The question that initially comes to my
mind is, “What will the Data Standards Manager do after the standards are
developed and put in place?” It seems like the data standards manager
position is simply an initial job responsibility for the TMS administrator.
For what it’s worth, my title is Database Administrator and I’m in
charge of all the databases at my institution. I spent the first year getting
TMS in shape and it is pretty well sorted out. Now I’m working on
integrating it with a Digital Asset Management System. I’m also working
on setting up a new ticketing system that will integrate with our current membership
system.
It has been my experience that although
getting TMS setup and running right takes a lot of effort at first, once you
have it setup it pretty much runs itself. The hard work is developing the
standards, developing the reports and developing the training materials so that
the users are comfortable using it. Once you’ve done that it just like
any other application.
From: The Museum
System (TMS) Users [mailto:TMSUSERS@SI-L
Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 3:42
PM
To: TMSUSERS@SI-L
Subject: Data Standards Manager
I am very interested in hearing from any
institutions that have a Data Standards Manager as part of their staff.
I’m trying to push through getting BOTH a TMS Administrator as well as a
Data Standards Manager. Admittedly they would work together very closely,
but I’ve begun thinking that it is justifiable to have a separate person
who can hash out the standards for our institution and see that they come into
line with other institutions, letting the TMS Administrator focus on the
functionality of the system.
Am I dreaming too big or too small?
How does such a person start? How much of a Nazi do they need to
be? Any advice or comments would be appreciated…
Thanks,
David
Registrar for Collections
telephone: 713-639-7824
fax: 713-639-7780