Collections Management

News from England+ one slide on Project Planning

Ben Sullivan

General Manager KE Software UK

2007 EMu Users Meeting

Collections Management

2 September 2005

Collections Management

2 September 2005

Manchester Librarieshttp://www.spinningtheweb.org.uk/

http://www.images.manchester.gov.uk/

• Re-using EMu for new web projects

• Narrative site and image library

• Central repository

• Future e-commerce opportunities

• Very popular

Collections Management

2 September 2005

Collections Management

2 September 2005

Manchester City Gallerieshttp://www.manchesterartgallery.org.uk/the-collections/search-the-collection/

MCG web stats

• Curatorial narratives preferred to catalogue data

• Developed within a Content Management System

• Subsequent phases of development will contain

• User contributed tags and narratives

• Most popular searches, most viewed items

• Gallery tours, including downloadable audio guides

• Many more collection highlights

Collections Management

2 September 2005

Collections Management

2 September 2005

Trades Union Congress Libraryhttp://www.unionhistory.info/

http://www.unionhistory.info/workerswar/

http://www.unionhistory.info/equalpay/

• Re-usable structure

• Audio, video and textual document resource

• User contributed narratives online, manual to automatic process

• Book browser

• Timeline

Collections Management

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Collections Management

2 September 2005

Archives development

• Configured as a standalone or combined

• Tree view – web and client

• ISAD(G) and EAD views

• Auto re-numbering

• Full collection management tools available

Collections Management

2 September 2005

Other ongoing/ new projects• Natural History Museum, London

• Museum of History of Science, Oxford

• Hull Museums Service

• Qatar Museums Authority

• Rochdale Heritage Service

• Royal Academy of Music

• Lancashire County Museums Service

• Museums Unwrapped

• Fondation Cartier, Paris

Collections Management

2 September 2005

Project Planning

• Clear specification

• Sign-off documentation

• Understanding of process

• Multi-phase delivery

• Scope containment

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