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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...
Collection Systems Manager, Tate
Meet Tate’s Collection Systems Manager, Jacob Weber, in our latest installment of CI 2023: Collective Conversations. Just weeks before his Collective Imagination session, Jacob was generous enough to share a look into his role at one of the world's most renowned art institutions [...]
Is managed hosting or self-hosting the better choice for your institution?
Let’s talk about TMS Suite hosting. Deciding how to host your collections management system (CMS) requires a lot of consideration when you're debating between managed hosting and self-hosting [...]
Overwhelmed by your digital assets? Implementing a DAMS could provide the solution
Within museum ecosystems, where digital assets are abundant, DAMS can offer considerable benefit. But when allocating yearly budget, museums may face reluctance to invest in the software's implementation and maintenance […]
Upgrading your CMS means better efficiency now and less hassle in the future
Museums need the latest tools to manage, preserve, and share their valuable collections. Failing to upgrade collections management software could result in disruptions to institutional budget, workflow, and security […]
Transitioning to a New Collections Management System
The Blanton Museum of Art recently took a step up with its collections management. As long-time users of EmbARK and EmbARK Web Kiosk, the team members decided to upgrade their collections management system to TMS Collections and their online collections software to eMuseum […]
Creating and Managing Object Records in Multiple Languages
In our global age, a collections management system (CMS) with multilingual functionality offers tremendous benefit for any institution with culturally diverse visitors, staff, and collections. Museum professionals understand the importance of museums in society as inclusive spaces for education, public engagement, and societal change [...]
Alexandra Bancroft, Technical Support Specialist, Collection Information & Access, The J. Paul Getty Museum
Adapting swiftly to the COVID-19 pandemic, most of The J. Paul Getty Museum staff went digital when its two locations temporarily closed their doors. To learn how the Getty Museum team is managing its collections from home, Gallery Systems reached out [...]
Hosting Your Collections Management System and Data in the Cloud
Moving your software and data to the cloud might seem daunting, but the immediate and long-term benefits of managed hosting significantly outweigh the preparation required to undergo this migration—an efficient and headache-free process [...]
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 [...]
