SPECTRUM: Sharing and building best practices in Collections Management
Nick Poole, CEO, Collections Trust
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Collections Trust Mission
“Working with and on behalf of our members, we promote excellence and innovation in Collections Management and positively champion collections and their public value within the museum, arts & related heritage sectors.”
We make things…
What is SPECTRUM?
“An international open standard for Collections Management and documentation, created by museum staff and maintained by a network of organisations including the Collections Trust, the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz and partners in more than 40 countries worldwide.”
What is SPECTRUM?
The result of more than 20 years of professionalization in Collections Management and Documentation practice.
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STRATEGIC PLANNING
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT
MINIMUMSTANDARDS
COLLECTIONS CARE
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WORLDWIDE COMMUNITY (7,600)
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COMPLIANCE(23,000)
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GUIDANCE
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GUIDANCEPDF/XML/PRINT+ SCHEMA
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WORLDWIDE COMMUNITY (7,600)
COMPLIANCE(23,000)
GUIDANCEPDF/XML/PRINT+ SCHEMA
NEW IDEAS
AlbaniaAlgeriaAndorraArgentinaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBangladeshBelgiumBeninBermudaBoliviaBotswanaBrazilBulgariaCanadaCayman IslandsChile China
ColumbiaCongoCosta RicaCroatiaCyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEritreaEstoniaEthiopiaFalkland IslandsFijiFinlandFranceGeorgiaGermany (102)
GreeceHungaryIcelandIndonesiaIndiaIran IrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKenyaKoreaKuwaitLatviaLebanonLibyaLithuania
MalaysiaMaltaMexicoNetherlandsNew ZealandNorwayPakistanPolandPortugalQaterRomaniaRussiaSaudi ArabiaSlovakiaSloveniaSouth AfricaSwedenUSA+ many others!
100+ countries!
Localised versions
Current:
•Flanders•Netherlands•Germany•United Kingdom
In development:
•Portugal•Finland•Greece•South Africa
Under discussion:
•Norway•Switzerland•Sweden•Brazil•China
SPECTRUM Partner Scheme
• 15 leading suppliers
• Assessing systems for compliance
• Raising awareness of products
• Improving procurement
Collections Management LinkedIn Group (4025 members)
http://www.collectionslink.org.uk/programmes/spectrum
http://standards.collectionslink.org.uk
http://culturegrid.lexaurus.net
SPECTRUM 3.2 Schema (and associated mappings)
• Collections Management Skills Framework
• Workflows for Digital Photography & Digitisation
• New Procedure on Risk Management
• SPECTRUM Digital Asset Management
• SPECTRUM RFID
ENTRY-LEVEL ACADEMIC MID-CAREER LEADERSHIP LEGACY
CORE VALUES Integrity, accountability, openness, honesty, diversity, efficiency
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
Housekeeping, handling, packing
Collections theory, research, documentation
Environment, IPM, security, labelling etc.
Strategic CM, Collections
development
Organisational knowledge
transfer, research
MANAGEMENT Time-management
Project Management
PPM, Risk, HR, Finance,
Marketing
Strategic planning, advocacy
Continuity planning
SUBJECT EXPERTISE Broad interest General subject
focusPractice-based
expertise
Specialist academic
knowledge
Subject knowledge
transfer
SOFT SKILLS Mentoring, facilitation, negotiation, communication, networking
• Revisiting Collections
• Crowd-sourcing interpretation & cataloguing
• User-generated knowledge
• Complex narrative management
Looking ahead
• SPECTRUM is a community as much as it is a standard
• SPECTRUM needs to capture & reflect best practices
• Digitisation & Digital Asset Management
• Supporting open participation & engagement
• Developing integrated publishing workflows
• Building the international community
Keep in touch!
Nick PooleChief Executive, Collections Trust
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