Transcript EMu at Smithsonian

Collections Information Systems
at the Smithsonian
The EMu Experiences at the Natural History and American Indian Museums
Ducky Nguyen
Special Assistant for Planning & Project Management
Office of the Chief Information Officer
Smithsonian on the National Mall
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Smithsonian Castle, built in 1846
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museums,
galleries,
and
research
institutes
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166 years of questions and answers
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Smithsonian
by the
numbers
137 M
specimens
& artifacts
7.9 M
online
records
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127 M
are in
Natural
History
136 ft3
2M
of archival
material
libraries
volumes
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45 years of collections databasing
1960’s-1970’s
1980’s-1990’s
2000’s
HEW
SELGEM
Computer use in
collections
management
First collections
information
system
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45 years of collections databasing
1960’s-1970’s
SELGEM
NMAH
CIS
(MIMSY)
SIRIS
Library
Catalog
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1980’s-1990’s
MISTIC
Move
System
2000’s
SI-NET
SI
Network
INQUIRE
(Second
CIS)
ARTCIS
(TMS)
www.si.edu
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45 years of collections databasing
1960’s-1970’s
SELGEM
2000’s
1980’s-1990’s
INQUIRE
NMNH
RCIS
(EMu)
PHOTO
Archives
CONS
Curatorial
DB
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RITS
NMAI
CIS
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45 years of collections databasing
Present
Future
SIRIS
NMAI
CIS
NMNH
RCIS
Digitization
Plan
NMAH
CIS
ARTCIS
Digital
Asset
Mgnt
System
Collections
Websites
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Smithsonian
Collections
Search
Center
Digital Asset
Management
Plan
Office of
Research
Information
Systems
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National Museum of Natural History
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National Museum
of the American
Indian
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Success and Failures
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It
takes
time!
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It takes lots of people working hard together.
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Top down support with people, money, time
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Documentation is the key
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Do things now and plan for the future
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Keep it simple
Too much!
Good for now
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Success Stories
Productivity
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Credits and Other Info
Contact:
Ducky Nguyen, Special Assistant for Planning & Project Management, OCIO
E-mail: [email protected]
Content Credit:
• David Bridge (retired), NMAI and NMNH
• Michelle Brown, NMNH
• Beth Gamble, NMNH
• Ann McMullen, NMAI
• Thorny Staples, OCIO
Images Credit:
• Google Images
• Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Collections Online:
NMAI Collections Website: http://nmai.si.edu/searchcollections/home.aspx
NMNH Collections Website: http://collections.mnh.si.edu/search/
Smithsonian Collections Search Center: http://www.collections.si.edu/search/
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