Culture Geeks: 'eHive - the software revolution reaches the museum sector' March 25, 2009

Culture Geeks is a community based in Brighton, open to everyone who is interested in using digital technologies in the cultural sector.

THE TALK
Jennifer Taylor Moore describes eHive, a new web based collection management product (CMS) by Vernon Systems. It is the world's first CMS designed to be solely provided on a subscription basis over the Internet.

The first implementation of eHive was a significant New Zealand project to redevelop the NZMuseums website using eHive. This website provides a focal point for all museums in New Zealand and a strong presence on the Internet for several hundred small mainly voluntary museums.

The underlying eHive product provides collections management functions to participating museums without an existing CMS, while museums with existing systems contribute text and images to take advantage of the public access features.

The content for each museum or collector is stored in secure accounts in the one underlying system. Individual records and images can be marked as publicly available. By storing all of the content in a single system it is possible to create online communities representing geographical or thematic subsets which cross traditional museum boundaries.

The presentation will go over some of the issues we faced up to this point, show some of the features of the eHive and NZMuseums websites, and will look at what the future holds.

About Jennifer Taylor Moore

Jennifer is an arts graduate with a post-graduate diploma in museum studies and over seven years experience working in museums and galleries in New Zealand. She joined Vernon Systems in 2002 as UK Representative, based in London, and provides support and training for UK clients as well as assisting with general development, documentation and marketing.

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There is no bar, but you can bring your own drinks. So feel free to bring drinks for yourself and to share!