David is the Senior ICT Adviser within the
Libraries and Information Society Team (LIST) of Resource.
David studied Archaeology at Durham University, and completed the Museum Studies
Course at Leicester in 1985, and later becoming an Associate of the
Museums Association in 1988.
His first post in a museum was working on a documentation project, completing
cards for the archaeology collections of the Museum of Sussex Archaeology . He
then worked for Canterbury City Museums , becoming Curator of Human History.
While in Canterbury he worked on the displays of the new Canterbury Heritage
Museum, and helped commission a new museum store. In 1988 he moved to
Oxfordshire Museums Service as Assistant Keeper of Antiquities, taking on responsibility for documentation in
the County. He then became Curator of the County Museum and Head of
Documentation.
He joined mda in 1992, as Business Manager
of mda Services, before becoming Outreach Manager (ICT), giving advice and
training to museums in documenting
their collections, with a focus on helping small museums as well as working with
a number of museums in the UK and abroad. Whilst at mda, he was closely
involved in the development of the Aquarelle Project.
In 1998 David joined the Museums & Galleries Commission as New Technology Adviser,
before becoming Senior ICT Adviser. He managed the DCMS/Resource
IT Challenge Fund, and is currently working on a range of other projects and strategic
developments. He represents Resource on many different Groups and
initiatives including:
1. UK Co-ordinator of the EU Digitising Content Together initiative - an
e-Europe action.
2. Expert adviser to the New Opportunities
Fund on the nof-digitise programme. Adviser to DCMS on the development of
Culture Online.
3. Works with mda and the 24 Hour Museum.
4. Member of various committess, including UKOLN Interoperability Focus,
Metadata for Education, Archaeology Data Service, HEIRNet.
5. Has contributed to a number of strategic developments, including JISC,
Office of e-Envoy Broadband Research Group, TASI, and NAACE.