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Repatriation in EMu
Kara LewisCollections Information Program
Manager
NMAI Project OverviewOriginal plan: implement in Phase II, Fall
2006
Stymied by…
Other priorities
A complicated history
Miscommunication
Hurt feelings
NMAI Project Overview
February 2009, the planets aligned…
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Repatriation focused on
getting files in order
Better communication
Meetings one-on-one
What we focused on
The basics
What do other people need to know?
What is the process?
How to complement
other efforts?
What items are under claim?
Common threads?
What are EMu’s
strengths?
Why not customize?
Keep it simple
Our tendency to over-design
Usefulness of already existing
structure
Understand needs
better after use
Events
Conceived to hold projects
Can link to objects to “flag” them
Can add dates and people
Can link to related Events
With other projects that limit
objects’ use
Lumping vs. Splitting
Create one Event per stage
Keeps snapshot
Points out discrepancies
Allows for more detail
Can trigger icons
Better searching
“Stages” of a Claim1. Claimed – Pending
Research
2. Approved Declined
3. Appealed Case Resolution
4. Repatriated Returned
1. Claimed – Active Research1. Claimed – Complete Research
Start with the old
Final Report
= 1: Claimed – Complete Research
Proposed Deaccession
= 2: Approved or Declined
Receipt and Release
= 4: Repatriated
Details…
From the Catalog module
Reconciling data
Two examples of data problems
Extension discrepanciesMissing documents
12345612/3456
123456.000123456.001123456.002
Next stepsAttaching scanned documents
Work one-on-one on entering current cases
Help with data
Check statuses
Add additional identifications and affiliations
Enter traditional and sensitive care
information
Kara LewisCollections Information Program [email protected]