Improve Your Web Collection’s Accessibility and Optimize Its Discoverability on the Internet
Image Alt Tags? Based on Gallery Systems’ experience working with museums, it is fair to say that a good number of web collection pages don’t yet include this important data. What are they? They are succinct, descriptive text strings [...]
How the IIIF Image Retrieval Protocol Enhances Your Users’ Experience
What is IIIF? The International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF) is a set of specifications for interoperable functionality in digital image repositories. Designed by and for the cultural heritage community, it improves user access to images and makes it easier to create rich collection [...]
As museums continue to generate more and more digital assets, it becomes increasingly clear how important it is to find the right Digital Asset Management System (DAMS) for your institution.
New digital assets are constantly added through existing Museum Collections Management Software: new additions to collections come with accompanying digital media [...]
Selecting a collections management system (CMS) can be a daunting task.
One way to make the selection process easier is to create a detailed Request for Proposals (RFP) and send it to the CMS suppliers you have shortlisted. This will help you compare them, as well as their service and software offering [...]
Please note CI 2020 is now CI 2021 and will take place on November 15 – 19, 2021.
Save the dates and start planning for the Premiere Collections Management Conference hosted by Gallery Systems. The details for Collective Imagination 2020 are here, and we’re excited to bring our collections management conference back state-side to help you grow your [...]
Andrea Čakars, Registrar, The Barnes Foundation
Deeply interested in art and helping A. C. Barnes Company’s employees learn more about art, Albert Coombs Barnes held seminars on workdays to discuss and examine original works of art. He went on to create the Barnes Foundation with his wife, Laura Legget Barnes, in 1922. Founded as an educational institution dedicated to engaging its visitors [...]
Announcing the Latest Release of eMuseum
The new eMuseum is designed to upgrade your online collection with ease. For both new and experienced users, the eMuseum platform is built to give your team and audience everything they need in an easy-to-use package. The best part? The new features come directly from users like you [...]
A Recap of the TMS Users Conference
Gallery Systems welcomed over 100 members of the TMS family to Collective Imagination 2019, held in Dublin, Ireland. This was the 9th anniversary of the event, which takes place every 18 months, and was surely the best yet [...]
Collections Management Software for Mac and Windows
Gallery Systems is pleased to announce that the TMS Suite of products, including TMS Collections and Conservation Studio, is now available for use on Apple iPad, Mac computers, and Microsoft Surface tablets, in addition to Windows [...]
Interview with Product Manager, Alex Hoffman
Since its inception in 2001, eMuseum has helped renowned institutions around the world grow and engage audiences by integrating with The Museum System (TMS) to deliver content and images to websites, intranet, and information kiosks. The launch of the newest version of eMuseum, in the spring of 2019, will continue the evolution [...]
