The Swedish History Museum in Stockholm is in the process of providing online access to its Viking age collection of more than 10 million items, which range from archaeological artefacts to ecclesiastical art.
The museum has worked with IT and web consultancy Axiell to provide web-based access to its collections management system, which allows items to be shared, catalogued, and made available digitally. These measures also make it possible for users to perform simple searches of digitised items by keyword, date, reference number, associated subject, events and people.
Staff working in the museum can also use the system to identify the exact locations of objects and monitor data entry and digitisation statistics.
Wilhelm Lagercrantz, the head of digital development at the Swedish History Museum, said: “It is amazing to be able to tie collections together with the thousands of others worldwide. A search that starts at the Swedish History Museum may lead to other archives, institutions and continents.”
The museum’s collection grows by around 20,000 objects every year through its partnership with an archival organisation, so there was a need for a robust and streamlined approach to managing loan agreements. The new system generates and stores relevant legal and rights information, creates loan agreements and sends automatic notifications relating to loaned items.
The museum has worked with IT and web consultancy Axiell to provide web-based access to its collections management system, which allows items to be shared, catalogued, and made available digitally. These measures also make it possible for users to perform simple searches of digitised items by keyword, date, reference number, associated subject, events and people.
Staff working in the museum can also use the system to identify the exact locations of objects and monitor data entry and digitisation statistics.
Wilhelm Lagercrantz, the head of digital development at the Swedish History Museum, said: “It is amazing to be able to tie collections together with the thousands of others worldwide. A search that starts at the Swedish History Museum may lead to other archives, institutions and continents.”
The museum’s collection grows by around 20,000 objects every year through its partnership with an archival organisation, so there was a need for a robust and streamlined approach to managing loan agreements. The new system generates and stores relevant legal and rights information, creates loan agreements and sends automatic notifications relating to loaned items.