Hi Lauren, You might want to look at the ConservationSpace system currently under development through a Mellon grant involving 7 conservation departments from major museums including NYC’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.
http://www.conservationspace.org/Home.html ConSpace supports a very flexible templating system that would accommodate whatever taxonomic structure you care to apply to your exam or treatment file on an object or the reports you write as a result of those efforts. Development of the second release of the system is coming along nicely and demos well. You might consider contacting your local colleagues at the Met for a look-see. Or e-mail me directly and I can put you in touch with one of the project’s principle investigators at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. FULL DISCLOSURE: I was the product manager on that project for several years. Love your museum, BTW!! All best, -Neal —————————————————— Neal B Johnson [email protected] mobile: 202-830-6127 On Apr 8, 2015, at 7:00 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2015 17:30:58 +0000 > From: Keir Winesmith <[email protected]> > To: 'Lauren Robinson' <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Conservation module in database > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > > Hi Nick, Lauren, all > > Two things. Firstly, this is something we're also really interested in and > would be keen to hear what you discover, as well as any more info on the TMS > conservation module. Secondly, are you really using a Blackberry Nick?! > > Best. > Keir > > Keir Winesmith > Head of Web and Digital Platforms > > SFMOMA On the Go > > 415.357.2871 > [email protected] > www.sfmoma.org > > > This message, together with any and all attachments, is intended only for the > use of the recipient(s) named above. It may contain information that is > privileged and confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, you may > not review, copy or distribute this communication. If you have received this > communication in error, please notify the original sender by email and delete > the message, along with any attachments. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Nick > Poole > Sent: Monday, April 06, 2015 11:26 PM > To: Lauren Robinson; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Conservation module in database > > Dear Lauren, > > I recently had sight of a really exciting product under development by > Gallery Systems as part of TMS which integrates Conservation processes > alongside Collections management so it might be worth making contact with > them. > > More generally, at the Collections Trust we are hoping to see more of this > kind of integration - conservation is one of the most intensive > knowledge-generating activities in a museum, but very often this in-depth > knowledge of the object can be held separately, not recorded or not made > available to the public. > > I'm really interested to hear how you get on with this, so do let us know how > it goes via the list. > > With best regards, > > Nick Poole > CEO, Collections Trust > > Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone. > Original Message > From: Lauren Robinson > Sent: Monday, 6 April 2015 20:38 > To: [email protected] > Reply To: Museum Computer Network Listserv > Subject: [MCN-L] Conservation module in database > > > Hello, > > We are looking at a proposal for the conservation module in our database. The > proposal currently separates the following into four fields: Proposed > Treatment, Proposed Materials, Treatment, and Treatment Materials. I'm > wondering what other institutions follow the practice of separating treatment > from treatment materials, and how they find it useful. Any feedback would be > appreciated. > > Thanks! > > LAUREN ROBINSON > CATALOGING COORDINATOR > Museum of the City of New York > 1220 Fifth Avenue > New York, NY 10029 > TEL: 917.492.3373 > [email protected] > >
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