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Great Museums need good Collections Management Nick Poole Chief Executive, Collections Trust Chair, Europeana Network

Great Museums need good Collections Management

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Presentation to the Swedish Samlingsforum on the subject of 'Good Collections Management'.

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Great Museums need good Collections Management

Nick PooleChief Executive, Collections TrustChair, Europeana Network

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• All of these slides are online at http://www.slideshare.net/nickpoole

• For more information on today’s presentation, visit http://www.collectionslink.org.uk

• Join us at our annual conference & standards meeting: http://www.collectionslink.org.uk/openculture2014

• Follow us on twitter @NickPoole1 and @Collectiontrust

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Tack för inbjudan till Samlingsforum!

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Tack för inbjudan till Samlingsforum!

(Hans svenska är hemsk och jag har ingen lust att förolämpa din vackra språk)

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What does a ’great museum’ mean to you?

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Think back to the moment you discovered you wanted to work in museums.

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When you think of the reason why you work in museums, how does it make you feel?

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That’s what great museums feel like to everyone

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What kind of museum professional are you?

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Objects Experiences

Facts Stories

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Objects Experiences

Facts Narratives

“Our first duties are to collect, conserve and display material culture, to protect the nation’s treasures and to showcase the high points of human creativity”

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Objects Experiences

Facts Stories

“Our first duty is to create an open, welcoming environment in which people can come and enjoy the experience of beautiful, inspiring things”

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Objects Experiences

Facts Stories

“It is not the objects themselves, but the connections between them and the stories they can tell. Our duty is to weave stories and objects together to help people understand the world around them”

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Objects Experiences

Facts Narratives

“Our first duty is to provide an authoritative record of the development of the natural and man-made world. We must collect and preserve type specimens and objects based on our authoritative and scientific knowledge.”

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Objects Experiences

Facts Stories

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Great museums use good Collections Management to bring objects, experiences, facts and stories together to create moments of wonder.

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So what is ’a collection’...?

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Physical Collections

Physical Collections

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Administrative Information

Administrative Information

Physical Collections

Physical Collections

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Administrative Information

Administrative Information

Collections-based

Knowledge

Collections-based

Knowledge

Physical Collections

Physical Collections

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Administrative Information

Administrative Information

Collections-based

Knowledge

Collections-based

Knowledge

Physical Collections

Physical Collections

NarrativesNarratives

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Administrative Information

Administrative Information

Digital AssetsDigital Assets

Collections-based

Knowledge

Collections-based

Knowledge

Physical Collections

Physical Collections

NarrativesNarratives

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Administrative Information

Administrative Information

Digital AssetsDigital Assets

Collections-based

Knowledge

Collections-based

Knowledge

Physical Collections

Physical Collections

NarrativesNarratives

Physical surrogates (3D print)

Physical surrogates (3D print)

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Administrative Information

Administrative Information

Digital AssetsDigital Assets

Collections-based

Knowledge

Collections-based

Knowledge

Physical Collections

Physical Collections

NarrativesNarratives

Physical surrogates (3D print)

Physical surrogates (3D print)

The nature of the material

which society trusts us to

collect, manage and care for

has changed beyond all

recognition...

The nature of the material

which society trusts us to

collect, manage and care for

has changed beyond all

recognition...

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BSI PAS 197 BSI PAS 198

ACCREDITATION BENCHMARKS

WORLDWIDE COMMUNITY (7,600)

COMPLIANCE(23,000)

GUIDANCEPDF/XML/PRINT+ SCHEMA

NEW IDEAS

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Users Funders Politicians

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Users Funders Politicians

Organisational Mission

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Users Funders Politicians

Organisational Mission

Collecting Policy

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Users Funders Politicians

Organisational Mission

Collecting Policy

UseDevelopLearnCare

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Users Funders Politicians

Organisational Mission

Collecting Policy

UseDevelopLearnCare

InformationProceduresSystemsPeople

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Users Funders Politicians

Organisational Mission

Collecting Policy

UseDevelopLearnCare

InformationProceduresSystemsPeople

Evaluation & improvement

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Users Funders Politicians

Organisational Mission

Collecting Policy

UseDevelopLearnCare

InformationProceduresSystemsPeople

Evaluation & improvement

Open, participatory, seamlessly physical, digital, intellectual and emotional experiences for our users

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Users Funders Politicians

Organisational Mission

Collecting Policy

UseDevelopLearnCare

InformationProceduresSystemsPeople

Evaluation & improvement

Rich online and offline experiences for users

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Anatomy of Collections Management

Collecting Policy

InformationProceduresSystemsPeople

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Anatomy of SPECTRUM

InformationProcedures SystemsPeople

Collections & collections-related knowledge

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BSI PAS 197 BSI PAS 198

ACCREDITATION BENCHMARKS

WORLDWIDE COMMUNITY (7,600)

COMPLIANCE(23,000)

GUIDANCEPDF/XML/PRINT+ SCHEMA

NEW IDEAS

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Good Collections Management, as set out in SPECTRUM, is at the heart of delivering great museums.

It allows us to be open and accountable in our work, while preparing our museums for the challenges of today and tomorrow.

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Stora museer behöver God samlingsforvaltning

Tack för er uppmärksamhet!

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• All of these slides are online at http://www.slideshare.net/nickpoole

• For more information on today’s presentation, visit http://www.collectionslink.org.uk

• Join us at our annual conference & standards meeting: http://www.collectionslink.org.uk/openculture2014

• Follow us on twitter @NickPoole1 and @Collectiontrust