welcome to the collections trust

Collections Trust is the professional association for people working in Collections Management

A year of success...

• Digital Asset Management for Museums

• Sold-out event at the QEII Conference Centre

• ACE funding for 50 free places for smaller museums

• A launch platform for a new SPECTRUM DAM Partners scheme

• Insurance for Museums

• Sold-out event at the British Library

• Sponsored by Hiscox & Blackwall Green

• Leading to a Risk Management for Museums event in 2014

A year of success...

• 23,000 users

• 14 commercial partners

• 11 national partners

• 8 languages

• The industry standard for Collections Management

• Launch platform for new partnerships

A year of success...

• Security for Museums

• 6 regional workshops

• Costs directly funded by Arts Council England

• New corporate partnership with Securitas

A year of success...

Some facts & figures…

• Independent charity based at the NHM

• A team of 11 people

• 23,000 users of the SPECTRUM standard

• 6,473 members of LinkedIn ‘Collections Management’ group

• Fortnightly e-newsletter to 4,000 subscribers

• Responsible for €19m in EU funded programmes

A professional community needs…

• A Code of Practice

• Standards

• Tools & resources

• Body of skills

• Evidence of impact

• A conference

A professional community needs…

• A Code of Practice

• Standards

• Tools & resources

• Body of skills

• Evidence of impact

• A conference

BSI PAS 197

A professional community needs…

• A Code of Practice

• Standards

• Tools & resources

• Body of skills

• Evidence of impact

• A conference

BSI PAS 197

SPECTRUM

A professional community needs…

• A Code of Practice

• Standards

• Tools & resources

• Body of skills

• Evidence of impact

• A conference

BSI PAS 197

SPECTRUM

COLLECTIONS LINK

A professional community needs…

• A Code of Practice

• Standards

• Tools & resources

• Body of skills

• Evidence of impact

• A conference

BSI PAS 197

SPECTRUM

COLLECTIONS LINK

CM SKILLS FRAMEWORK

A professional community needs…

• A Code of Practice

• Standards

• Tools & resources

• Body of skills

• Evidence of impact

• A conference

BSI PAS 197

SPECTRUM

COLLECTIONS LINK

CM SKILLS FRAMEWORK

CM KPI

A professional community needs…

• A Code of Practice

• Standards

• Tools & resources

• Body of skills

• Evidence of impact

• A conference

BSI PAS 197

SPECTRUM

COLLECTIONS LINK

CM SKILLS FRAMEWORK

CM KPI

OPENCULTURE

Key agendas for 2014/15

• Strategic Collections Development/Rationalisation

• Skills & workforce development

• Digital capacity

New products for 2014/15

• Digital Benchmarking Toolkit

• SPECTRUM Digital Asset Management

• SPECTRUM Data Standard

• 2-week ‘Collections Management Skills’ residential

• Partnership with HE/FE providers

• 3D for Museums conference & guidance

Collections Trust is the professional association for people working in Collections

Management

www.collectionslink.org.uk