This is the 100th issue of COLLECTION CONNECTION, the quarterly newsletter we have been publishing for 25 years. This issue includes articles about two new sites, The Australian Ballet and Penrith Regional Art Gallery, a case study about Waddesdon Manor, an overview of collection auditing tools in Vernon CMS, and a profile of our new info.ehive.com website.
Waddesdon Manor – Trade Card Collection
The founder of Waddesdon Manor, Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild acquired a collection of printed paper ephemera relating to commerce in 1891. The collection includes over 700 trade cards (early shop advertisements). This case study looks how Waddesdon Manor made the best use of Vernon CMS to catalogue and share information about this collection.
How to audit your collection with Vernon CMS
It is common for museums to adhere to minimum standards of care and best practice for collection documentation. These are often defined by national agencies and cover legal responsibilities, museum accreditation processes and governance structures. Vernon CMS adheres to all of the processes covered by the SPECTRUM collections management data standard. The SPECTRUM standard includes several processes with specific reference to collection auditing.
Introducing info.eHive.com
eHive’s Online Help and Information pages have a new home: info.ehive.com. This is the first phase of our project to update the entire eHive.com website. Our development team is currently hard at work, rewriting eHive in newer technology. The end result will be an enhanced website built using a responsive design.
The Australian Ballet Collection Management Program
The Australian Ballet’s collection consists of approximately 30 000 costumes, and scenery and props for a hundred Productions. Vernon CMS was selected as the collection management system to support the management of this collection.