The museum field is not one that considers itself “cutting edge” or even very technical, and yet AI can have a tremendous positive impact on our work and how we engage with our audiences.
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An Overview of Common CMS Data Areas to Enhance
Data enhancement has the power to improve the discoverability of objects in the museum Collections Management System (CMS)
Ready to Read: Demystifying Data Preparation for a New CMS
Book by museum expert Rachael Woody on readying data and assets for migration to a new CMS via data evaluation, remediation, and preparation.
What Does Museum Data Enhancement Mean?
Data enhancement is the improvement of object information captured within the museum CMS; it includes both updating existing data and adding new data.
Museum TrendsWatch 2023: The Future Workplace
Museum expert Rachael Woody offers her analysis of The Future Workplace, A Digital (R)evolution, from the current museum TrendsWatch report.
Strategies Toward a Museum Digital Storage Solution
Museum expert’s strategies for choosing a museum digital storage solution with emphasis on a using a CMS (collections management system)
Considering a Museum Digital Storage Approach
Museum expert Rachael Woody offers guidance on how to determine which museum digital storage approach is the best fit for your museum
Requirements for Museum Digital Storage
Unplanned museum digital storage growth is susceptible to file-mismanagement, file corruption, and data loss
The Purpose of Museum Digital Storage
Many museum professionals struggle to find a cohesive, intuitive, and budget-friendly digital storage system they can reliably put in place.
Create a Plan for Museum Data Cleanup
By following standards, leveraging CMS tools, and creating strong processes you can help ensure future data cleanup is unnecessary.
Strategies for Effective Museum Data Cleanup – Part 2
Museum data cleanup Find and Replace In-System Strategy and CMS Vendor Support Strategy with required elements, directions, recommendations, pitfalls.
Strategies for Effective Museum Data Cleanup – Part 1
Museum data remediation can be overwhelming but when approached in bite-sized chunks we can perform the cleanup in a more accurate and sustainable way.
Common Museum Data Messes to Look For
Data remediation is an important task in our museum collection management work. It is the process of updating, correcting, or organizing data