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Webinars
Overview
The CollectionSpace project team hosted three webinars in three weeks to introduce everyone to CollectionSpace, the open-source, web-based collections information management system for museums and other collecting institutions. The use of CollectionSpace software will help bring critical and necessary collections and collections information management procedures such as cataloging, location and movement tracking, loans, and media handling into the Web 2.0+ era, and has the potential to redefine the ways in which collections information is captured, managed, preserved, and leveraged.
Webinar participants got an advance look at CollectionSpace, met our design and development teams, learned about the software's advanced architecture, functionality, and user experience, heard about our production schedule and deployment plans, and learned how to get involved with the project.
All webinars were recorded and video and slides are available for viewing on the CollectionSpace website.
CollectionSpace for Technology Service Providers and Developers
October 22, 2009
For: hosted service providers, IT consultants, independent software and web developers, vendors of museum-related software solutions, academic computing professionals, and others wishing to learn about providing consulting services and support around CollectionSpace.
CollectionSpace’s robust and flexible technical architecture makes it an ideal offering in a hosted, standalone, or enterprise computing environment, and an effective base line for the development and maintenance of custom solutions for the cultural heritage and academic communities.
The webinar will focus on CollectionSpace technical architecture, installation and deployment, supporting software-as-a-service (SaaS) for hosted solutions, system requirements for server and client, and becoming a CollectionSpace service provider. The webinar will be led by the CollectionSpace Technical team.
View the webinar I AM recording
View the webinar I PM recording
CollectionSpace for Museum and Academic Technology Professionals
October 29, 2009
For: museum-based information technology professionals and academic computing professionals who would like to learn more about deploying and customizing CollectionSpace at their institutions, and those wishing to learn about using CollectionSpace as a platform for development.
CollectionSpace is designed to accommodate, empower, and engage museums' in-house IT, Web, and new media staff through the software’s ease of configuration and customization. Institutions adopting CollectionSpace will not merely replace vendor dependence with developer dependence; rather, they will be able to work directly with their colleagues to customize the software for their needs.
The webinar will focus on CollectionSpace technical architecture as it supports and facilitates configuration and customization, deployment, web services that support development of research applications, and systems integration. The webinar will be led by the CollectionSpace technical team.
View the webinar II AM recording
View the webinar II PM recording
CollectionSpace for Museum and Cultural Heritage Professionals
November 5, 2009
For: museum executive and collections staff, consultants, and anyone interested in previewing the advanced, end-user experience of CollectionSpace.
CollectionSpace provides support for the ever-expanding world of information required to describe, interpret, care for, and share our collections. While early collections management systems were little more than electronic representations of paper records, CollectionSpace offers a novel, workflow-centered approach to collections information management.
The webinar will focus on the software’s functionality, user interface, and customization capabilities. The webinar will be led by the project’s collections information management and user experience design teams.
