Information manipulation possibilities with EMu or What can we do with all this data? Dr Elycia Wallis Museum Victoria, Australia

Museum Victoria

PART 1 Publishing data on

Introduction Search the collections gold

Introduction

Victorian Railways

Image Website architecture for Railways Theme (6 in all) Subthemes Signature image Image galleries Image

Associated narratives Image Website architecture for Railways Master narrative Sub/master narrative Image record Subnarrative Image

Themes. Staff is the master narrative Subtheme narrative Signature image linked to Narratives record from Multimedia Repository Alternative Subthemes under the master narrative Staff Image Gallery. These are subnarratives of the subtheme One of several captions for this image

Issues Placeholder narratives were required – no narrative text, just links. Placeholder narratives were required – no narrative text, just links. Multiple captions required for images. Multiple captions required for images. Item level data had to be drawn from fields in Catalogue and Multimedia repository. Item level data had to be drawn from fields in Catalogue and Multimedia repository. No ability to format text in EMu. No ability to format text in EMu.

Data from Multimedia Repository Data from Catalogue

Issues Placeholder narratives were required – no narrative text, just links. Placeholder narratives were required – no narrative text, just links. Multiple captions required for images. Multiple captions required for images. Item level data had to be drawn from fields in Catalogue and Multimedia repository. Item level data had to be drawn from fields in Catalogue and Multimedia repository. No ability to format text in EMu. No ability to format text in EMu.

Caught and Coloured

PART 2 Publishing data on websites hosted by external agencies

Websites for cultural collections Collections Australia Network Collections Australia Network Gateway to Australias museums Gateway to Australias museums Approximately 66,800 records Approximately 66,800 records The Federation The Federation Provides pre-packaged curriculum content to schools in Australia and New Zealand. Provides pre-packaged curriculum content to schools in Australia and New Zealand. DC augmented by authored Educational Value Statements DC augmented by authored Educational Value Statements

Conclusions about publishing cultural collections data externally Different data Different data Different publishing methodologies Different publishing methodologies

Websites for natural sciences collections OZCAM, Australias Fauna OZCAM, Australias Fauna Distributed network, accessible via a single portal. Distributed network, accessible via a single portal. 13 collections accessible. 13 collections accessible. Zoology only at this stage Zoology only at this stage MV publishes over 375,000 records to the system MV publishes over 375,000 records to the system

OZCAM and beyond

Conclusion

Banner photographs Long-horned Murex, Chicoreus damicornis, F14364 Long-horned Murex, Chicoreus damicornis, F14364 Mug, Copeland & Garrett, Staffordshire, pre-1847, found in the Little Londsale dig Mug, Copeland & Garrett, Staffordshire, pre-1847, found in the Little Londsale dig Gold nugget replicas Gold nugget replicas Standardwing, Semioptera wallacei, NMV 5851 Standardwing, Semioptera wallacei, NMV 5851 Bag Bag Fossil sea star, Eoactis stachi, Late Silurian, about 420 million years old, P61764 Fossil sea star, Eoactis stachi, Late Silurian, about 420 million years old, P61764