{"id":1820,"date":"2023-01-17T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-17T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.pafaarchives.org\/blog\/?p=1820"},"modified":"2023-01-19T21:36:17","modified_gmt":"2023-01-19T21:36:17","slug":"digital-treasure-trove-beta-testing-new-collections-software","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.pafaarchives.org\/blog\/behind-the-scenes\/digital-treasure-trove-beta-testing-new-collections-software\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Treasure Trove: Beta Testing New Collections Software"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Contributed by PAFA Museum Collections<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Collections staff have begun beta testing the museum\u2019s new content management system (CMS)&#8211;Axiell Collections. While a somewhat clerical sounding update, it is one that we are very excited about, as it marks the beginning of a major turning point in our department\u2019s projects: the migration of our collection data and media from an aging and outdated system, to a modernized one that is better equipped to deal with our needs in the present. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"377\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.pafaarchives.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1821\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.pafaarchives.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image.png 750w, https:\/\/blog.pafaarchives.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-300x151.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For now we have been busy experimenting with a sandbox version of the software\u2014learning how it works, what it can and cannot do. We are additionally beginning to build out a new batch of custom report templates that work with this new interface. \u201cReports,\u201d in this case, are automatically generated documents that compile batch answers to various questions that we might want to ask of our database about a given group of works. Example questions might include \u201cwhere was this group of paintings each most recently located,\u201d or, \u201cwhat are all the names, materials, and dimensions of all the works currently on exhibit?&#8221; Regardless, reports are an invaluable way for a range of museum staff to utilize the vast amount of information in the database, and we are excited to see these coming to life already.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>About the Institute of Museum and Library Services<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of federal support for the nation\u2019s libraries and museums. We advance, support, and empower America\u2019s museums, libraries, and related organizations through grantmaking, research, and policy development. Our vision is a nation where museums and libraries work together to transform the lives of individuals and communities. To learn more, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imls.gov\/\">https:\/\/www.imls.gov\/<\/a>and follow us on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/USIMLS\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/us_imls\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Contributed by PAFA Museum Collections Collections staff have begun beta testing the museum\u2019s new content management system (CMS)&#8211;Axiell Collections. While a somewhat clerical sounding update, it is one that we are very excited about, as it marks the beginning of a major turning point in our department\u2019s projects: the migration of our collection data and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4,5,72],"tags":[63,39],"class_list":["post-1820","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-behind-the-scenes","category-collection","category-grant","category-metadata","tag-cms","tag-imls"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.pafaarchives.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1820","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.pafaarchives.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.pafaarchives.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.pafaarchives.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.pafaarchives.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1820"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.pafaarchives.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1820\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1822,"href":"https:\/\/blog.pafaarchives.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1820\/revisions\/1822"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.pafaarchives.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1820"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.pafaarchives.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1820"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.pafaarchives.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1820"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}