We are addressing some concerns regarding our collections management system. Something that has become clear is that our staff is not in agreement as to what a CMS is and what it should do.
We are attempting to address the needs of our education department. It would be very helpful to know how other institutions maintain what could be considered educational content. If anyone out there would be willing to answer a few questions, I would be very grateful! Do you store label copy in your CMS? Do you use your CMS to manage detailed information about artists, events, places, etc? If so, do you limit it to information specifically about your collection, or do you also maintain information about related materials held elsewhere? Does your institution collect any user-generated content, and if so, does it go into your CMS? And finally, if you're feeling up to it - what, in your opinion, is a collections management system; what should it do and what should it NOT be expected to do? Many thanks, Amber the warhol: Amber E. Morgan Associate Registrar 117 Sandusky Street Pittsburgh, PA 15212 T 412.237.8306 F 412.237.8340 E morgana at warhol.org W www.warhol.org The Andy Warhol Museum One of the four Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh Email newsletter http://members.carnegiemuseums.org/email Membership http://members.carnegiemuseums.org/SupportCMP
