Dear Amanda,

I was very interested to see the reference below to your Move Object
Request Application (MORA) for art movement tracking. Would you mind
sharing with the listserv a little about that database and how it dovetails
with TMS?

Best wishes,
J'Laine

*J’Laine K. Newcombe*

Chief Registrar



*Virginia Museum of Fine Arts*200 N. Boulevard

Richmond, VA 23220-4007
T 804.340.1555 / F 804.340.1639

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On Wed, Nov 28, 2018 at 5:34 PM Dearolph, Amanda <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> Hello,
>
>
> The Los Angeles County Museum of Art is hiring a Collection Information
> Specialist. Please send a resume and cover letter to Yvonne Lee at
> [log in to unmask]
>
>
>
> *Collection Information Specialist (Full-Time)Registration & Collections*
>
> Reporting to the Head of Collection Information & Digital Assets, the
> Collection Information Specialist contributes to the improvement of
> collections data and digital assets as housed in The Museum System (TMS),
> the museum collection management database; ResourceSpace (ODIN), LACMA’s
> digital asset management system and related conservation data system plans;
> Move Object Request Application (MORA), an artwork movement tracking
> database; and Drupal, the content management system used to publish data
> and images to collections.lacma.org. The Collection Information
> Specialist provides user support for these systems on a daily basis via the
> CIDA Hotline for the staff of multiple museum departments, including
> curatorial, registration, conservation and more.
>
> *The position is currently funded through June 30, 2020.*
>
> Some duties include:
>
>
>    - Handles a variety of CIDA Hotline requests to meet systems user
>    needs including general use questions, data entry assistance, data upload
>    and report requests and troubleshooting;
>    - Provides individual and group training sessions; drafts and
>    publishes written procedures as well as reference and training materials
>    for staff usage of databases;
>    - Creates and modifies Crystal Reports and SSRS reports pursuant to
>    staff requests and project needs;
>    - Runs basic SQL queries;
>    - Maintains user accounts and security;
>    - Performs regular audits of data entry in governed databases,
>    alerting staff of discrepancies;
>    - Tracks statistics of database usage;
>    - Provides museum collection inventory and digitization project
>    support;
>    - Researches data standards;
>    - Performs data entry, including batch uploads and carries out data
>    clean up projects as assigned.
>
>
> The qualified candidate will have a degree in Museum Studies, Library
> Science, or a related field; previous experience with a museum collections
> management database, knowledge of data standards for museum collection
> management, familiarity with museum practices and experience providing user
> support and training in a team environment. TMS, Crystal Reports, SSRS,
> digital asset management system, content management systems like Wordpress
> or Drupal, and SQL experience preferred.
>
>
> -A
>
>
>
> *AMANDA DEAROLPH*
>
> DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR
> COLLECTION INFORMATION & DIGITAL ASSETS
> WWW.LACMA.ORG
>
> T: 323.857.4758
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