MICHAEL in Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland Chris Bailey, Chris Delaney and Jane Robinson Chris...

MICHAEL in Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland Chris Bailey, Chris Delaney and Jane Robinson

Chris Bailey, NIMCChris Delaney, WMFJane Robinson, MGS

The MICHAEL project in Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland


Northern Ireland


Methodology

Partnership with University of Ulster

AchievementsExisting records38 Museums48 Digital resources and services


Issues arising

PrioritiesStandardsTypes

Where to now?

Other collectionsSustainability


On line Museum Collections

in Wales


The MICHAEL Project in Wales

No Welsh Museums on the MICHAEL site

MLA provided a grant to the Federation of Museums in Wales to encourage Welsh museums to become part of the MICHAEL project.


The Purpose of the Wales Project

Increase the number of digital collections and services from Wales catalogued in MICHAEL

Promote the project to institutions in Wales

Increase the Welsh language contents of the MICHAEL UK database


Methodology

93 Registered/Accredited museums in Wales

A desk top assessment of Welsh museum web sites was undertaken

The data was entered into a questionnaire format.

Each museum was then contacted to validate and update the data.

We failed to verify and upgrade data for only 3 museums.


Grading system for museum web sites developed A * site is basically an on line leaflet with visitor information and a brief collection overview.

A** site is as before, with good collection overviews.

A*** site is as before, with substantial details about the collection, but not an on line catalogue.

A **** site is as before, with all or elements of the collection available on line. This may include detailed descriptions of items, images and a search facility.


The project identified 14 *** and **** sites and 11 of these were selected for inclusion on the MICHAEL site. The museums identified were:- The Egypt Centre, SwanseaThe Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, SwanseaSwansea MuseumGwynedd Museum and Art Gallery, BangorLloyd George Museum, Llanystumdwy, CricciethTalyllyn Railway, TywynCynon Valley MuseumCyfarthfa Castle , MerthyrGlamorgan College of ArtCeredigion Museum, AberystwythRegimental Museum, 1st The Queens Dragoon Guards, Cardiff


The other three sites are *** sites about to undergo a major upgrading The Ceramics Gallery U.C. Aberystwyth School of Art Gallery and Museum Aberystwyth Amgueddfa Cymru is a *** site, the other 6 National Museum Wales sites are * sites.


The remaining sites

8 museums do not have web sites6 museums are ** sites 65 are * sites70% of museum web sites in Wales are a leaflet on line. most museums plan to put collections on line in the next 2 to 3 years. most museums have electronic data basesmany still have paper based systems and no resources to transfer them into a computerised system. CyMAL have grant aiding documentation and access projects, which are speeding up this process.


Software Modes or its various forms is the most popular software used by 39 museums

18 museums use CALM

The National Museum Wales and the National Trust have their own software.

11 use Access/MUSIMS/Lotus/Filemaker

4 museums have only a paper based system.


Issues

Identified weaknesses

Funding the documentation backlog

A Museum Strategy for Wales

Museums Portal/Historic Wales/Archives Network

Distributed National Collections


Scotland


MICHAEL Project – Scottish participation


Scottish participation

Museums Galleries Scotland is the lead body for the funding, development and advocacy of over 340 museums and galleries in Scotland.

Our corporate aims cover five broad areas: advocacy, development, customer services, evidencing policy and partnership.

Our aim in participating in the MICHAEL project in 2007-8 was

to encourage development around digital collections.


Museums Galleries Scotland’s Digital Content Action Framework


Scottish collections in MICHAEL

• 21 digital collection records created

• 3 existing entries validated,10 tidied

• 11 new collections brought in…….with more in the pipeline


Jane Robinson

Head of Museum [email protected]

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