Catalogue module
EMu supports multi-discipline collections within the one Catalog
Cultural Collections
- Ethnology
- Anthropology
- Archaeology
- Science and Technology
Art Collections
- Paintings
- Drawings
- Prints
- Sculptures and 3-Dimensional Objects
- Decorative Art
- Performing Arts
- Photography
- Textiles
- Digital Objects
Natural History Collections
- Invertebrate Zoology
- Vertebrate Zoology, with separate disciplines for the main vertebrate groups such as Mammalogy, Ornithology, Ichthyology, Herpetology and Amphibians
- Earth Sciences, including rocks, minerals, gems, meteorites
- Palaeobiology, including vertebrate and invertebrate Palaeontology and Palaeobotany
- Botany
- Horticulture
- Physical Anthropology
Special Collections
- Digital Assets
- Historical Society Collections
- Archives
The EMu Catalog
However, as all records are contained within the one Catalog
As well as discipline specific fields, EMu provides a suite of general fields across all disciplines, such as object type, location, condition, and so forth, ensuring that the same management processes can be applied within each discipline. EMu can even support museum processes that cross discipline boundaries, for example multi-discipline loans.
A Natural History institution might comprise three departments / categories:
- History & Technology
- Humanities
- Natural Sciences
with each of these divided into disciplines (Scientific Groups) and sub-disciplines:
The hierarchical structure and naming scheme will differ from one institution to another, but the principle is the same: when an object is added to an institution's collection and recorded in the Catalog
Note:
Note the Collection Identification fields which define this item's position in the Catalog
As well as satisfying the purposes of classification, an advantage of locating an object within a hierarchy is that it is possible to limit a search to a specific discipline, reducing the number of records to be searched, and making for much faster searching.
Note: As every institution is able to customi
Tab | Description |
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Summary |
Summary of accession, title and creation details for quick reference. |
Title |
Nature of the object, link to Accession Lots module, and various titles the object may have. |
Edition |
State, impression, publisher, watermark and notes. |
Creation (1) |
Name of the object's creator, where it was created and other creation details. |
Creation (2) |
Cultural origin of the object, subject classification, provenance and inscriptions. |
Physical |
Details of the object's medium and physical dimensions. |
Associations |
Lists other objects that are related to the current object and their relationship. For example, this image shows the parent object Wedgwood Crockery Collection linked to three child objects, each recorded in a separate record:
Tip: See How to record parent / child objects for details. |
References |
Links to Rights and Bibliography modules and lists image and filing references. |
Parts |
Lists all related parent and child records in a hierarchical view. Tip: See How to record parent / child objects for details. |
Location |
Used to record the location and changes of location of objects. Any change generates a record in the Internal Movements module. Lists a permanent location, a current location (and even a temporary location) if the object has been moved, who moved it, who authori Tip: See Locations module for more details. |
Condition |
Used to record details of the physical condition of an object. Any change generates a record in the Condition Checks modules. Includes information about when and by whom the condition was last checked. Tip: See Condition Checks module for more details. |
Illumination |
Maximum lighting exposure for the collection item, as well as cumulative exposure so far. |
Display |
Records requirements for the correct physical environment in which to display the object. |
Storage |
Records requirements for the correct physical environment in which to store the collection item. |
Valuation |
Used to record the monetary amount for which an object is valued and its valuation history. Any change generates a record in the Valuations module. Links to a record in the Insurance module. Tip: See Valuations module and Insurance module for details. |
Events |
List of events associated with the collection item. Links to the Events module. Tip: See Events module for details. |
Loans |
List of loans associated with the collection item. Links to the Loans module. Tip: See Loans module for details. |
Movements |
List of movements associated with the collection item. Links to the Movements module. Tip: See Movements module for details. |
Conservation |
List of conservation strategies associated with the collection item. Links to the Conservation module. Tip: See Conservation module for details. |
Status |
Lists alteration and stocktake details. |
Tasks |
See Tasks tab for details. |
Notes |
See Notes tab for details. |
Multimedia |
See Multimedia tab for details. |
Security |
See Security tab for details. |
Audit |
See Audit tab for details. |
Admin |
See Admin tab for details. |