June 2024
Vernon User Group (VUG) New Zealand 2024
Register now for our VUG New Zealand meeting on Monday 19 August. Learn the latest about Vernon CMS, hear from speakers, network with your fellow Vernon users, and get some training.
Join us at the fabulous Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū. We’re looking for speakers, so let us know if you’d like to give a 15-minute presentation.
Explainer: Searching
Searching is fundamental to using Vernon CMS. Find exactly the records and data you’re looking for by using Vernon’s powerful search capabilities.
This Explainer article covers how to use the Search bar, search keys, and search operators, and gives an overview of Advanced Search.
Webinar: Rights Management – Thursday 20 June
Vernon CMS can help manage rights for the objects in your collection in several ways. Join us as we talk about rights management principles and how to use Vernon CMS to document rights that apply to both accessioned items and borrowed objects.
We’ll also look at how the Activities module can help you manage inward and outward rights, reproduction, and use for your objects, including documenting any investigation to determine rights that apply to an object.
Sydney sunshine greeted Vernon User Group
We recently travelled to Sydney to welcome 23 people to our first Australian Vernon User Group (VUG) meeting in five years.
We visited the Anzac Memorial, enjoyed client presentations, held a training day, and managed to fit in some sightseeing.
Dust in the wind: how to design exhibits with an eye for their upkeep
Learn about aspects you should consider when designing a new exhibit and how to take ongoing care of your building or exhibition.
Alex von der Becke, our UK staff member, recently attended the Natural Science Collections Association conference in Oxford. He reports back on one of the more practical talks.
NDF Webinar: Digital Preservation Theory 101 – Wednesday 3 July
In this 45-minute webinar hosted by the National Digital Forum (NDF), you’ll get a brief introduction to the core concepts and vocabulary of digital preservation. If you’re new to the practice, or simply need a refresher, this is a great opportunity to get an overview of this crucial field.
Your presenters for this webinar are two digital preservation pros from the National Library of New Zealand: Valerie Love and Martin Gengenbach.
Featured Vernon Browser websites
Aratoi
The Aratoi collection is unique in the Wairarapa and contains close to 4,000 items of regional, national and international significance, from taonga Māori and social history to artworks from the colonial to the contemporary.
Kentucky Online Arts Resource
The Kentucky Online Arts Resource (KOAR), created by the Speed Art Museum, provides access to 1,831 examples of furniture, silver, ceramics, glass, textiles, paintings, prints and drawings, sculptures, and other objects made or used by Kentuckians.
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.