Open Teaching and Learning Resources courses below.
===Courses===
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==WUaS Idea- and Academic Resources==
===Historical Societies===
Cuttyhunk Historical Society (Massachusetts, USA) - http://www.cuttyhunkhistoricalsociety.org/
Mattapoisett Historical Society (Massachusetts, USA) - http://www.mattapoisetthistoricalsociety.org/
===Ideas===
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and here's the main WUaS subject template -
http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/SUBJECT_TEMPLATE -
for creating new wiki subjects, and in a language of your choosing.
===Publish my article in a WUaS academic journal in this subject===
Open Journal Systems. 2012. Open Journal Systems. Public Knowledge Project.
(WUaS's wiki, information technologies and criteria for this - informed by the WUaS academic journal subject matter - are developing, since you can already publish your article at Academia.edu http://www.academia.edu or Research Gate - http://www.researchgate.net/ - or Spire - http://spire.sciences-po.fr/web/ - for example); See Library Resources below at WUaS for further resources.
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===Select Museums===
Examples of Museum Wikis
Minnesota Historical Society Wiki. 2014. Placeography. MN: placeography.org/index.php/Main_Page.
(See also editable World University and School's Museums' page: 
http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Museums).
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Museum Collection Software
CollectiveAccess. 2014. CollectiveAccess. (CollectiveAccess is software for describing all manner of things, and allows you to create catalogues that closely conform to your needs without custom programming). collectiveaccess.org/.
CollectionSpace.
Museum Archive software project. 2014. Museum Archive software project. musarch.com/.
Omeka. 2014. Omeka - Serious Web Publishing. (Create complex narratives and share rich collections, adhering to Dublin Core standards with Omeka on your server, designed for scholars, museums, libraries, archives, and enthusiasts). (http://omeka.org/about/imls-final-grant-report/development-and-use/). omeka.org/.
Past Perfect Museum Software. 2014.
Top Museum Software Products. 2014. Top Museum Software Products. capterra.com/museum-software .
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Wikidata:Wikiquote. 2014. Wikidata:Wikiquote. wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Wikiquote.
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===Select References===
2000 Oral History Evaluation Guidelines. 2000. 2000 Oral History Evaluation Guidelines. oralhistory.org/about/principles-and-practices/oral-history-evaluation-guidelines-revised-in-2000/ .
MacLeod, Scott. 2014. Cormorants: Museum Collection Software? Minnesota Historical Society Wiki - Placeography, "Historical Societies Open Teaching and Learning Resources" at wiki WUaS, Open source, easy to use, wiki museum and library indexing software, Could WUaS eventually shape this?, Vis-a-vis the Cuttyhunk Historical Society, as an example, I'd like to see .... July 27. Cuttyhunk Island, MA: scott-macleod.blogspot.com/2014/07/cormorants-museum-collection-software.html.
Mazé, Elinor A. 2014. Metadata: Best Practices for Oral History Access and Preservation. ohda.matrix.msu.edu/2012/06/metadata/ .
Oral History in the Digital Age (OHDA) Project. 2014. Oral History in the Digital Age (OHDA) Project. ohda.matrix.msu.edu/ .
Oral History in the Digital Age Best Practices. 2014. Oral History in the Digital Age Best Practices. oralhistory.org/about/principles-and-practices/oral-history-evaluation-guidelines-revised-in-2000/ .
Oral history through Google Glass. 2014. Oral history through Google Glass | OUPblog. Oxford, England: blog.oup.com/2014/06/oral-history-through-google-glass/ .
Principles and Best Practices for Oral History. 2009. Principles and Best Practices for Oral History. oralhistory.org/about/principles-and-practices/ .
Museum Collection Software
Anyone Using Open Source Collections Management Software?. 2009. Anyone Using Open Source Collections Management Software?. northwesthistory.blogspot.com/2009/10/anyone-using-open-source-collections.html.
Bowen, Jonathan P., Wiki Software and Facilities for Museums. United Kingdom: archimuse.com/mw2008/papers/bowen/bowen.html.
Museum Collection Software. 2014. Museum Collection Software. dmoz.org/Reference/Museums/Museum_Resources/Documentation_and_Cataloguing/Museum_Collection_Software/.
Open-Source Museum Software. 2013. Open-Source Museum Software. connectingtocollections.org/groups/c2c-disccussions/forum/topic/open-source-museum-software/.
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===Wikivoyage===
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3D Learn. 2013. http://www.learningin3d.info/
Active Worlds Educational Universe (AWEDU). 2012. http://www.activeworlds.com
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Minecraft. 2012. www.minecraft.net
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Gifted Kids.ie. 2013. http://www.giftedkids.ie/daynuv.html
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OpenSim. 2012. http://opensimulator.org/wiki/Main_Page (http://www.scribd.com/doc/57959626/OpenSimulator-School-Quick-Start-Guide)
Open Croquet. 2012. http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?OpenCroquet and http://www.opencroquet.org/
Open Wonderland. 2012. http://openwonderland.org/
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SimScience. 2012. http://simscience.org/
Second Life - Harvard's virtual island. 2012. http://slurl.com/secondlife/Berkman/115/53/25 - and teach, learn and share ideas - in group voice chat, or in group type chat, and via building.
SmallWorlds. 2014. https://www.smallworlds.com/
There.com. 2014. http://www.there.com/
Twinity. 2014. http://www.twinity.com/en/choose-your-free-avatar
Unity3D. 2012. http://unity3d.com/
WiloStar3D. 2013. https://www.wilostar3d.com/
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