For *The Museum of Design in Plastics* we made a website that imports from
Modes into this:
http://www.modip.ac.uk/category/the/collection
The 3-level linked classification is based on taxonomies, Apache Solr
handles the faceted search.
Cheers, Phil
On 21 April 2016 at 14:56, Mike Ellis <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Agreeing isn’t the point. Drinking beer while we discuss: that’s the point
> :-)
>
> _____________________________
>
> Mike Ellis
>
> Thirty8 Digital: a small but perfectly formed digital agency:
> http://thirty8.co.uk
>
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>
> On 21 April 2016 at 14:31:22, James Grimster ([log in to unmask]) wrote:
>
> Richard, Mike, all
>
> Just for completeness: it is also possible to fully preserve MODES export
> structure, fully transform that structure into CollectionsTrust SPECTRUM
> XML interchange, index it into a repository, and then program WordPress to
> “think” via an API and persistent identifiers that the records are posts /
> pages to do all the “WordPressy” things with it, whilst retaining all the
> “Modesy” i.e. treat it as a Collections Management record.
>
> I doubt Mike and I will ever agree on the separate repository vs ingress
> into WordPress' database discussion, but vive la différence
>
> all best
>
> --
> James Grimster
> Orangeleaf Systems Ltd
> www.orangeleaf.com
>
>
>
>
> > On 21 Apr 2016, at 12:56, Richard Langley <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > Just to clarify, I meant ‘rather limited’ in the sense that Modes has a
> rich hierarchical data structure which can only be flattened by an export
> to CSV.
> >
> >> The upside of having records actually _native_ to WordPress is that you
> can do “WordPressy” things to it.
> >
> > I can’t disagree with that. I suppose I would say that working with the
> native Modes database you can do ‘Modesy’ things with it, which make use of
> the rich data content.
> >
> > Richard
> >
> > Richard Langley | Modes Support
> >
> > [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
> > 01332 366616
> > www.modes.org.uk <http://www.modes.org.uk/>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >> On 21 Apr 2016, at 12:48, Mike Ellis <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >>
> >> | rather than a limited export from Modes.
> >>
> >> Just to highlight that we’ve run fairly extensive imports (up to 50k
> records at time of writing but no reason for this not to be unlimited) so
> this isn’t really a differentiator between these two.
> >>
> >> Both approaches have their advantages, TBH - if you’re changing your
> data records all the time then a live feed from backend systems is probably
> worth looking at. But we’re pretty confident this rarely happens in reality.
> >>
> >> The upside of having records actually _native_ to WordPress is that you
> can do “WordPressy” things to it. So rather than having a collections site
> which is online but not really properly integrated with the rest of your
> site, you can build rich narrative experiences. You could for instance
> write a couple of paragraphs of text, drop in some object references (and
> the system automatically pulls in images / short description / link), add
> an “object of the month” sidebar, etc etc.
> >>
> >> More on our reasoning here:
> http://docs.cultureobject.co.uk/introduction/
> >>
> >> Over and out
> >>
> >> Mike
> >>
> >>
> >> _____________________________
> >>
> >> Mike Ellis
> >>
> >> Thirty8 Digital: a small but perfectly formed digital agency:
> http://thirty8.co.uk
> >>
> >> * My book: http://heritageweb.co.uk *
> >> * New: Workshops, courses and free downloads:
> http://trainingdigital.co.uk/ *
> >>
> >> On 21 April 2016 at 12:36:20, Richard Langley ([log in to unmask])
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi Jon
> >>
> >> Take a look at the Modes WordPress plugins here:
> http://www.modes.org.uk/services/web-hosting/ <
> http://www.modes.org.uk/services/web-hosting/>.
> >>
> >> This describes the fully hosted version, but is is also possible to
> host WordPress on the client’s own server, or a third party hosting
> service, using Linked Data. It has the advantage, we think, of integrating
> with a ‘live’ Modes database rather than a limited export from Modes.
> >>
> >> I’d be happy to set up a demo, or show you some working projects.
> >>
> >> Richard
> >>
> >> Richard Langley | Modes Support
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
> >> 01332 366616
> >> www.modes.org.uk <http://www.modes.org.uk/>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>> On 21 Apr 2016, at 11:36, jon pratty <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Hi all
> >>>
> >>> I'm assisting a small museum with an HLF application to help them get
> their
> >>> first real digitisation work off the ground. The museum in question are
> >>> already clear they want to use MODES as their collection management
> system;
> >>> other museums nearby are using similar and there seems good logic in
> >>> encouraging the local network to grow using the same systems.
> >>>
> >>> My question is this: knowing they are using MODES, what kind of web
> >>> platform would sit neatly alongside MODES? How cost effective id the
> MODES
> >>> Wordpress plugin? Any other options people have tried?
> >>>
> >>> Any comments or pointers would be appreciated
> >>>
> >>> Jon
> >>> --
> >>> Jon Pratty, FRSA
> >>> Creative Digital Producer
> >>> 07739 287392
> >>> @jon_pratty
> >>>
> >>> Chair, Brighton Digital Festival CIC <
> http://brightondigitalfestival.co.uk>
> >>> Creative Network Programmer, Ideas Test <http://ideastest.co.uk/>
> >>> Associate Director, Tech Resort CIC <http://techresorteb.com/>
> >>> Associate Director, People in IT Ltd <http://www.peopleinit.org.uk/>
> >>>
> >>> I have a hearing impairment and my preferred means of communications is
> >>> email. If I'm not answering my phone, please leave voice mail in a
> loud and
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