NEW! NZMuseums Update - 21 October 2008
We are assisting small mainly voluntary run museums that already have 200 images on NZMuseums with a 1 Year License Fee, so they can increase their online collection storage. More
Are you on NZMuseums?
If you already have a profile page on NZMuseums you have been automatically transferred from the old website. If you havent already please urgently send an image for your profile page, or it will be empty and look dull. Even if you are not sending in information about your collection, please send in one or several photos of your museum.
For any changes on your profile page including wording and profile images please email Jade on natserv@tepapa.govt.nz.
Put your museum's collection online
If you want your museums page to look even better and for everyone to see you wonderful collection Download the spreadsheet needed to get your information on the site and send this in to Vernon Systems Ltd with your images, on a CD.
We recommend you submit a mimimum of 20 items for your museums page on the new site, otherwise your page is going to look very bare!
Remember it is possible to include up to 100 images, and related text, for free. After that, licenses are available for US$200 (currently NZ$250) for 1 Gbyte of space on NZMuseums per year. There will also be cheaper rates for larger volumes of storage.
Send it to:
Vernon Systems Ltd, PO Box 6909 Auckland tel: 09 8155599.
This grant is aimed at small mainly voluntary run museums that already have 200 images on NZMuseums and would like financial support to increase their online collection storage.
To recieve this grant you need to commit to uploading 300 - 2000 images to NZMuseums within 6 months of receiving the funding.
Download an application form for a 1 Year License Fee on NZMuseums.
For any queries about this new grant contact:
Communications Officer
Lucie Paterson luciep@tepapa.govt.nz 0508 678 743
Other queries?
For any technical queries about the spreadsheet, images, and the website please use this forum: http://forum.ehive.com It only takes a few seconds to register, and from there you can ask whatever questions you need to.
If you have other questions about the process and the new website, don't hesitate to contact us:
Manager Museum Development
Wallis Barnicoat wallisb@tepapa.govt.nz 04 381 7293 or 029 601 0120
Are you coming online with us?
National Services Te Paerangi Team
NZMuseums project - in a nutshell
The NZMuseums website (www.nzmuseums.co.nz) was a basic directory featuring 358 museums. National Services Te Paerangi, in partnership with Vernon Systems Limited, has redeveloped the website to allow museums to place collection objects, images, exhibitions and events information online, similar to websites such as www.collectionsaustralia.net and www.pictureaustralia.org.
This redevelopment will be most useful for small to medium-sized museums, which may be unable to afford to do this themselves. It has been designed with their needs in mind, but still allows larger institutions to contribute content.
With ongoing training and support from National Services Te Paerangi, your museum will be able to add and manage your information through private, secure access to the website. You will contribute your information through:
- use of simple online forms accessed via the Internet, or
- a simple-to-use upload process that will be developed for museums that already have a collection management system.
What's in it for your museum?
Want to know what's in it for your museum to join NZMuseums? Download our FAQ sheet which includes the following information:
- Who is the end-user of this site - the target market?
- How is the change occuring?
- How much will this cost?
Here's how museums can start to catalogue their collections online:
- Follow the 7-step plan to put in place a digitising process.
- Read the instructions on how to use the eHive Import Spreadsheet.
- Download the Excel Spreadsheet and start cataloguing.
Once completed, please save your spreadsheet and images on to a CD and send them to:
Paul Rowe
NZMuseums Data
Vernon Systems Limited
PO Box 6909
Auckland 1003
For any questions, go to our eHive discussion forum or contact:
Wallis Barnicoat
Manager Museum Development
Freephone: 0508 678 743
Email: wallisb@tepapa.govt.nz