A big shout out and huge thank you to our panelists, Valarie Kinkade <https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAAGi2AMB3VldMYuNnti3S_7sJy_YvbyVnlM>, Chad Weinard <https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAAYcC4ABT2LkARNQmeDZqrCD8wJgnG4GMe8>, and Koven Smith <https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAABXiYgBurwaszyVZgDPP1_ely4uSfMsfXI> for taking the time to open up BPOC’s Dreaming of a New Collections Management System webinar series this week, and many thanks to everyone who attended and participated either in chat or on video as well.
This week we held our first webinar in a series of discussions on collections management systems. During this hour and a half webinar, we covered many different challenges that professionals face on a regular basis with collections management systems. We discussed challenges around data standardization, the differences in metadata across Libraries, Archives, and Museums and the need to create uniformity, migrating to a new system and the lack of viable products to choose from, the lack of innovation in collections management systems, and how we can look at collections management data differently in order to better capture the stories and people behind objects rather than focusing solely on the object itself. These are all important topics, with varying opinions and multiple perspectives that we are keen to hold discussions around. Here at BPOC, we are in awe at the incredible turnout we had for this series’s first webinar. It was so unexpected that we have to apologize to those who were unable to attend as we exceeded our participant capacity. We will be increasing that capacity going forward, so please be sure to keep an eye out for announcements for subsequent webinars we will be having. For those who were unable to attend, you may view a recording of the webinar at the bitly link here <https://bit.ly/UltimateCMSEpisode1>. These discussion points listed merely skim the surface of this topic, which is why we have decided to expand this series to include dedicated webinars on CMS technology and CMS Equity and Accessibility. If you are interested in participating on a panel for one of these webinars, please reach out to the following email: [email protected]. Alex Kron | Digital Projects and Collections Specialist BALBOA PARK ONLINE COLLABORATIVE <https://bpoc.org/> Email: [email protected] 1549 El Prado, Suite 8, San Diego, CA 92101 _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: [email protected] To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://lists.mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
