Museum Digital Project Specifications
If a digital museum project requires working with a digitization vendor, museum staff must put digital project specifications in place—here’s a primer
When to Consider Museum Digitization Vendors
Digitization is costly either done in-house or by a vendor; museum staff should assess digitization needs and risks/benefits of using external vendors.
Using the Museum CMS to Offer Cultural Heritage Experiences
Immersive digital cultural heritage experiences (CHEs) can be constructed with the support of a museum Collections Management System (CMS)
Museum Conferences Share 2020 Vision
List of 2020 museum conferences. With schedule, travel, and budget constraints, museum professionals need a strategy for planning conference attendance.
#AskACurator Day
Museums and social media are a great combination; Twitter makes museum professionals more available to the public, answering questions building interest.
Establishing Museum CMS Best Practices
The museum collections management system (CMS) will be most accurate and effective if museum staff first establish standards and best practices
Ready to Read: How to Select, Buy, and Use a Museum CMS
Rachael Cristine Woody’s book How to Select, Buy, and Use a Museum CMS helps you find the best collections management system for your museum.
How to Test, Vet, and Purchase a New Museum CMS
Successful museum CMS selection includes identifying and prioritizing CMS specifications, and exercising due diligence through testing and vetting
How to Identify Specifications for a New CMS
Selection of a museum collections management system involves understanding stakeholder requirements and developing specifications for the CMS
Museum Opportunities and How a Collections Management System Can Help
A museum collections management system is more than a vault for data; it is a digital space for innovation, collaboration, and relationship building.
How to Begin Your Search for the Right Museum CMS
Selecting a museum collections management system includes identifying vendors, compiling criteria, deal breakers, involving stakeholders, and procurement
Why You Need a (Better) CMS
Museum professionals rely on the data within the CMS to assist them in making informed decisions. A better CMS will support their work – not add to it.
The Importance of Internal Stakeholders to the Museum CMS
A museum collections management system (CMS) must meet internal stakeholder needs (collections managers, curators, educators, conservators, designers)
Museum Challenges and How a CMS Can Help – Part 2
Museums face common challenges; a museum collections management system (CMS) often represents a solution to issues with DEAI or digital visitors
Museum Challenges and How a CMS Can Help – Part 1
Museums face common challenges; a museum collections management system (CMS) often represents a solution to issues with past practices or funding problems
Museum TrendsWatch 2019: Blockchain
Museums should develop strategies addressing trends outlined in the CFM TrendsWatch report including Decolonization, Blockchain, Self-Care, and Trust.
Museum TrendsWatch 2019: Decolonization
Museums should build strategies that address trends outlined in the CFM TrendsWatch report including Decolonization, Homelessness, Self-Care, and Trust.
Museum TrendsWatch 2019: Truth, Trust, and Fake News
Museum strategy should address trends affecting museums outlined in the CFM TrendsWatch report including Trust, Decolonization, Homelessness, Self-Care.
Who are the Stakeholders in Museum Digital Projects?
Museum staff should think about the needs of digital museum projects stakeholders, including staff, board members, patrons, researchers, communities.
How to Construct a Museum Digitization Equation
Accurate digitization equations are necessary for successful museum digitization project planning; they provide a reliable estimate of time required.
What to Do When It’s Your First Museum Digitization Project
Planning and preparation are key to successful museum digitization projects; determine needs including hardware and collections management software.
Building a Comprehensive Museum Digital Program
Museum digital projects must include comprehensive digital program covering equipment used, standards followed and digitization and cataloging work.
How to Build Sustainability into Museum Digital Projects
Museum sustainability strategies secure the future of the museum; digital projects rely on sustainability planning as they are long term and expensive.
How Museums Can Effectively Collaborate
Museum collaboration is essential; it’s often the way to save money or increase funding while developing digital projects, traveling exhibits, etc.
3 Common Hurdles to Get Over and Get into Grants
Tips for overcoming common hurdles to grant writing in museums and archives.