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Wimps Worms Winchesters….. And the Web

Explore the evolution of managing over 4m objects & specimens at National Museums Scotland, with 700k records & 6k digital images. Learn about challenges, uses, and future projects in maintaining this vast collection.

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Wimps Worms Winchesters….. And the Web

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  1. Wimps Worms Winchesters…..And the Web National Museums Scotland And Collections Data

  2. Background to NMS Data • Wimps, Worms, Winchesters • 4m objects and specimens • 700k records in Collections Management System • 6k digital images attached to Collection Records • Data exists in a multitude of sources • Structure of Collections Management Department

  3. Where are We Now? • Creation of collections data and images • Uses of collections data and images

  4. Where are We Going? • NMS OnLine • Royal Museum Project • Management of collections • Scotland’s Images

  5. Challenges / Issues • Collections Management Systems v Content Management Systems • Standardising data to aid searching • Creation of data / content – who writes it? • Re-purposing content • Searching data / images • Joined up thinking

  6. Wendy Turner Head of Collections Management National Museums Scotland Chambers Street Edinburgh EH1 1JF w.turner@nms.ac.uk

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