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

2. Museum Victoria

3. PART 1 Publishing data on www.museum.vic.gov.au

4. Introduction Search the collections gold

6. Introduction

7. Victorian Railways http://www.museum.vic.gov.au/railways/ http://www.museum.vic.gov.au/railways/

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

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

10. 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

11. 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.

12. Data from Multimedia Repository Data from Catalogue

13. 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.

15. http://www.museum.vic.gov.au/fiji/

17. Caught and Coloured

18. PART 2 Publishing data on websites hosted by external agencies

19. 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 Le@rning Federation The Le@rning 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

20. http://www.pictureaustralia.org/

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

22. Websites for natural sciences collections OZCAM, Australias Fauna OZCAM, Australias Fauna http://www.ozcam.gov.au 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

29. OZCAM and beyond

30. Conclusion

31. 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