Johnstone, Bethany;
(2024)
An Investigation into the Development of Future Online Dance Archive Resources.
Doctoral thesis (Ph.D), UCL (University College London).
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Abstract
Dance archives play an important role in maintaining a historical record of dance. The materials held within dance archives can be used to reflect, revive, study, or analyse dance. While it was apparent that dance archives hold a wealth of knowledge, how users access and use this knowledge in a digital environment needed further exploration. Building on prior research this thesis explores the decline in physical visitor numbers and how dance archives can draw their users back to dance archives by focusing on the development of online dance archive resources. This thesis explores dance researchers and their information-seeking behaviours to understand how best to develop future online dance archive resources, ensuring visibility, awareness, and longevity for the use of dance archive. Subsequently, it was also important to investigate how the working practices of dance archivists within the United Kingdom may or may not be affected by any future development of online dance archive resources. This thesis conducted a qualitative investigation to understanding how the information-seeking processes of dance researchers and the working practice and landscape of dance archivists could help to inform the development of future online dance archive resources. Through a series of online questionnaires, virtual focus groups and online observations, this thesis was able to create a unique space for a discursive dialogue between dance researchers and dance archivists, to inform the creation of future online dance archive resources. The research proposes that the future of online dance archive resources should begin with the development of an online dance archive infrastructure. A digital infrastructure consisting of archival metadata which can later be enriched with aspirational features, inclusive of digital content, VR and AR experiences, and depositing capabilities. The research more importantly highlights how the future of online dance archive resource developments can only come to fruition when there is a collaborative communication of practice and research had by the academic, practitioner and industry communities. In creating conversations, sharing working practices and processes, and supporting one another, future aspirations for dance and performing arts archives can become a rewarding reality.
| Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
|---|---|
| Qualification: | Ph.D |
| Title: | An Investigation into the Development of Future Online Dance Archive Resources |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © The Author 2022. Original content in this thesis is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Any third-party copyright material present remains the property of its respective owner(s) and is licensed under its existing terms. Access may initially be restricted at the author’s request. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Arts and Humanities |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10197510 |
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