14 October 2010 14 October 2010 American Museum of Natural American Museum of Natural History History Pensacola, FL Pensacola, FL The AMNH Adoption The AMNH Adoption and Adaptation and Adaptation of KE EMu of KE EMu A brief history A brief history of a continuing saga of a continuing saga
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14 October 201014 October 2010 American Museum of Natural HistoryAmerican Museum of Natural History Pensacola, FLPensacola, FL
The AMNH AdoptionThe AMNH Adoptionand Adaptationand Adaptation
of KE EMuof KE EMu
A brief historyA brief history
of a continuing sagaof a continuing saga
14 October 201014 October 2010 American Museum of Natural HistoryAmerican Museum of Natural History Pensacola, FLPensacola, FL
AMNH Research DivisionsAMNH Research DivisionsVertebrate Zoology(3,500,000 specimens)
14 October 201014 October 2010 American Museum of Natural HistoryAmerican Museum of Natural History Pensacola, FLPensacola, FL
AMNH Research DivisionsAMNH Research DivisionsVertebrate Zoology(3,500,000 specimens)
KE EMu
14 October 201014 October 2010 American Museum of Natural HistoryAmerican Museum of Natural History Pensacola, FLPensacola, FL
AMNH Research DivisionsAMNH Research DivisionsVertebrate Zoology(3,500,000 specimens)
Invertebrate Zoology(24,000,000 specimens)
KE EMu
14 October 201014 October 2010 American Museum of Natural HistoryAmerican Museum of Natural History Pensacola, FLPensacola, FL
AMNH Research DivisionsAMNH Research DivisionsVertebrate Zoology(3,500,000 specimens)
Invertebrate Zoology(24,000,000 specimens)
KE EMu
Multi-institution, outside developer(MySQL & PHP)
14 October 201014 October 2010 American Museum of Natural HistoryAmerican Museum of Natural History Pensacola, FLPensacola, FL
AMNH Research DivisionsAMNH Research DivisionsVertebrate Zoology(3,500,000 specimens)
Invertebrate Zoology(24,000,000 specimens)
Paleontology(4,750,000 specimens)
KE EMu
Multi-institution, outside developer(MySQL & PHP)
14 October 201014 October 2010 American Museum of Natural HistoryAmerican Museum of Natural History Pensacola, FLPensacola, FL
AMNH Research DivisionsAMNH Research DivisionsVertebrate Zoology(3,500,000 specimens)
Invertebrate Zoology(24,000,000 specimens)
Paleontology(4,750,000 specimens)
KE EMu
Multi-institution, outside developer(MySQL & PHP)
PaleoCat (outside developer)
14 October 201014 October 2010 American Museum of Natural HistoryAmerican Museum of Natural History Pensacola, FLPensacola, FL
AMNH Research DivisionsAMNH Research DivisionsVertebrate Zoology(3,500,000 specimens)
Invertebrate Zoology(24,000,000 specimens)
Paleontology(4,750,000 specimens)
Anthropology(180,000 specimens)
KE EMu
Multi-institution, outside developer(MySQL & PHP)
PaleoCat (outside developer)
14 October 201014 October 2010 American Museum of Natural HistoryAmerican Museum of Natural History Pensacola, FLPensacola, FL
AMNH Research DivisionsAMNH Research DivisionsVertebrate Zoology(3,500,000 specimens)
Invertebrate Zoology(24,000,000 specimens)
Paleontology(4,750,000 specimens)
Anthropology(180,000 specimens)
KE EMu
Multi-institution, outside developer(MySQL & PHP)
PaleoCat (outside developer)
In-house development (Oracle)
14 October 201014 October 2010 American Museum of Natural HistoryAmerican Museum of Natural History Pensacola, FLPensacola, FL
AMNH Research DivisionsAMNH Research DivisionsVertebrate Zoology(3,500,000 specimens)
Invertebrate Zoology(24,000,000 specimens)
Paleontology(4,750,000 specimens)
Anthropology(180,000 specimens)
Physical Science(100,000 specimens in EPS)
KE EMu
Multi-institution, outside developer(MySQL & PHP)
PaleoCat (outside developer)
In-house development (Oracle)
14 October 201014 October 2010 American Museum of Natural HistoryAmerican Museum of Natural History Pensacola, FLPensacola, FL
AMNH Research DivisionsAMNH Research DivisionsVertebrate Zoology(3,500,000 specimens)
Invertebrate Zoology(24,000,000 specimens)
Paleontology(4,750,000 specimens)
Anthropology(180,000 specimens)
Physical Science(100,000 specimens in EPS)
KE EMu
Multi-institution, outside developer(MySQL & PHP)
PaleoCat (outside developer)
In-house development (Oracle)
Superbase, FileMaker Pro
14 October 201014 October 2010 American Museum of Natural HistoryAmerican Museum of Natural History Pensacola, FLPensacola, FL
AMNH Research DivisionsAMNH Research DivisionsVertebrate Zoology(3,500,000 specimens)
KE EMu
Even our one division...
14 October 201014 October 2010 American Museum of Natural HistoryAmerican Museum of Natural History Pensacola, FLPensacola, FL
AMNH Research DivisionsAMNH Research DivisionsVertebrate Zoology(3,500,000 specimens)
KE EMuBirds Fish Herps Mammals
...required multiple clients
14 October 201014 October 2010 American Museum of Natural HistoryAmerican Museum of Natural History Pensacola, FLPensacola, FL
AMNH Research DivisionsAMNH Research DivisionsVertebrate Zoology(3,500,000 specimens)
KE EMuBirds Fish Herps Mammals
“The worst of both worlds”
14 October 201014 October 2010 American Museum of Natural HistoryAmerican Museum of Natural History Pensacola, FLPensacola, FL
AMNH Research DivisionsAMNH Research DivisionsVertebrate Zoology(3,500,000 specimens)
KE EMuBirds Fish Herps Mammals
“The worst of both worlds”
- Need to maintain different data models
14 October 201014 October 2010 American Museum of Natural HistoryAmerican Museum of Natural History Pensacola, FLPensacola, FL
AMNH Research DivisionsAMNH Research DivisionsVertebrate Zoology(3,500,000 specimens)
KE EMuBirds Fish Herps Mammals
“The worst of both worlds”
- Need to maintain different data models
- No common platform with other departments
14 October 201014 October 2010 American Museum of Natural HistoryAmerican Museum of Natural History Pensacola, FLPensacola, FL
AMNH Research DivisionsAMNH Research DivisionsVertebrate Zoology(3,500,000 specimens)
KE EMuBirds Fish Herps Mammals
“The worst of both worlds”
- Need to maintain different data models
- No institution-wide support!
- No common platform with other departments
14 October 201014 October 2010 American Museum of Natural HistoryAmerican Museum of Natural History Pensacola, FLPensacola, FL
Affiliated DepartmentsAffiliated Departments
Ambrose Monell Cryo Collection Ambrose Monell Cryo Collection (frozen (frozen tissue repository)tissue repository)
14 October 201014 October 2010 American Museum of Natural HistoryAmerican Museum of Natural History Pensacola, FLPensacola, FL
Affiliated DepartmentsAffiliated Departments
Ambrose Monell Cryo Collection Ambrose Monell Cryo Collection (frozen (frozen tissue repository)tissue repository) Freezerworks (and separate web database)Freezerworks (and separate web database)
14 October 201014 October 2010 American Museum of Natural HistoryAmerican Museum of Natural History Pensacola, FLPensacola, FL
Affiliated DepartmentsAffiliated Departments
Ambrose Monell Cryo Collection Ambrose Monell Cryo Collection (frozen (frozen tissue repository)tissue repository) Freezerworks (and separate web database)Freezerworks (and separate web database)
Registrars OfficeRegistrars Office
14 October 201014 October 2010 American Museum of Natural HistoryAmerican Museum of Natural History Pensacola, FLPensacola, FL
Affiliated DepartmentsAffiliated Departments
Ambrose Monell Cryo Collection Ambrose Monell Cryo Collection (frozen (frozen tissue repository)tissue repository) Freezerworks (and separate web database)Freezerworks (and separate web database)
Registrars OfficeRegistrars Office MS Excel and Word filesMS Excel and Word files
14 October 201014 October 2010 American Museum of Natural HistoryAmerican Museum of Natural History Pensacola, FLPensacola, FL
Affiliated DepartmentsAffiliated Departments
Ambrose Monell Cryo Collection Ambrose Monell Cryo Collection (frozen (frozen tissue repository)tissue repository) Freezerworks (and separate web database)Freezerworks (and separate web database)
Registrars OfficeRegistrars Office MS Excel and Word filesMS Excel and Word files
...crying out for integration with EMu
14 October 201014 October 2010 American Museum of Natural HistoryAmerican Museum of Natural History Pensacola, FLPensacola, FL
Lost OpportunitiesLost Opportunities
Library Archiving projectsLibrary Archiving projects
Taxonomy Authorities (including Taxonomy Authorities (including synonymies and bibliographies)synonymies and bibliographies)
Our new “Explorer” iPhone appOur new “Explorer” iPhone app
14 October 201014 October 2010 American Museum of Natural HistoryAmerican Museum of Natural History Pensacola, FLPensacola, FL
““Found” OpportunitiesFound” Opportunities
Better integration outside the Better integration outside the museum than withinmuseum than within MaNIS, HerpNET, ORNISMaNIS, HerpNET, ORNIS
14 October 201014 October 2010 American Museum of Natural HistoryAmerican Museum of Natural History Pensacola, FLPensacola, FL
AMNH Design TeamAMNH Design Team
All were collection management staffAll were collection management staff Viewed EMu primarily as a collection Viewed EMu primarily as a collection
management toolmanagement tool Had desire to simplifyHad desire to simplify Too many cooks?Too many cooks?
14 October 201014 October 2010 American Museum of Natural HistoryAmerican Museum of Natural History Pensacola, FLPensacola, FL
Modules We “Hid”Modules We “Hid”
ConservationConservationEventsEvents InsuranceInsuranceNarrativesNarrativesRightsRights
14 October 201014 October 2010 American Museum of Natural HistoryAmerican Museum of Natural History Pensacola, FLPensacola, FL
Modules we mergedModules we merged
Collection Events and Sites (together Collection Events and Sites (together and/or into Catalog)and/or into Catalog)
Condition Checks (into Catalog)Condition Checks (into Catalog) Internal Movements (into Catalog)Internal Movements (into Catalog) Movements (into Transactions)Movements (into Transactions)
14 October 201014 October 2010 American Museum of Natural HistoryAmerican Museum of Natural History Pensacola, FLPensacola, FL
Modules We CreatedModules We Created
ExpeditionsExpeditions
14 October 201014 October 2010 American Museum of Natural HistoryAmerican Museum of Natural History Pensacola, FLPensacola, FL
Modules We CreatedModules We Created
ExpeditionsExpeditions
Modules We Never UseModules We Never Use
GazetteersGazetteers ThesaurusThesaurus
14 October 201014 October 2010 American Museum of Natural HistoryAmerican Museum of Natural History Pensacola, FLPensacola, FL
Our Primary ModificationsOur Primary Modifications
Split Catalog into Organism/Lot and Split Catalog into Organism/Lot and PreparationsPreparations Originally argued for two modulesOriginally argued for two modules
Collapsed Collection Events and SitesCollapsed Collection Events and Sites Differently for different departmentsDifferently for different departments
14 October 201014 October 2010 American Museum of Natural HistoryAmerican Museum of Natural History Pensacola, FLPensacola, FL
Our Primary ModificationsOur Primary Modifications
Transactions (formerly Loans)Transactions (formerly Loans) Lots, partial and uncataloged specimensLots, partial and uncataloged specimens
DeaccessionsDeaccessions Partial or entire, specimens or lotsPartial or entire, specimens or lots
14 October 201014 October 2010 American Museum of Natural HistoryAmerican Museum of Natural History Pensacola, FLPensacola, FL
Our Primary ModificationsOur Primary Modifications
TaxonomyTaxonomy Viewed primarily as tool to support collection Viewed primarily as tool to support collection
management, not research toolmanagement, not research tool ““Simplified” synonymiesSimplified” synonymies Sub-classed too far?Sub-classed too far?
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