March 2024
Vernon User Group (VUG) Australia 2024
Register now for our free half-day VUG Australia meeting on Tuesday 21 May. Learn the latest about Vernon CMS, hear from speakers, and network with your fellow Vernon users. Register for our training day on Wednesday 22 May and learn advanced areas of Vernon CMS.
8 principles of ethical interpretation of history
Alex von der Becke, our UK Systems Consultant represented Vernon Systems at the Small Museum Association conference in the US. The theme was “Telling tough stories” and the keynote speaker outlined 8 principles of ethical interpretation of history which are adaptable to any cultural site.
Vernon CMS Drop-In Session – 28 March 2024
Register for a 30-minute drop-in session for Vernon CMS. In the first 10 minutes, we’ll cover some general tips and techniques. Then it’s over to you! Ask us anything about using Vernon. No question too big or small!
Explainer: AI in Vernon Browser
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a rapidly emerging technology. Read about some examples of how AI is used in the museum sector and in Vernon Browser.
Vernon CMS tip: Don’t get locked out!
Will you have access to Vernon CMS if a key staff member leaves your organisation? If no one has a supervisor account, you won’t have access to some important functions in Vernon, and some processes or files may be inaccessible.
2024 AASLH Annual Conference
The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) is holding its annual conference in Mobile, Alabama from 11 to 14 September 2024. Alex von der Becke will attend and looks forward to meeting Vernon CMS and eHive clients.
Featured Vernon Browser websites
Sovereign Hill
Sovereign Hill’s Centre for Gold Rush Collections in Victoria, Australia is an open-air museum on an 1850s goldfields site. Almost 80,000 objects are online and include costumes, furniture, archives, and more.
Nelson Provincial Museum
Nelson Provincial Museum’s site has been upgraded to include Topic records.
MOTAT
The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT) has started embedding YouTube videos on their site. This example has a video at the bottom of the page of NZ Police helicopters joining the collection.
Auckland War Memorial Museum
Auckland Museum has built a new online collection site using Vernon Browser’s API.
Webinar playlist
We regularly hold a live webinar over Zoom about a particular feature of Vernon CMS. The videos are published on YouTube so you can watch anytime.
Vernon Systems develops innovative software for cultural organisations to manage and share their collections. We've been dedicated to the cultural sector since 1985.