Technology news for museums

Collections Trust, the UK-based organization helping museums to capture and share information on their collections, is seeking assistance from the Canadian museum community.

The Nomenclature Task Force of the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH), the Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN) and Parks Canada have collaborated to produce a new bilingual, illustrated online version of Nomenclature for Museum Cataloging! Coming in fall of 2018, this resource will offer free access to search and browse Nomenclature in English or French.

The Canadian Heritage Information Network, Parks Canada and the American Association for State and Local History have agreed to harmonize the following two standards: Nomenclature 4.0 for Museum Cataloging and Parks Canada Descriptive and Visual Dictionary of Objects.

As you may already know, the Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN) has undergone numerous changes over the last few years.

CHIN recently deployed a survey asking Artefacts Canada contributors questions about their use of Artefacts Canada and other online resources.

In Florence, Italy, officials have invented a new way to discourage graffiti at historic sites and monuments. The virtual graffiti will be stored on a website and archived permanently, allowing visitors to achieve the same goal of leaving their mark at the popular attraction without defacing it.

Museum-Digital is an open-source platform that combines an easy-to-use collections management system (CMS), aggregator of collections data, and publishing platform. It was designed to be simple to use, particularly for small museums.