1. Collections Management 2008 EMu Users Meeting KE EMu Web (Statistics and Interesting Facts) & Web Case Study – Hull Museums Nick Margiolakis KE Software (Melbourne) Tuesday 9 th September 2008

2. Collections Management 2 September 20059 th September 2008 KE EMu Web

3. Collections Management 2 September 20059 th September 2008 KE EMu Web The IMPORTANCE of the internet Increasingly more important in recent years The rate of usage has increased across all age groups Broadband connection speeds uptake has also increased from 16% in 04 to 43% in 07

4. Collections Management 2 September 20059 th September 2008 KE EMu Web World Internet Users Internet Growth Statistics December, 2006 1,093 millions 16.7 % March, 2007 1,129 millions 17.2 % June, 2007 1,173 millions 17.8 % Sept, 2007 1,245 millions 18.9 % Dec, 2007 1,319 millions 20.0 % March, 2008 1,407 millions 21.1 % May, 2008 1,412 millions 21.2 %

5. Collections Management 2 September 20059 th September 2008 KE EMu Web What are EMu users using for their web sites? HTMLXML PHP Texql EMu Web Objects StandardCustom

6. Collections Management 2 September 20059 th September 2008 KE EMu Web Examples - Standard EMu Web Objects SiteNotesRanking Royal Academy of Music, United Kingdom The database, which holds about 18,000 records and 9500 images, is still under development, so not all of the Academy's collections of images and historic objects are available at present. 679,244 Ian Potter Museum of Art, Australia The Ian Potter Museum of Art displays, conserves and interprets an extensive collection ranging from classical antiquity to contemporary art. 5,324 Manchester City Council, United Kingdom Manchester Art Gallery is part of Manchester City Galleries. Contains over 80,000 images of Manchester and its suburbs. 93,141

7. Collections Management 2 September 20059 th September 2008 KE EMu Web Examples – Custom EMu Web Objects SitesNotesRanking Smithsonian, National Museum of Natural History The National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) is part of the Smithsonian Institution, the world’s preeminent museum and research complex. 6,412 United States Polar Rock Repository The repository houses rock samples from Antarctica, the Arctic, southern South America and South Africa. 3,434 Spinning the Web, Manchester, United Kingdom Spinning the Web brings together for the first time a unique collection of some 20,000 items from the libraries, museums and archives of North West England which tell the story of the Lancashire Cotton Industry 4,140,771 Trades Union Congress, London, United Kingdom The TUC Library Collections, which transferred to the University of North London (now the London Metropolitan University) in September 1996 4,027,856

8. Collections Management 2 September 20059 th September 2008 KE EMu Web Examples – Custom EMu Web Objects Ranking New York Botanical GardenThe New York Botanical Garden is a museum of plants, an educational institution, and a scientific research organization. 158,881 Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester, United Kingdom Today the Museum occupies the former Liverpool Road Station, one of Manchester's most important historic sites 490,397 Field Museum of Natural History, Dept of Zoology The Division of Fishes maintains and provides access to an internationally recognized collection. 99,227 Te Papa Tongarewa, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa's key tasks are to preserve and present the taonga (treasures) of New Zealand's peoples and to interpret the country's heritage for national and international audience 338,349

9. Collections Management 2 September 2005 Cultural History Collections Manchester Art GalleryCanadian Museum of Civilization Gallery of Costume Virtual ExhibitionsCanadian War Museum Spinning The WebDulwich Picture Gallery Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Ian Potter Museum of ArtIan Potter Museum of Art, The University of Melbourne, Australia Trades Union CongressManchester City Council TUC Library, Worker's War sub-siteMuseum of Science and Industry, ManchesterMuseum of Science and Industry, Manchester, Whitworth Art GalleryNational Gallery of Australia Royal Academy of MusicNewcastle Regional MuseumNewcastle Regional Museum, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa People's History Museum Art Gallery of South Australia 9 th September 2008 KE EMu Web

10. Collections Management 2 September 2005 Natural History Collections AMNH (Division of Vertebrate Zoology, Department of HerpetologyAMNH (Division of Vertebrate Zoology, Department of Herpetology) Manchester Museum Division of Vertebrate Zoology, Department of Ichthyology Museum Victoria Division of Vertebrate Zoology, Department of Mammalogy New York Botanical Garden Division of Vertebrate Zoology, Department of Ornithology United States Polar Rock Repository Field Museum of Natural History, USA Department of Botany Department of Botany Field Museum of Natural History, USA Department of Zoology, Arthropod Collection Department of Zoology, Arthropod Collection Field Museum of Natural History, USA Department of Zoology, Fishes Collection Department of Zoology, Fishes Collection Manchester Museums Unwrapped 9 th September 2008 KE EMu Web

11. Collections Management 2 September 2005 Natural History Collections Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, USA Department of Anthropology Department of Botany Department of Invertebrate Zoology Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Amphibians and Reptiles Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Birds Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Mammals 9 th September 2008 KE EMu Web

12. Collections Management 2 September 20059 th September 2008 KE EMu Web Sites in Art Museums – Most Popular NAMEWorld Traffic Ranking Yale Center for British Art5010 Smithsonian Institution6,412 Metropolitan Museum of Art18,499 MoMA - The Museum of Modern Art 24,364 Tate OnlineTate Online,Tate ModernTate Modern27,917 Source: www.alexa.com NAMEWorld Traffic Ranking National Gallery of Art46,938 Musee du Louvre48,014 The British Museum69,700 Powerhouse Museum89,981

13. Collections Management 2 September 20059 th September 2008 KE EMu Web Where are they ranked? NAMEWorld Traffic Ranking Museum of New Zealand, Te Papa Tongarewa National Gallery of Australia Museum Victoria Old Parliament House National Portrait Gallery Performing Arts Museum NAMEWorld Traffic Ranking Army History Unit Australian Museum Royal Botanic Gardens Powerhouse Museum

14. Collections Management 2 September 20059 th September 2008 KE EMu Web Where are they ranked? NAMEWorld Traffic Ranking 1Powerhouse Museum89,991 2Australian Museum134,838 3Museum Victoria147,244 4National Gallery of Australia180,834 5Royal Botanic Gardens334,692 Source: www.alexa.com NAMEWorld Traffic Ranking 6Museum of New Zealand, Te Papa Tongarewa 338,349 8National Portrait Gallery509,633 7Old Parliament House682,228 9Army History Unit705,598 10Performing Arts Museum757,866

15. Collections Management 2 September 20059 th September 2008 KE EMu Web Sites in Oceania – Most Popular NAMEDESCRIPTIONWorld Traffic Ranking National Gallery of Victoria Rich treasury of visual arts, with over 500 works from the permanent collection online featuring art by Australian and international artists. 3,962 Powerhouse MuseumAustralian public museum featuring exhibitions, programs 89,991 National Gallery of Australia Over 90,000 works of art across four main areas: Australian art, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art, International art and Asian art. Located in Canberra. 180,834 Museum Of Contemporary Art A collection of Australian art covering the period from earliest European contact in the late 18th century to cutting-edge contemporary art. 7,691,551 Artspace MackayRegional public art gallery and museum operated by the Mackay City Council. 9,175,170 Source: www.alexa.com

16. Collections Management 2 September 20059 th September 2008 KE EMu Web Narratives Module Draws information from a number of different satellite modules Records stories about the collections and structures those for different types of publications Summary: Designed to hold any interpretive information about a collection as well as references to all of the resources (EMu and non-Emu)

17. Collections Management 2 September 2005 Hull Museums Collection 9 th September 2008 KE EMu Web http://www.hullcc.gov.uk/museumcollectionshttp://www.hullcc.gov.uk

18. Collections Management 2 September 2005 Hull Museums Collection 9 th September 2008 KE EMu Web A range of routes to get into the collection are provided Stories are told about single objects, a group of objects, a collectors etc etc

19. Collections Management 2 September 2005 Hull Museums Collection 9 th September 2008 KE EMu Web

20. Collections Management 2 September 2005 Hull Museums Collection 9 th September 2008 KE EMu Web Multiple choice quiz added: Adds fun to the site Answers are on website More can be added very easily

21. Collections Management 2 September 2005 Hull Museums Collection 9 th September 2008 KE EMu Web Quiz - new tab in Narratives Three parts to each question 1) question & associated image 2) four ‘possible’ answers 3) answer text which appears at the end of the quiz Images are created especially for each quiz, quizname image2 so they are easy to find in the multimedia module