Collections Management Natural History Museums eMoo in the Americas

Collections Management Natural History Museums EMu… by any other name… …would be easier to pronounce! EMu = Electronic Museum

Collections Management Natural History Museums Beyond Collections Management North American Trends… –Converting Data in EMu to Public Knowledge On the web Information Kiosks iMu

Collections Management Natural History Museums New York Botanic Gardens – Steere Herbarium Entire site for Lecythidaceae Pages is generated through EMu Narratives!

Collections Management Natural History Museums New York Botanic Gardens – Steere Herbarium Pages include: Overview Individual specimen data Taxon descriptions Glossary Multimedia Additional Resources

Collections Management Natural History Museums New York Botanic Gardens – Steere Herbarium

Collections Management Natural History Museums New York Botanic Gardens – Steere Herbarium

Collections Management Natural History Museums New York Botanic Gardens – Steere Herbarium

Collections Management Natural History Museums Canadian Museum of Civilization Over 200,000 objects on the web Over 50 “virtual” exhibitions Most prepared by hand and static Some direct from EMu at object level War Clip History of Canadian Nursing

Collections Management Natural History Museums Canadian Museum of Civilization Two “Narratives” based online exhibitions ready for release to the web Puppets Anvil Fire (the history of French settlement in Quebec)

Collections Management Natural History Museums National Naval Aviation Museum – Pensacola, Florida Information Kiosk Planning stories from EMu direct to Information Kiosks

Collections Management Natural History Museums Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Currently implementing iMu for “Secret Vault” Exhibition (late 2008) Will use Narratives on the web and in Information Kiosks

Collections Management Natural History Museums Issues for extracting knowledge from eMu Software – you have most of what you need in eMu Implementing what you already have Designing online stories Gathering data

Collections Management Natural History Museums Next steps for eMoo in the Americas Most customers are planning to use Narratives on the web over then next 2 years iMu has generated a lot of interest Knowledge to the people is a critical issue for North American customers