September 2024
Welcome to the latest edition of the CatalogIt Newsletter! We’re thrilled to announce support for video and in-app playback, allowing you to attach and view videos directly within the app. This edition also includes details about our upcoming expert-led webinar on Essential Collections Management Training for Beginners, Volunteers, and Board Members, a new blog post on managing unsolicited gifts, and our latest case study. We hope you find these updates valuable and inspirational as you explore innovative ways to manage and share your collections.
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We’re excited to introduce support for video! You can now view videos directly within the app, enriching the information you can capture about your objects, and providing a more efficient experience when using video. Whether it’s a video of how something works, a walkthrough of an exhibit, an interview, or other visual content, you can now seamlessly play back videos from within the CatalogIt app. This new feature is available now for all users!
CatalogIt supports a variety of existing video formats and denotes video with a play button overlaid on the video preview image. Clicking or tapping on the play button will open the video viewer. You can upload videos to your Entries using the “File” option from the orange "+" button and menu in the lower right corner. Existing videos already attached to your Entries have been transcoded and are ready for in-app viewing.
The Importance of Provenance: Managing Unsolicited Gifts
Have you ever wondered about the hidden stories behind unsolicited museum gifts? Dive into our latest blog post to discover why provenance is essential for small museums when managing unsolicited gifts. Learn through real-life examples how proper documentation can prevent legal issues and uphold a museum's integrity. Read more here!
Preserving Tribal History: Adopting a Cloud-Based CMS
The Tamástslikt Cultural Institute is the only museum on the Oregon Trail that tells the story of Western expansionism from a tribal point of view. Discover how the Institute, a beacon of cultural preservation, overcame pandemic-induced challenges by adopting CatalogIt’s cloud-based CMS. Learn how this shift has allowed for remote access, efficient documentation, and the continued preservation of tribal heritage. Read the full case study here.
Does your museum rely on staff or volunteers with little to no formal training in collections management? Do you have trouble articulating the importance of collections management to your board? In our upcoming webinar hosted by Joy Tahan Ruddell, museum collections and registration specialist and Principal of JTR Collections Management, we’ll break down essential collections management practices in a way that is easy to understand and implement. Perfect for small museums or historic houses where staff and volunteers wear multiple hats, this webinar will provide a practical overview of professional standards, key policies, and day-to-day procedures for caring for collections.
Join us September 19, 2024 at 2:00pm ET for this insightful webinar. Register here!
We have loved connecting with so many of you during this summer’s conference season and we’re excited to head to even more events this fall. If you’re attending any of the conferences below, we hope you’ll stop by our exhibitor booth to chat with us, ask questions, and pick up some CatalogIt swag!
In the coming weeks and months, look for us at:
American Association for State and Local History Annual Conference
September 11-14 in Mobile, AL
Western Museums Association Annual Meeting
September 25-28 in Tucson, AZ
Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums Annual Meeting
October 8-10 in Philadelphia, PA
Southeastern Museums Conference
October 21-23 in Baton Rouge, LA
Michigan Museums Association Annual Conference
October 21-23 in Kalamazoo, MI
New England Museum Association Annual Conference
November 6-8 in Newport, RI
Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums Conference
November 12-14 in Palm Springs, CA
