Information manipulation Information manipulation possibilities with EMupossibilities with EMu

ororWhat can we do with all this data?What can we do with all this data?

Dr Elycia WallisDr Elycia Wallis

Museum Victoria, AustraliaMuseum Victoria, Australia

Museum VictoriaMuseum Victoria

PART 1PART 1Publishing data on Publishing data on

www.museum.vic.gov.au www.museum.vic.gov.au

IntroductionIntroduction

Search the collections gold

IntroductionIntroduction

Victorian Railways Victorian Railways http://www.museum.vic.gov.au/railways/http://www.museum.vic.gov.au/railways/

ImageImageImage

Website architecture for RailwaysWebsite architecture for Railways

Theme (6 in all)

Subthemes

Signature image

Image galleries

Image

Associated narratives

Associated narratives

ImageImageImage

Website architecture for RailwaysWebsite architecture for Railways

Master narrative

Sub/master narrative

Image record

Subnarrative

Image

Themes.

“Staff” is the master

narrative

Subtheme narrative

“Signature image” linked to Narratives record from Multimedia Repository

Alternative Subthemes under the

master narrative

“Staff”

Image Gallery. These are

subnarratives of the subtheme

One of several

captions for this image

IssuesIssues

Placeholder narratives were required Placeholder narratives were required – no narrative text, just links.– no narrative text, just links.

Multiple captions required for Multiple captions required for images.images.

Item level data had to be drawn from Item level data had to be drawn from fields in Catalogue and Multimedia fields in Catalogue and Multimedia repository.repository.

No ability to format text in EMu.No ability to format text in EMu.

Data from Multimedia Repository

Data from Catalogue

IssuesIssues

Placeholder narratives were required Placeholder narratives were required – no narrative text, just links.– no narrative text, just links.

Multiple captions required for Multiple captions required for images.images.

Item level data had to be drawn from Item level data had to be drawn from fields in Catalogue and Multimedia fields in Catalogue and Multimedia repository.repository.

No ability to format text in EMu.No ability to format text in EMu.

http://www.museum.vic.gov.au/fiji/http://www.museum.vic.gov.au/fiji/

Caught and ColouredCaught and Coloured

PART 2PART 2Publishing data on Publishing data on websites hosted by websites hosted by external agencies external agencies

Websites for cultural collectionsWebsites for cultural collections

Collections Australia NetworkCollections Australia Network Gateway to Australia’s museumsGateway to Australia’s museums Approximately 66,800 recordsApproximately 66,800 records

The Le@rning FederationThe Le@rning Federation Provides pre-packaged curriculum Provides pre-packaged curriculum

content to schools in Australia and New content to schools in Australia and New Zealand.Zealand.

DC augmented by authored DC augmented by authored “Educational Value Statements”“Educational Value Statements”

http://http://www.pictureaustralia.orgwww.pictureaustralia.org//

Conclusions about publishing Conclusions about publishing cultural collections data externallycultural collections data externally

Different dataDifferent data Different publishing methodologiesDifferent publishing methodologies

Websites for natural sciences Websites for natural sciences collectionscollections

OZCAM, Australia’s FaunaOZCAM, Australia’s Fauna

http://www.ozcam.gov.auhttp://www.ozcam.gov.au Distributed network, accessible via a Distributed network, accessible via a

single portal.single portal. 13 collections accessible.13 collections accessible. Zoology only at this stageZoology only at this stage MV publishes over 375,000 records MV publishes over 375,000 records

to the systemto the system

OZCAM and beyondOZCAM and beyond

Conclusion Conclusion

Banner photographsBanner photographs

Long-horned Murex, Long-horned Murex, Chicoreus Chicoreus damicornis,damicornis, F14364 F14364

Mug, Copeland & Garrett, Staffordshire, Mug, Copeland & Garrett, Staffordshire, pre-1847, found in the Little Londsale digpre-1847, found in the Little Londsale dig

Gold nugget replicasGold nugget replicas Standardwing, Standardwing, Semioptera wallaceiSemioptera wallacei, NMV , NMV

5851 5851 BagBag Fossil sea star, Fossil sea star, Eoactis stachi, Eoactis stachi, Late Late

Silurian, about 420 million years old, Silurian, about 420 million years old, P61764P61764