Software for CMS
AMOL and the Cultural Ministers Council are aware that various software packages exist for collection management in small museums. We have made this information available but caveat this action by not formally endorsing any of the packages or one package over the others. Image management systems: ADLiB Information SystemsADLiB Information Systems are widely used in the United Kingdom and Europe. ADLiB has three products for museum catalogues - Basis, Standard, and Plus. The Standard museum catalogue includes fields for identification and production, physical characteristics, iconography, inscriptions and marks, associations, exhibitions, documentation and archive, acquisition and value, location and loans, condition and conservation, reproduction and imaging, numbers and relationships, labels, notes, and management details as well as full thesaurus and naming authorities facilities. For further information contact:
Canto CumulusCanto Cumulus
offers scalable digital asset management software for creative professionals who
need to find, create, and share digital assets such as images, layouts, multimedia,
video, audio, and text. Solutions start with Single User through to Archive Server,
Publishing Server and Business Server across all platforms (including Mac OSX) for total
workflow efficiency & management. For details contact:
Collection (Vernon Systems)Vernon Systems' Collection software is capable of cataloguing diverse objects such as fine and decorative arts, ethnographic and historic artefacts, natural environment specimens, ephemera, archives and audio-visual materials in a common system. It allows for complex reporting across disciplines and has a built in thesaurus. Take a guided tour online or contact: Vernon Systems Ltd
Collections Mosaic PlusCollections MOSAIC Plus is designed for use by museums, historical societies, galleries, libraries and cultural heritage organizations that have historical collections. These collections are usually a combination of objects, photographs, documents, books, archives and artworks with data from associated historical research. The system is also suitable for private collections and single collection types. MOSAIC Plus has a direct export mechanism for non-sensitive data to AMOL. The system is available in three versions - Standard User, Professional User and SQL Server. For details contact:
DB/Textworks Museum PackageDB/Textworks Museum Package was jointly developed by Maxus (formerly called Triad) and Museums
Australia Inc (Victoria) and caters to the needs of small museums. You
can get a feel for the package by accessing the interactive
home site where you can add records or search for existing records
and view the results.
Gallery SystemsGallery Systems provides software and services to museums, visual resource libraries, foundations, and collectors worldwide. Our market-leading collections information and media management packages, The Museum System (TMS), TMS light, and EmbARK, organise information for any type or size collection.
KE EMuKE Emu is an electronic museum management system for very large collections. It has an object-oriented multi-discipline catalogue that can be customised and covers all museum collection areas. It also has several collection management features. See the KE Emu website for more details.
MultiMIMSY, IO and SNAP! for WindowsThese three collection management systems are produced by Willoughby
Associates Limited, an American-based company. See their website (http://www.willo.com) for details or contact:
Museum Accession RecordMuseum Accession Record is an Object Orientated program that will run on any IBM compatible Windows machine. It includes active indexes, a reporting facility, an image facility and powerful searching features. For more details contact:
PastPerfectPastPerfect Museum Software is a relational database that encompasses both collections and membership management. The collections module automates accessions and cataloguing. Powerful research capabilities and over 200 customisable built-in reports provide full access to data. Membership tracks artefact and monetary donors, volunteers and members. PastPerfect gives your organisation the opportunity to integrate the tracking of collections and people, and share your collections with the world. For more details see their website at http://www.museumsoftware.com
or contact:
Queensland Museum Accessioning Resource Kit for Small MuseumsThis kit has a series of collection management tools for small museums. These include an Historical Classification Scheme, based on the West Australian Museum Scheme and significantly expanded; an Accessioning Procedures Manual with a detailed guide to accessioning that may also be used with a non-electronic system; and the Queensland Museum Historical Database which has full multimedia capabilities, provision for photos, books, natural history specimens, numismatics & anthropology material, an inbuilt classification scheme, standardized materials, inscriptions and country of origin lists and reporting functions. Training is also available. For more information contact:
Luna InsightLuna Insight® for Museums assists you to build comprehensive hi-resolution
digital image collections by offering state of the art image management
software, along with a variety of ways to build your collections. Collection
managers can digitise their own image collections and incorporate them
into Luna's Insight® software, share content with other institutions
that use Insight, subscribe to digital image collections through a variety
of Luna's content partners, or license digital images from the growing
number of Insight-ready image collections now available.
ToadViewTMThe Oxford ArchDigital
Viewer is a server-based Image Management System that
requires no specialist training. Capable of handling multiple collections
and multiple simultaneous users, Toadview features include browse/search,
virtual tour, dynamic watermarking and hit counter. Built around open
source application, Toadview is accessed through your web browser. Using
single image storage it is optimised for exceptionally fast searching
and image delivery.
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