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AUCKLAND ART GALLERY AWARDED FOR IT EXCELLENCE Dated: Tuesday July 29th, 2003 Contacts: David Reeves, Registrar, Auckland Art Gallery email: [log in to unmask] Dot Dalziell, Systems Consultant, Vernon Systems Ltd email: [log in to unmask] We are delighted to announce that the Auckland Art Gallery won the Award for Excellence in the Use of IT for Customer Service at last week's Computerworld Excellence award ceremony. Held at Auckland's Sheraton Hotel, the ceremony was attended by over 500 guests, including staff from the Auckland Art Gallery, Auckland City Council and Vernon Systems' Chris Callaghan. The Gallery won great acclaim for their Collection Management and Access Programme, which begin with the acquisition of Vernon as their new database. The process involved preparing a digital image for every work, adding to the data held on each collection item in Vernon, obtaining copyright clearances and creating the on-line catalogue of the entire collection (using the Vernon Browser). The catalogue can be viewed at the Auckland Art Gallery’s new-look website: http://www.aucklandartgallery.govt.nz This is not the first accolade received by the Art Gallery for the project. The May 2003 edition of Net Guide magazine named the new Website “New Zealand website of the month”. The re-vamped website recorded almost 70,000 visitors in the first two months on-line – a clear indication of the high level of interest in the gallery and its collections. We are thrilled to have provided the technology underpinning this exciting project, and look forward to celebrating future milestones in partnership with the gallery. For more information about the award see: http://idg.net.nz/cwea/2003winners.html