I'd appreciate being added to the list.

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On Fri, Apr 10, 2015 at 9:31 PM, Emma Jones <[email protected]> wrote:

> ok I'll put something together for next week. Anyone else want to be added
> to the list of people I will email? My workplace is a bit conservative when
> it comes to posting things on sites such as slideshare, so I may have to
> send things out in the old school way such as an attachment.
> Emma
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> Hi all
> We use Mimsy XG at the Australian War Memorial, which has condition and
> conservation modules. I'd be happy to share how we record our treatments if
> that would help.
> Regards
> Emma Jones
> Manager, Collection Donations and Information Management team
> Australian War Memorial
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> 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
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>
> 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]
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> -----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]
>
>
> NOW ON VIEW
>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2015 20:04:12 +0000
> From: Nick Poole <[email protected]>
> To: Keir Winesmith <[email protected]>, 'Lauren Robinson' <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Conservation module in database
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> Thanks Tier! Not sure how much published info there is on the ?TMS module,
> will check and share.
>
> Plus yes - BlackBerry is back on the up over here! Interesting how many
> app developers still think iOS plus an Android port = job done!
>
> Best,
>
> Nick
>
>
>
> Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone.
>   Original Message
> From: Keir Winesmith
> Sent: Tuesday, 7 April 2015 18:31
> To: 'Lauren Robinson'
> Reply To: Museum Computer Network Listserv
> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Conservation module in database
>
>
> 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
>
>
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> -----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]
>
>
> NOW ON VIEW
>
> Everything Is Design: The Work of Paul Rand<
> http://www.mcny.org/exhibition/everything-design>
> Through July 19, 2015
> Logos, books, ads & more by a master of American design
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> Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2015 05:50:32 -0500
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>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2015 10:18:18 -0400
> From: Jerry Powell <[email protected]>
> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Conservation module in database
> Message-ID: <4584186E3AF017429CB96D7817EE74245D4D98DAF8@win-ex4>
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> We use KE (now Axiell) for our museum collection database and I know that
> registration/conservation departments just finished implementing a full
> conservation module add-on to the system. I can't tell you much detail
> about it, but would be happy to pass on the appropriate contact information
> to anyone who wanted it.
>
> Jerry
>
> Jerry Powell
> Director of Information Systems
> Winterthur Museum
> Winterthur, DE 19735
> 302.888.4751
>
>
>
>
>
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>
> Message: 3
> Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2015 14:28:30 +0000
> From: Boyce Tankersley <[email protected]>
> To: Museum Computer Network Listserv <[email protected]>
> Subject: [MCN-L] Metadata fields for people/place/event images
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> Hi All:
>
> For a number of years we've been digitizing plant images from staff,
> departmental and institutional collections at the Chicago Botanic Garden.
> Working with a number of other institutions we created and implemented some
> standardized terms and abbreviations for the various parts of plants
> featured in these images.
>
> Recently we expanded our efforts and began digitizing a fairly robust
> collection of images documenting the history of the Chicago Botanic Garden
> from a people, place and event standpoint.  Can any of you provide links to
> accepted metadata definitions and terms for these non-plant images?
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Boyce Tankersley
> Director of Living Plant Documentation
> Chicago Botanic Garden
> 1000 Lake Cook Road
> Glencoe, IL 60022
> Email: [email protected]
> Phone: 847-835-6841
> Fax: 847-835-1635
>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2015 14:59:31 +0000
> From: Kate Blanch <[email protected]>
> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Conservation module in database
> Message-ID:
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> Dear Lauren,
>
> In our conservation database (Conservation Tracker) we do separate the
> "treatment" narrative from "materials", but we use materials to record the
> composition of the object and not necessarily the materials used in
> treatment. However the same idea applies -- my goal was to find a way to
> record materials as "terms" to make indexing and searching easier
> (especially if the materials field could be a drop-down list or multi-check
> combo box). Our conservators frequently want to search by material.
>
>
>
> Here is a partial list of the fields we use for treatment report types. We
> also have examination, loan, technical analysis and survey report types
> which share many of the same fields as the treatment report but have
> additional, unique fields as well.
>
>
>
> Let me know if you want to discuss further, I'm always interested in
> others applications of conservation data!
>
> Thanks, Kate
>
>
>
> Kate Blanch
>
> Administrator, Museum Databases
>
> 410.547.9000 x.266 | [email protected]
>
>
>
> The Walters Art Museum
>
> 600 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21201-5185
>
> thewalters.org
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Materials Terms:
>
> A listing of the materials that make up the object. List individual
> materials separated by semi-colons.
>
> e.g. sawdust; oil paint; canvas;  leather; gold; ivory
>
> Marks/Inscriptions:
>
> Description of any marks, inscriptions, signatures, stamps, labels, etc.
>
>
>
> Materials Description:
>
> A narrative description of the materials that make up the object.
>
>
>
> Support Description:
>
> Description of structural integrity or basic support of object. May apply
> more completely to paintings.
>
> e.g. Wood Panel: grain vertical. Number of members one. Cut tangential.
> Other Supports none.
>
> Fabrication/Techniques Description:
>
> Description of the object as a whole, how it was made and what it is
> constructed of. Analysis results can be included here as well.
>
> e.g. Part of a shrine in silver, mounted in a frame made up of metal
> pieces from other sources, contemporary and later.
>
> Proposed Treatment:
>
> Appears on Examination record type.  Description of the object's treatment
> needs.
>
> e.g. Frame needs consolidation, surface cleaning, retouching.
>
> Treatment:
>
> Appears on Treatment record type. Description of the treatment steps
> performed on an object.
>
> e.g. Surface dirt removed with vacuum;  surface washed with tap water and
> dried.
>
> Notes/Abstract:
>
> Additional notes, info about related objects, related resources and other
> miscellaneous information can be stored here.
>
> e.g. The previous repairs were done before acquisition by Mr. Henry
> Walters as part of the Mansaretti purchase in 1902.
> e.g. Returned to galleries 4/30/2001.
>
> Total Time / Time Est:
>
> Describe the total proposed or actual project time.
> Based on the Proposed Treatment (for Examination records) or Treatment
> (for Treatment records) described.
>
> e.g.  10 hours
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Original Message
>
> From: Lauren Robinson
>
> Sent: Monday, 6 April 2015 20:38
>
> To: [email protected]<mailto:[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]<mailto:[email protected]>
>
>
>
>
>
> NOW ON VIEW
>
>
>
> Everything Is Design: The Work of Paul Rand<
> http://www.mcny.org/exhibition/everything-design>
>
> Through July 19, 2015
>
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> Message: 5
> Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2015 13:57:13 -0400
> From: Deborah Wythe <[email protected]>
> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Metadata fields for people/place/event images
> Message-ID: <[email protected]>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252"
>
> Hi Boyce,
>
> We worked on this at the Brooklyn Museum a couple of years ago and came up
> with our own template -- there's nothing out there that's a "standard." My
> email to the people who responded to my inquiry -- pretty much parallel to
> yours -- is below. I'll send you the project documentation and template
> directly (and would be glad to share with others who respond to me at
> [email protected]).
>
> We've started loading images and data into our DAMS for the BM_Life
> collection and it's going smoothly, though the metadata creation is much
> more intensive than when working with the object collections, where we're
> drawing much of the description from our collections system. I'll know more
> about how well it works for access purposes once we release it to the full
> staff -- some tech steps still have to happen for that.
>
> Best,
> Deborah Wythe
> Digital Collections and Services
> Brooklyn Museum
>
>
>
> From: Deborah Wythe
>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2014 3:00 PM
>
> Subject: Museum_Life metadata template
>
>
>
> A bit more
> than a year ago, you all responded to my inquiry below about a metadata
> template for candid photography. Two intrepid grad interns, Mary Curran and
> Diana Krell, worked on the project in spring 2013, making a great deal of
> progress
> in identifying necessary fields and proposing controlled vocabularies
> based on
> the needs of our internal ?customers.? The next step, which required me to
> carve out some time to work with our Technology staff, was to create the
> template within our Luna DAMS and test it with some sample images and
> data. I
> finally accomplished that this winter.
>
>
>
> I?m attaching
> a spreadsheet with the field structure and some sample data. It?s a fairly
> simple many (images) to one (event) relationship, with a number of
> controlled
> vocabularies embedded in each.
>
>
>
> Next steps
> will be to create event records and batch load images with basic metadata
> to
> link up with them. More detailed description (image notes and keywords)
> will
> probably be added within the DAMS, item by item, though some sets that are
> more
> consistent may be able to have keywords loaded across the batch.
>
>
>
> While it?s a
> custom template, most of the image fields can be mapped the CDWA. The event
> data does not (though I guess you could consider an event a ?work? but that
> seems a stretch).
>
>
>
> I would be
> grateful for any comments or suggestions!
>
> Best,
>
> Deb
>
>
>
> Deborah
> Wythe
>
> Head
> of Digital Collections and Services
>
> Brooklyn
> Museum
>
> 200
> Eastern Parkway
>
> Brooklyn,
> NY 11238
>
> tel:
> 718 501 6311
>
> fax:
> 718 501 6145
>
> [email protected]
>
>
>
> Hello!
>
>
>
> We're starting to work on developing a metadata template for what I call
> "Museum life" images -- events, activities, people, programs -- so
> that we can fold them into our DAMS and make them more accessible to
> staff. I
> recall a session a couple of years ago where there was some discussion of
> this
> topic.
>
>
>
> Are you working on this? Have you solved it? I would love to
> "convene" a group of folks to compare notes and develop something
> that could be a model for others. I have two grad interns who are going to
> take
> on the project in the new year who could compile and report back our
> findings.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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> > From: [email protected]
> > To: [email protected]
> > Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2015 14:28:30 +0000
> > Subject: [MCN-L] Metadata fields for people/place/event images
> >
> > Hi All:
> >
> > For a number of years we've been digitizing plant images from staff,
> departmental and institutional collections at the Chicago Botanic Garden.
> Working with a number of other institutions we created and implemented some
> standardized terms and abbreviations for the various parts of plants
> featured in these images.
> >
> > Recently we expanded our efforts and began digitizing a fairly robust
> collection of images documenting the history of the Chicago Botanic Garden
> from a people, place and event standpoint.  Can any of you provide links to
> accepted metadata definitions and terms for these non-plant images?
> >
> > Many thanks,
> >
> > Boyce Tankersley
> > Director of Living Plant Documentation
> > Chicago Botanic Garden
> > 1000 Lake Cook Road
> > Glencoe, IL 60022
> > Email: [email protected]
> > Phone: 847-835-6841
> > Fax: 847-835-1635
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> Message: 6
> Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2015 14:00:08 -0500
> From: Neal Johnson <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Conservation module in database
> Message-ID: <[email protected]>
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> 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
> >
> >
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> > -----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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