Dylan Edgar ICT Adviser Scottish Museums Council Collection Level Descriptions in Scottish museums

Strategic context Scotlands National Audit 2002 A national ICT strategy for Scotlands museums –Increasing online access to museum collections –Recognising levels of information about collections to help achieve this A national collections development strategy for Scotlands museums –CLDs seen as a key mechanism to support many of the proposed priorities

First steps Raising awareness of CLDs in Scotland Engaging museums and other stakeholders Piloting the development and use of CLDs in museums

The way forward REQUIREMENTS CAPTURE CONTENT INFRASTRUCTURE List of requirements Essential Desirable List of requirements Essential Desirable Guidance on content creation Templates Examples Length Tone Audience Terminology… Guidance on content creation Templates Examples Length Tone Audience Terminology… Establish infrastructure Scope Set up User testing Maintain Establish infrastructure Scope Set up User testing Maintain Content creation and maintenance Continuing advocacy Voluntary scheme Partial completion of location records Coordinating other projects Content creation and maintenance Continuing advocacy Voluntary scheme Partial completion of location records Coordinating other projects CLD pilot project ICT strategy What Clicks? Previous CLD work Other research

Dylan Edgar ICT Adviser Scottish Museums Council