While we await the new version of our EMu Intranet site, it may be useful to take a look at The Tate's online database. This operates in a very similar manner to the IMu set up we will be using, and includes many similar design features.
Have a test drive here
The overall look and feel will obviously be different, but the built-in functionality is very similar; simple search and advanced search tabs, and the saved objects (known as My Collections in our version).
Tate also use a really interesting Subject classification page - which allows users to browse without any prior knowledge of the collection content. Our "Browse Collections" functionality will be implemented using the Narratives records to provide multiple ways for users to discover our collection overviews.
Also of interest on the Tate website is a detailed explanation of their ongoing digitisiation project - Insight: digitising the Tate Collection - which is well worth a read.
Just had a look and it seems to be very easy to 'drive'. I do tlike the ubject classification option so it's good to know that our 'browse collection' serves a similar purpose. I also noticed that some of the searches I did came up with a tab called 'text' which seemed to have exhibition label-type text attached. Will we have a similar thing drawn from narratives?
ReplyDeleteI really like the subject search option, and how the related subjects display as a tree diagram when you go into a work's record.
ReplyDeleteI've just been looking at the Te Papa blog and they have a new post about how they're attempting to map their Collection objects with a google maps type function in their online database. I thought that was quite an interesting way of illustrating part of an objects context. You can see the post here: http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2010/06/25/collections-online-update-mapping/
Thanks Bridget - I think it would be interesting to use a google map to present images of Theatres - many of which are now demolished and have been replaced with ugly office buildings or shops...
ReplyDeleteThanks Ro - I especially liked the Insight story, its amazing to think they can get through 150 works a day, the copyright process alone must take hours. Kathryn
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