Collections Managers

Collections Managers can find articles, news and interviews on museum and archive collections management, and museum collections management software.

Managing Hazardous Collections in Museums

Managing Hazardous Collections in Museums

Hazardous objects are an unavoidable reality in many science, history, and cultural institutions. Items such as mercury thermometers, arsenic-treated taxidermy, nitrate film, and lead-glazed ceramics present material risks to staff, visitors, and other collection objects. In some museums, hazardous materials […]

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How to Successfully Transition to TMS Collections (or Any New CMS)

How to Successfully Transition to TMS Collections (or Any New CMS)

If you’re considering a new collections management system (CMS), ensuring you’re set up for success from the start is key to a smooth transition.

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Measuring the Success of Your Digital Asset Management (DAM) System

Measuring the Success of Your Digital Asset Management (DAM) System

Once a Digital Asset Management (DAM) system has been successfully implemented, the next critical step is assessing its effectiveness.

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Global Collaboration in Collection Management: Overcoming Language and Cultural Barriers

Global Collaboration in Collection Management: Overcoming Language and Cultural Barriers

As museums increasingly collaborate on a global scale, the importance of overcoming barriers in collection management becomes ever more evident.

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Collective Conversations with Karissa Hurzeler

Collective Conversations with Karissa Hurzeler

Get to know Karissa Hurzeler, Collections Information Specialist, Level II at the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art™, in our new CI 2023: Collective Conversations interview.

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Collective Conversations with Cyndi Tiedt

Collective Conversations with Cyndi Tiedt

Cyndi Tiedt, Collections Manager, Jim Crow Museum at Ferris State University Tasked with huge responsibility, the Jim Crow Museum displays America’s largest viewable collection of artifacts of intolerance to promote social tolerance and equality […]

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Royal Ontario Museum Case Study

Royal Ontario Museum Case Study

Migrating Canada’s Largest Natural History Collection to a New Database Read how the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM), one of Toronto’s most acclaimed institutions, successfully completed the ambitious project of transferring 15 databases into a single collections management solution, The Museum […]

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Collective Conversations with Adele Barbato

Collective Conversations with Adele Barbato

Adele Barbato, Collections Information Manager, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Self-described as “locally rooted and internationally engaged,” the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (FAMSF) showcases the possibility of art for inspiring, educating, and enriching lives. As the city’s […]

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Louisiana State Museum Case Study

Louisiana State Museum Case Study

Centralizing Collections Management across Multiple Museums Streamlining collections management within a single institution can be challenging, let alone for the Louisiana State Museum (LSM), an interconnected network of national landmarks. Comprised of long-time TMS users, the LSM team opted to […]

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Collective Conversations with Melanie Garcia Sympson

Collective Conversations with Melanie Garcia Sympson

Curatorial Associate, The Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University Northwestern University’s The Block Museum of Art is placing a stronger focus on its digital initiatives in a resounding response to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a teaching and learning museum, the […]

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