one of many small collections: the vassar college costume collection online
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The
Vassar
College
Costume
Collection
ONE OF MANY
SMALL COLLECTIONS
VASSAR AS ONE OF MANY
VASSAR AS ONE OF MANY
VASSAR AS ONE OF MANY
VASSAR AS ONE OF MANY
Integrated Access
BACKGROUND
THE
COLLECTION
THE
COLLECTION
f rom an
Excel
spreadsheet
to a
Fi lemaker
Database
Integrated Access
1. Get a librarian to help!
they will look out for your content for the long-term, in ways that web designers will
not
LESSONS LEARNED . . .
THE
COLLECTION
Fashioning an Educat ion
150 Years of Vassar Students and What They Wore
Spr ing 2011
http ://vcomeka.com/vccc/exh ib its/show/fash ioning/ int roduct ion
EXHIBITION:
For Better
and For
Worse
Sixteen
Decades of
Wedding Wear
at Vassar
Spr ing 2013
http ://vcomeka
. com/vccc/exhi
b i ts/show/fbfw
/int ro
EXHIBITION:
Inverse
Panoramas
rotate and
zoom
OBJECTVRS
2. Remember your
mission
what are your goals?
LESSONS LEARNED . . .
pages.vassar.edu tryingonhistory.blogspot.com
2 BLOGS
3. Share with the community
give back!
be willing to share
your data openly
LESSONS LEARNED . . .
THE FUTURE
4. Don’t reinvent the wheel
follow existing models and standards so work is
compatible
LESSONS LEARNED . . .
SEARCH
ENGINES
LINKED
OPEN DATA
still from a video from Europeana,
“Linked Open Data - What is it?” at
http://vimeo.com/36752317
us ing
Linked Open
Data
SEARCH
ENGINES
5. Use structured data
use databases –
plain text isn’t enough
LESSONS LEARNED . . .
HOW TO GET THERE
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a r d en k i r k la nd .
c o m / c o s t u m eco r
e
COSTUME
CORE
MAPPING OUR F IELDS – TO THE STANDARDS
COSTUME
CORE
Title
Description
Identifier
Requi red
E lements
COSTUME
CORE
Creator Name
Date
Materials
Techniques
Measurements
Inscriptions
Donor
Provenance
Type
Work Type
Cataloger Name
Cataloger Date
Repository Location
Record Type
Recommended
Elements
COSTUME
CORE
MAPPING OUR F IELDS – TO EACH OTHER
Creator Role
Style Period
Creation Location
Use Location
Storage Location
Creation Culture
Use Culture
Worn By
Family History
Exhibition History
References
Relations
Subject
Classification
Earliest Date
Latest Date
Socio-Economic
Class
Gender
Age
Function
Cost
Condition Term
Condition Description
Treatment
Public Information
Private Information
Opt ional
E lements ,
Par t 1
COSTUME
CORE
Main Color
Secondary Colors
Components
Structure-Neckline
Structure-Torso
Structure-Sleeves
Structure-Waist
Structure-Skirt
Structure-Pants
Structure-Hem
Structure-Lining
Closure Type
Closure Placement
Measurements-Size
Measurements-Chest
Measurements-Waist
Measurements-Hips
Measurements-
Center Front Length
Measurements –
Center Back Length
Measurements-Hem
Circumference
Measurements –
Armpit to Waist
Measurements-Other
Opt ional
E lements ,
Par t 2
COSTUME
CORE
Integrated Access
Integrated Access
1. Get a librarian to help
2. Remember your mission
3. Share with the community
4. Don’t reinvent the wheel
5. Use structured data
LESSONS LEARNED . . .
