Hi all,
Thanks Andrew for the plug for our information on collections & digital systems.
The link to Doug Russell's really useful survey (which is broader than CollMS/DAMS and includes POS, ticketing and customer relationship management systems) is in his original email via MCN, which I include below:
"I created a survey to poll people about what software is used in your organization. I've broken it into retail shop POS, Ticketing/Membership POS, Collections management, DAMS (Digital Asset Management) and CRM (customer/membership/donations management).
Please take the survey here:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/H7M5SNN
Please denote whether you are 1) Pleased 2) Content or 3) Dissatisfied.
Also note if you are looking for a new product (marked as "Exploring" in the results spreadsheet. Unfortunately I haven't received enough responses yet to get a good statistical sample.
Current results are posted here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bjtHUp6Oi1_eKcXjmrRgoQ0DoPP0tIahit9ielilOUU/pubhtml?gid=0&single=true
The exploring column is not computed in the totals.
Thanks,
Douglas Russell
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Hi Pam and welcome.
There's a big list of possibles on the Collections Trust site:
http://www.collectionstrust.org.uk/suppliers just info though, not comparison or advice
This page has an attempt at comparing features:
http://www.collectionstrust.org.uk/choose-a-cms
I can't find it now, but over on the MCN list there was a great Google doc comparing loads of Collections Management Systems too.
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Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2015 21:03:20 +0000
From: Pam walker <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Putting a collection online
Hi,
I have just joined the group and hope that I can get some advice for a project I am working on.
I am working for a client cataloguing a private family collection, mainly of visual material. There are also archives which have been catalogued separately.
The owner would like all this information to be available online and I wondered if anyone could advise me as to which would be the best collections management system to use to link to a website and in particular a wordpress site.
As it is a small collection I thought Modes Complete would probably be best but I've heard that this doesn't work well with images online. I would hope to be able to do the work myself so am looking for the most straighforward option.
Thank you in advance.
Pam
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Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2015 21:27:57 +0000
From: Richard Langley <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Putting a collection online
Pam
I don't know what you've heard, but Modes Complete works perfectly well with images online. Perhaps you would like to contact me off list to discuss this further?
Best wishes
Richard
Richard Langley
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> On 11 Jan 2015, at 21:03, Pam walker <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I have just joined the group and hope that I can get some advice for a project I am working on.
> I am working for a client cataloguing a private family collection, mainly of visual material. There are also archives which have been catalogued separately.
>
> The owner would like all this information to be available online and I wondered if anyone could advise me as to which would be the best collections management system to use to link to a website and in particular a wordpress site.
>
> As it is a small collection I thought Modes Complete would probably be best but I've heard that this doesn't work well with images online. I would hope to be able to do the work myself so am looking for the most straighforward option.
>
> Thank you in advance.
>
> Pam
>
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Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2015 22:05:19 +0000
From: Mike Ellis <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Putting a collection online
Hi Pam
WordPress is a really good front-end choice, and you've have lots and lots of flexibility, but you'll almost definitely need to get your hand dirty with theme development, coding, etc. There are some previous threads on here about this stuff, so worth going back and digging through the MCG JiscMail archive.
If not WP then there are some tools like CollectionsSpace which is gaining a lot of ground - open source, free, but again I'm pretty sure you'll need to know your geekery - it's built in Java (oh god) but a great solution apart from that - http://www.collectionspace.org/
Loads and loads of other possible options - I suspect it'll come down to budget and what you mean by "small collection". I would suggest pretty strongly though that you avoid the "click and go" options from the collections management vendors. I think without exception they're pretty awful. Easy, yes, but awful - terribly ugly, bad for Google, inflexible, lazy.
Misc other thoughts:
- if no budget / really small collection then forget about the CM system and use WP to do it for you (look at "custom fields", in particular the "ACF" plugin)
- we have a plugin which pulls in CG / AdLib (soon KE Emu too) data to WordPress, but it's still in beta - http://cultureobject.co.uk/
- use CultureGrid whatever you do!
I think there's a big chunk of "it depends" here. Happy to talk offline if you need, just ping me an email.
Mike
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*Mike Ellis *
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* My book: http://heritageweb.co.uk <http://heritageweb.co.uk/> *
Pam walker wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have just joined the group and hope that I can get some advice for a project I am working on.
> I am working for a client cataloguing a private family collection, mainly of visual material. There are also archives which have been catalogued separately.
>
> The owner would like all this information to be available online and I wondered if anyone could advise me as to which would be the best collections management system to use to link to a website and in particular a wordpress site.
>
> As it is a small collection I thought Modes Complete would probably be best but I've heard that this doesn't work well with images online. I would hope to be able to do the work myself so am looking for the most straighforward option.
>
> Thank you in advance.
>
> Pam
>
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Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2015 22:32:44 +0000
From: Paul Vetch <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Putting a collection online
Hi Pam
I’d strongly suggest Omeka (http://omeka.org/ <http://omeka.org/>), which is free and powerful, and which like Wordpress can either be locally installed for free or used as an at-cost hosted service. To save fuss you could try the free ‘Basic’ hosted plan by signing up here - http://www.omeka.net/ <http://www.omeka.net/> - to see if it fits your requirements. If you’re not a developer then it is going to be considerably easier to set up Omeka for basic cataloguing than it will be to bend Wordpress to your will. On the other hand you can easily enough make Omeka ‘talk' to Wordpress if you need to. Ultimately though Omeka - like Wordpress - was designed to serve the need you have...so for that reason alone I’d say it’s worth a look.
Best wishes
Paul
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> On 11 Jan 2015, at 22:05, Mike Ellis <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Hi Pam
>
> WordPress is a really good front-end choice, and you've have lots and lots of flexibility, but you'll almost definitely need to get your hand dirty with theme development, coding, etc. There are some previous threads on here about this stuff, so worth going back and digging through the MCG JiscMail archive.
>
> If not WP then there are some tools like CollectionsSpace which is
> gaining a lot of ground - open source, free, but again I'm pretty sure
> you'll need to know your geekery - it's built in Java (oh god) but a
> great solution apart from that - http://www.collectionspace.org/
>
> Loads and loads of other possible options - I suspect it'll come down to budget and what you mean by "small collection". I would suggest pretty strongly though that you avoid the "click and go" options from the collections management vendors. I think without exception they're pretty awful. Easy, yes, but awful - terribly ugly, bad for Google, inflexible, lazy.
>
> Misc other thoughts:
>
> - if no budget / really small collection then forget about the CM
> system and use WP to do it for you (look at "custom fields", in
> particular the "ACF" plugin)
> - we have a plugin which pulls in CG / AdLib (soon KE Emu too) data to
> WordPress, but it's still in beta - http://cultureobject.co.uk/
> - use CultureGrid whatever you do!
>
> I think there's a big chunk of "it depends" here. Happy to talk offline if you need, just ping me an email.
>
> Mike
>
>
> _____________________________
>
>
> *Mike Ellis *
>
> Thirty8 Digital: a small but perfectly formed digital
> agency:http://thirty8.co.uk <http://thirty8.co.uk/>
>
> * My book: http://heritageweb.co.uk <http://heritageweb.co.uk/> *
>
>
>
> Pam walker wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have just joined the group and hope that I can get some advice for a project I am working on.
>> I am working for a client cataloguing a private family collection, mainly of visual material. There are also archives which have been catalogued separately.
>>
>> The owner would like all this information to be available online and I wondered if anyone could advise me as to which would be the best collections management system to use to link to a website and in particular a wordpress site.
>>
>> As it is a small collection I thought Modes Complete would probably be best but I've heard that this doesn't work well with images online. I would hope to be able to do the work myself so am looking for the most straighforward option.
>>
>> Thank you in advance.
>>
>> Pam
>>
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Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2015 11:59:27 +1300
From: Paul Rowe <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Putting a collection online
Hi Pam
Here is another option for you to look at eHive <https://ehive.com/>.
This is an online collection management system created by Vernon Systems <http://www.vernonsystems.com/>, known for their enterprise software Vernon Collection Management System.
eHive has a free option that offers all the functions of a paid accound with restricted storage space. Here you can catalogue up to 200 objects as an Archive, Archaeology, Art History, Library, Natural Science or Photography and Multi-Media
WordPress plugins can be found here
<http://developers.ehive.com/wordpress-plugins/> and here <http://www.goldmuseum.com.au/explore-collection/> is an example of a WordPress website in action.
All the best
_____________
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On 12 January 2015 at 11:05, Mike Ellis <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi Pam
>
> WordPress is a really good front-end choice, and you've have lots and
> lots of flexibility, but you'll almost definitely need to get your
> hand dirty with theme development, coding, etc. There are some
> previous threads on here about this stuff, so worth going back and
> digging through the MCG JiscMail archive.
>
> If not WP then there are some tools like CollectionsSpace which is
> gaining a lot of ground - open source, free, but again I'm pretty sure
> you'll need to know your geekery - it's built in Java (oh god) but a
> great solution apart from that - http://www.collectionspace.org/
>
> Loads and loads of other possible options - I suspect it'll come down
> to budget and what you mean by "small collection". I would suggest
> pretty strongly though that you avoid the "click and go" options from
> the collections management vendors. I think without exception they're
> pretty awful. Easy, yes, but awful - terribly ugly, bad for Google,
> inflexible, lazy.
>
> Misc other thoughts:
>
> - if no budget / really small collection then forget about the CM
> system and use WP to do it for you (look at "custom fields", in
> particular the "ACF" plugin)
> - we have a plugin which pulls in CG / AdLib (soon KE Emu too) data to
> WordPress, but it's still in beta - http://cultureobject.co.uk/
> - use CultureGrid whatever you do!
>
> I think there's a big chunk of "it depends" here. Happy to talk
> offline if you need, just ping me an email.
>
> Mike
>
>
> _____________________________
>
>
> *Mike Ellis *
>
> Thirty8 Digital: a small but perfectly formed digital agency:
> http://thirty8.co.uk <http://thirty8.co.uk/>
>
> * My book: http://heritageweb.co.uk <http://heritageweb.co.uk/> *
>
>
>
>
> Pam walker wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have just joined the group and hope that I can get some advice for
>> a project I am working on.
>> I am working for a client cataloguing a private family collection,
>> mainly of visual material. There are also archives which have been
>> catalogued separately.
>>
>> The owner would like all this information to be available online and
>> I wondered if anyone could advise me as to which would be the best
>> collections management system to use to link to a website and in
>> particular a wordpress site.
>>
>> As it is a small collection I thought Modes Complete would probably
>> be best but I've heard that this doesn't work well with images
>> online. I would hope to be able to do the work myself so am looking
>> for the most straighforward option.
>>
>> Thank you in advance.
>>
>> Pam
>>
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Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2015 23:53:23 +0000
From: Joshua Rice <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Digital agency recommendations - website re-design?
Hello all,
Have you had a good experience working with a digital agency?
I'm working with a small educational charity looking to re-design its website (budget £10-15K) and would be grateful to hear about any agencies delivering engaging creative work in the museum, cultural, educational sectors.
Many thanks,
Josh Rice
Digital producer
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http://totterdownscrapbook.wordpress.com
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