Introducing digitalpasifik.org

The following project will be of great interest to MEG members. See below for more information about the project and an invitation to get involved. Digital Pasifik write: 

 Invitation to help us make the digitized cultural content of the Pacific easier to find, share, and use by people in and of the Pacific. Through this site, digitalpasifik.org, we intend to bring together the metadata of hundreds of organisations worldwide. By “metadata” we mean the descriptive information about the content, such as the title, URL, description, creator/author. We present your metadata on the site, alongside the metadata of other content partners. You always retain full control over your metadata. We’re looking forward to working with you to help more people discover your Pacific digital content via new and useful tools and services. Please get in touch if you would like to learn more. www.digitalpasifik.org

digitalpasifik.org is supported by the Australian Government and implemented by the National Library of New Zealand | Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa in collaboration with the National Library of Australia.

Please contact Tim Kong Programme Manager – Pacific Virtual Museum Pilot, Tim.Kong@dia.govt.nz or digitalpasifik@dia.govt.nz

Collections Trust launches new data cleaning service

Collections Trust has launched a new service to help museums clean their messy collections data. Aimed at any museum planning to put its objects online or switch to a new collections management system, the new service draws on expertise gained from years of hard-won experience on large-scale projects.

“Messy data is a common problem even in the best-run museums,” says Kevin Gosling, Collections Trust Chief Executive. “If you want to migrate or share your collections records – or, frankly, just find information when you need it – you need consistency. Now Collections Trust can help wrangle your records into shape.”  

Collections Trust also offers bespoke advice and training to help museums maintain their data once it has been cleaned. Where data protection or copyright are an issue, Collections Trust can also work with rights experts Naomi Korn Associates to offer a comprehensive, one-stop service.

Further information about the data cleaning service can be found online on the Collections Trust website.