the amnh adoption and adaptation of ke emu

14 October 201014 October 2010 American Museum of Natural HistoryAmerican Museum of Natural History Pensacola, FLPensacola, FL

The AMNH AdoptionThe AMNH Adoptionand Adaptationand Adaptation

of KE EMuof KE EMu

A brief historyA brief history

of a continuing sagaof a continuing saga

14 October 201014 October 2010 American Museum of Natural HistoryAmerican Museum of Natural History Pensacola, FLPensacola, FL

AMNH Research DivisionsAMNH Research DivisionsVertebrate Zoology(3,500,000 specimens)

14 October 201014 October 2010 American Museum of Natural HistoryAmerican Museum of Natural History Pensacola, FLPensacola, FL

AMNH Research DivisionsAMNH Research DivisionsVertebrate Zoology(3,500,000 specimens)

KE EMu

14 October 201014 October 2010 American Museum of Natural HistoryAmerican Museum of Natural History Pensacola, FLPensacola, FL

AMNH Research DivisionsAMNH Research DivisionsVertebrate Zoology(3,500,000 specimens)

Invertebrate Zoology(24,000,000 specimens)

KE EMu

14 October 201014 October 2010 American Museum of Natural HistoryAmerican Museum of Natural History Pensacola, FLPensacola, FL

AMNH Research DivisionsAMNH Research DivisionsVertebrate Zoology(3,500,000 specimens)

Invertebrate Zoology(24,000,000 specimens)

KE EMu

Multi-institution, outside developer(MySQL & PHP)

14 October 201014 October 2010 American Museum of Natural HistoryAmerican Museum of Natural History Pensacola, FLPensacola, FL

AMNH Research DivisionsAMNH Research DivisionsVertebrate Zoology(3,500,000 specimens)

Invertebrate Zoology(24,000,000 specimens)

Paleontology(4,750,000 specimens)

KE EMu

Multi-institution, outside developer(MySQL & PHP)

14 October 201014 October 2010 American Museum of Natural HistoryAmerican Museum of Natural History Pensacola, FLPensacola, FL

AMNH Research DivisionsAMNH Research DivisionsVertebrate Zoology(3,500,000 specimens)

Invertebrate Zoology(24,000,000 specimens)

Paleontology(4,750,000 specimens)

KE EMu

Multi-institution, outside developer(MySQL & PHP)

PaleoCat (outside developer)

14 October 201014 October 2010 American Museum of Natural HistoryAmerican Museum of Natural History Pensacola, FLPensacola, FL

AMNH Research DivisionsAMNH Research DivisionsVertebrate Zoology(3,500,000 specimens)

Invertebrate Zoology(24,000,000 specimens)

Paleontology(4,750,000 specimens)

Anthropology(180,000 specimens)

KE EMu

Multi-institution, outside developer(MySQL & PHP)

PaleoCat (outside developer)

14 October 201014 October 2010 American Museum of Natural HistoryAmerican Museum of Natural History Pensacola, FLPensacola, FL

AMNH Research DivisionsAMNH Research DivisionsVertebrate Zoology(3,500,000 specimens)

Invertebrate Zoology(24,000,000 specimens)

Paleontology(4,750,000 specimens)

Anthropology(180,000 specimens)

KE EMu

Multi-institution, outside developer(MySQL & PHP)

PaleoCat (outside developer)

In-house development (Oracle)

14 October 201014 October 2010 American Museum of Natural HistoryAmerican Museum of Natural History Pensacola, FLPensacola, FL

AMNH Research DivisionsAMNH Research DivisionsVertebrate Zoology(3,500,000 specimens)

Invertebrate Zoology(24,000,000 specimens)

Paleontology(4,750,000 specimens)

Anthropology(180,000 specimens)

Physical Science(100,000 specimens in EPS)

KE EMu

Multi-institution, outside developer(MySQL & PHP)

PaleoCat (outside developer)

In-house development (Oracle)

14 October 201014 October 2010 American Museum of Natural HistoryAmerican Museum of Natural History Pensacola, FLPensacola, FL

AMNH Research DivisionsAMNH Research DivisionsVertebrate Zoology(3,500,000 specimens)

Invertebrate Zoology(24,000,000 specimens)

Paleontology(4,750,000 specimens)

Anthropology(180,000 specimens)

Physical Science(100,000 specimens in EPS)

KE EMu

Multi-institution, outside developer(MySQL & PHP)

PaleoCat (outside developer)

In-house development (Oracle)

Superbase, FileMaker Pro

14 October 201014 October 2010 American Museum of Natural HistoryAmerican Museum of Natural History Pensacola, FLPensacola, FL

AMNH Research DivisionsAMNH Research DivisionsVertebrate Zoology(3,500,000 specimens)

KE EMu

Even our one division...

14 October 201014 October 2010 American Museum of Natural HistoryAmerican Museum of Natural History Pensacola, FLPensacola, FL

AMNH Research DivisionsAMNH Research DivisionsVertebrate Zoology(3,500,000 specimens)

KE EMuBirds Fish Herps Mammals

...required multiple clients

14 October 201014 October 2010 American Museum of Natural HistoryAmerican Museum of Natural History Pensacola, FLPensacola, FL

AMNH Research DivisionsAMNH Research DivisionsVertebrate Zoology(3,500,000 specimens)

KE EMuBirds Fish Herps Mammals

“The worst of both worlds”

14 October 201014 October 2010 American Museum of Natural HistoryAmerican Museum of Natural History Pensacola, FLPensacola, FL

AMNH Research DivisionsAMNH Research DivisionsVertebrate Zoology(3,500,000 specimens)

KE EMuBirds Fish Herps Mammals

“The worst of both worlds”

- Need to maintain different data models

14 October 201014 October 2010 American Museum of Natural HistoryAmerican Museum of Natural History Pensacola, FLPensacola, FL

AMNH Research DivisionsAMNH Research DivisionsVertebrate Zoology(3,500,000 specimens)

KE EMuBirds Fish Herps Mammals

“The worst of both worlds”

- Need to maintain different data models

- No common platform with other departments

14 October 201014 October 2010 American Museum of Natural HistoryAmerican Museum of Natural History Pensacola, FLPensacola, FL

AMNH Research DivisionsAMNH Research DivisionsVertebrate Zoology(3,500,000 specimens)

KE EMuBirds Fish Herps Mammals

“The worst of both worlds”

- Need to maintain different data models

- No institution-wide support!

- No common platform with other departments

14 October 201014 October 2010 American Museum of Natural HistoryAmerican Museum of Natural History Pensacola, FLPensacola, FL

Affiliated DepartmentsAffiliated Departments

Ambrose Monell Cryo Collection Ambrose Monell Cryo Collection (frozen (frozen tissue repository)tissue repository)

14 October 201014 October 2010 American Museum of Natural HistoryAmerican Museum of Natural History Pensacola, FLPensacola, FL

Affiliated DepartmentsAffiliated Departments

Ambrose Monell Cryo Collection Ambrose Monell Cryo Collection (frozen (frozen tissue repository)tissue repository) Freezerworks (and separate web database)Freezerworks (and separate web database)

14 October 201014 October 2010 American Museum of Natural HistoryAmerican Museum of Natural History Pensacola, FLPensacola, FL

Affiliated DepartmentsAffiliated Departments

Ambrose Monell Cryo Collection Ambrose Monell Cryo Collection (frozen (frozen tissue repository)tissue repository) Freezerworks (and separate web database)Freezerworks (and separate web database)

Registrars OfficeRegistrars Office

14 October 201014 October 2010 American Museum of Natural HistoryAmerican Museum of Natural History Pensacola, FLPensacola, FL

Affiliated DepartmentsAffiliated Departments

Ambrose Monell Cryo Collection Ambrose Monell Cryo Collection (frozen (frozen tissue repository)tissue repository) Freezerworks (and separate web database)Freezerworks (and separate web database)

Registrars OfficeRegistrars Office MS Excel and Word filesMS Excel and Word files

14 October 201014 October 2010 American Museum of Natural HistoryAmerican Museum of Natural History Pensacola, FLPensacola, FL

Affiliated DepartmentsAffiliated Departments

Ambrose Monell Cryo Collection Ambrose Monell Cryo Collection (frozen (frozen tissue repository)tissue repository) Freezerworks (and separate web database)Freezerworks (and separate web database)

Registrars OfficeRegistrars Office MS Excel and Word filesMS Excel and Word files

...crying out for integration with EMu

14 October 201014 October 2010 American Museum of Natural HistoryAmerican Museum of Natural History Pensacola, FLPensacola, FL

Lost OpportunitiesLost Opportunities

Library Archiving projectsLibrary Archiving projects

Taxonomy Authorities (including Taxonomy Authorities (including synonymies and bibliographies)synonymies and bibliographies)

Our new “Explorer” iPhone appOur new “Explorer” iPhone app

14 October 201014 October 2010 American Museum of Natural HistoryAmerican Museum of Natural History Pensacola, FLPensacola, FL

““Found” OpportunitiesFound” Opportunities

Better integration outside the Better integration outside the museum than withinmuseum than within MaNIS, HerpNET, ORNISMaNIS, HerpNET, ORNIS

14 October 201014 October 2010 American Museum of Natural HistoryAmerican Museum of Natural History Pensacola, FLPensacola, FL

AMNH Design TeamAMNH Design Team

All were collection management staffAll were collection management staff Viewed EMu primarily as a collection Viewed EMu primarily as a collection

management toolmanagement tool Had desire to simplifyHad desire to simplify Too many cooks?Too many cooks?

14 October 201014 October 2010 American Museum of Natural HistoryAmerican Museum of Natural History Pensacola, FLPensacola, FL

Modules We “Hid”Modules We “Hid”

ConservationConservationEventsEvents InsuranceInsuranceNarrativesNarrativesRightsRights

14 October 201014 October 2010 American Museum of Natural HistoryAmerican Museum of Natural History Pensacola, FLPensacola, FL

Modules we mergedModules we merged

Collection Events and Sites (together Collection Events and Sites (together and/or into Catalog)and/or into Catalog)

Condition Checks (into Catalog)Condition Checks (into Catalog) Internal Movements (into Catalog)Internal Movements (into Catalog) Movements (into Transactions)Movements (into Transactions)

14 October 201014 October 2010 American Museum of Natural HistoryAmerican Museum of Natural History Pensacola, FLPensacola, FL

Modules We CreatedModules We Created

ExpeditionsExpeditions

14 October 201014 October 2010 American Museum of Natural HistoryAmerican Museum of Natural History Pensacola, FLPensacola, FL

Modules We CreatedModules We Created

ExpeditionsExpeditions

Modules We Never UseModules We Never Use

GazetteersGazetteers ThesaurusThesaurus

14 October 201014 October 2010 American Museum of Natural HistoryAmerican Museum of Natural History Pensacola, FLPensacola, FL

Our Primary ModificationsOur Primary Modifications

Split Catalog into Organism/Lot and Split Catalog into Organism/Lot and PreparationsPreparations Originally argued for two modulesOriginally argued for two modules

Collapsed Collection Events and SitesCollapsed Collection Events and Sites Differently for different departmentsDifferently for different departments

14 October 201014 October 2010 American Museum of Natural HistoryAmerican Museum of Natural History Pensacola, FLPensacola, FL

Our Primary ModificationsOur Primary Modifications

Transactions (formerly Loans)Transactions (formerly Loans) Lots, partial and uncataloged specimensLots, partial and uncataloged specimens

DeaccessionsDeaccessions Partial or entire, specimens or lotsPartial or entire, specimens or lots

14 October 201014 October 2010 American Museum of Natural HistoryAmerican Museum of Natural History Pensacola, FLPensacola, FL

Our Primary ModificationsOur Primary Modifications

TaxonomyTaxonomy Viewed primarily as tool to support collection Viewed primarily as tool to support collection

management, not research toolmanagement, not research tool ““Simplified” synonymiesSimplified” synonymies Sub-classed too far?Sub-classed too far?