Collections Information Systems at the Smithsonian Ducky Nguyen Special Assistant for Planning & Project Management Office of the Chief Information Officer The EMu Experiences at the Natural History and American Indian Museums
2 CIS at Smithsonian EMu Conference November 2012 Smithsonian on the National Mall
CIS at Smithsonian EMu Conference November Smithsonian Castle, built in 1846
CIS at Smithsonian, EMu Conference November museums, galleries, and research institutes
5 CIS at Smithsonian EMu Conference November years of questions and answers
CIS at Smithsonian EMu Conference November M specimens & artifacts 127 M are in Natural History 2 M libraries volumes 136 ft 3 of archival material 7.9 M online records Smithsonian by the numbers
CIS at Smithsonian, EMu Conference November
CIS at Smithsonian EMu Conference November
1980s-1990s2000s1960s-1970s 45 years of collections databasing HEW Computer use in collections management SELGEM First collections information system CIS at Smithsonian EMu Conference November
1980s-1990s 2000s 1960s-1970s 45 years of collections databasing SI-NET SI Network SELGEM MISTIC Move System NMAH CIS (MIMSY) ARTCIS (TMS) SIRIS Library Catalog INQUIRE (Second CIS) CIS at Smithsonian EMu Conference November
1980s-1990s 2000s 1960s-1970s 45 years of collections databasing SELGEM NMNH RCIS (EMu) INQUIRE NMAI CIS (EMu) CONS RITS Curatorial DB PHOTO Archives CIS at Smithsonian EMu Conference November
PresentFuture 45 years of collections databasing ARTCIS NMAH CIS SIRIS NMAI CIS NMNH RCIS Collections Websites Digitization Plan Digital Asset Management Plan Smithsonian Collections Search Center Digital Asset Mgnt System Office of Research Information Systems CIS at Smithsonian EMu Conference November
CIS at Smithsonian EMu Conference November National Museum of Natural History
CIS at Smithsonian, EMu Conference November
CIS at Smithsonian EMu Conference November National Museum of the American Indian
CIS at Smithsonian, EMu Conference November
CIS at Smithsonian EMu Conference November Success and Failures
CIS at Smithsonian EMu Conference November It takes time!
CIS at Smithsonian EMu Conference November It takes lots of people working hard together.
CIS at Smithsonian EMu Conference November Top down support with people, money, time
CIS at Smithsonian EMu Conference November Documentation is the key
CIS at Smithsonian EMu Conference November Do things now and plan for the future
CIS at Smithsonian EMu Conference November Keep it simple Too much! Good for now
CIS at Smithsonian EMu Conference November Success Stories Productivity
CIS at Smithsonian EMu Conference November Credits and Other Info Contact: Ducky Nguyen, Special Assistant for Planning & Project Management, OCIO Content Credit: David Bridge (retired), NMAI and NMNH Michelle Brown, NMNH Beth Gamble, NMNH Ann McMullen, NMAI Thorny Staples, OCIO Images Credit: Google Images Smithsonian Institution Smithsonian Collections Online: NMAI Collections Website: NMNH Collections Website: Smithsonian Collections Search Center: