Dear MCGer's,
Please see below a Press Release, issued today, announcing the launch of
the new Collections Trust Standards Wiki. Part of a programme of work
called Excellence in Collections, this wiki will be used initially as
the platform for the development of SPECTRUM 4.0, and latterly for
related standards for physical and digital collections.
We have opened up our standards work in this way in response to feedback
from people in museums, archives, and libraries and we are really
depending on you to pile in and collaborate, suggest new things and help
us shape the next generation of standards.
All best,
Nick
PRESS RELEASE
Collections Trust Launches Culture-sector Standards Wiki
London 09.03.2011 -- As part of the development of a new programme
called Excellence in Collections, the Collections Trust has announced
the launch of an innovative Standards Wiki, designed to help the UK and
international cultural community collaborate on the development of
next-generation standards.
Powered by the same software which runs Wikipedia, the Standards Wiki is
an open online platform through which people can share best practice,
discuss key challenges and collaborate on 'live' documents.
From launch, the Standards Wiki will enable the collaborative
development of SPECTRUM 4.0, the Collections Management standard that is
used by thousands of museums and cultural organisations worldwide. It
will also enable development of the new Benchmarks in Collections Care
2.0, a Collections Management assessment tool used by museums and
galleries. Over the next 12 months, the Standards Wiki will be used as
the platform for the review of the joint BSI/Collections Trust Code of
Practice for Collections Management.
Alex Dawson, Standards Programme Manager at Collections Trust,
commented: "Excellence in Collections is not about standardisation. It
is about delivering rich, sustainable experiences for the users of
museum, library, archive and gallery services.
The Standards Wiki is the first time that these sector-defining
standards have been made openly available for anyone to contribute to.
Our aim is to help unlock the knowledge and experience of thousands of
practitioners, and ultimately to deliver better cultural experiences for
everyone."
The Standards Wiki is now available at
http://standards.collectionslink.org.uk. Excellence in Collections will
be launched formally at the Collections Trust's OpenCulture 2011
conference in Birmingham.
Notes for Editors
The Collections Trust is an independent UK-based organisation which
helps museums, galleries, libraries and archives to unlock the potential
of their Collections. For further information about our work, visit
http://www.collectionstrust.org.uk.
To arrange to interview Nick Poole, Collections Trust CEO or Alex
Dawson, Programme Manager: Standards, call 0207 022 1889 or email
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Nick Poole
Chief Executive
Collections Trust
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Tel: 0207 250 8340
OpenCulture 2011
The Greatest Collections Management Show on Earth!
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