collections management natural history museums emoo in the americas
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Collections Management Natural History Museums
eMoo
in the Americas
Collections Management Natural History Museums
EMu… by any other name……would be easier to pronounce!
EMu = Electronic Museum
Collections Management Natural History Museums
Beyond Collections Management
North American Trends…
– Converting Data in EMu to Public Knowledge• On the web• Information Kiosks• iMu
Collections Management Natural History Museums
New York Botanic Gardens – Steere Herbarium
Entire site for Lecythidaceae Pages is generated through EMu Narratives!
Collections Management Natural History Museums
New York Botanic Gardens – Steere Herbarium
Pages include:
• Overview
• Individual specimen data
• Taxon descriptions
• Glossary
• Multimedia
• Additional Resources
Collections Management Natural History Museums
New York Botanic Gardens – Steere Herbarium
Collections Management Natural History Museums
New York Botanic Gardens – Steere Herbarium
Collections Management Natural History Museums
New York Botanic Gardens – Steere Herbarium
Collections Management Natural History Museums
Canadian Museum of Civilization
• Over 200,000 objects on the web
• Over 50 “virtual” exhibitions
• Most prepared by hand and static
• Some direct from EMu at object level
• War Clip
• History of Canadian Nursing
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Canadian Museum of Civilization
• Two “Narratives” based online exhibitions ready for release to the web
• Puppets
• Anvil Fire (the history of French settlement in Quebec)
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National Naval Aviation Museum – Pensacola, Florida
Information Kiosk
• Planning stories from EMu direct to Information Kiosks
Collections Management Natural History Museums
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
• Currently implementing iMu for “Secret Vault” Exhibition (late 2008)
• Will use Narratives on the web and in Information Kiosks
Collections Management Natural History Museums
Issues for extracting knowledge from eMu
• Software – you have most of what you need in eMu
• Implementing what you already have
• Designing online stories
• Gathering data
Collections Management Natural History Museums
Next steps for eMoo in the Americas
• Most customers are planning to use Narratives on the web over then next 2 years
• iMu has generated a lot of interest
• Knowledge to the people is a critical issue for North American customers