Thanks Jeri,
For the most part, we encourage people to go to the object
package tool directly, too. This isn’t hard, since hardly anyone
WANTS to use the advanced query if they don’t have to! The problem
we would have with this approach is that we largely go to AQ for object package
names when we’re trying to do a query for things that are NOT in an
object package. For that, we really need the distinct name list—or,
at least, it makes it a lot easier when we’ve had to search for
everything that IS in object package A, but not in object package B. (if
you follow me?)
It’s really similar to the problem we have with doing
advanced queries by container name. I’ve been really pleased that
people have started doing searches by container name, but of course they get
frustrated when the boxes that begin with “PR” don’t show up
in the list because the list is already too long.
Surely there’s a programming thing that can expand the
number of things in the list? (says the boob who knows the absolute least
amount about anything remotely technical of anyone on this list…)
David
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Jeri
Sent: Friday, July 30, 2010 4:23 PM
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Subject: Re: Object Package Names
Hi David,
We have our query on object package name configured to be a free
text search. Users just have to remember to use quotation marks when searching
if there’s a space in the name (which we discourage) and, of course, have
to get the name right.
We also advise users to go to the object package tool directly,
rather than to a query option, start typing the package name, and when they
find the one they want, hit the Execute button on the package tool to execute a
query for that set of records. This method gets the records in the order
specified in the package, and they can change the order in the list view by
clicking on any column header to re-sort the records on screen.
Our package naming convention is:
To
facilitate both searching and organization, the standard naming convention for
object packages is:
Dept–initials–project
Example:
DRAW-KC-DubuffetViewing4-7-09
Never include spaces or
punctuation other than dashes in your object package name.
Jeri Moxley
Manager, Collection and Exhibition Technologies
Collection Management and Exhibition Registration
The Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53 Street, New York, NY 10019-5497
Tel. (212) 708-9599 Fax. (212) 333-1102
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David
Sent: Friday, July 30, 2010 4:42 PM
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Subject: Re: Object Package Names
One of the problems we have with object packages is the
apparently finite number of object package names that can show in the drop down
when you do an advanced query for object package name. The same seems to
hold true with fields like container name. We have object packages that
alphabetically go up to “zuni”, but when I search by object package
name in AQ, I can’t search any higher than “Hevrdejs”.
Is that being fixed in TMS 2010, or is it something that is able
to be fixed now with 9.35?
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Hoffman
Sent: Friday, July 30, 2010 1:52 PM
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Subject: Re: Object Package Names
That is already done and available in TMS 2010.
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Larry
Sent: Friday, July 30, 2010 2:49 PM
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Subject: Re: Object Package Names
It would be really nice to some similar mechanism (e.g.
folders) for organizing reports as well.
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Sent: Friday, July 30, 2010 11:45 AM
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Subject: Re: Object Package Names
By department
Then by staff member
Then by project
Cheers
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Hoffman
Sent: Friday, July 30, 2010 2:41 PM
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I was thinking the same thing. It could be organized by owner,
project (a new field), global, etc. How do you see the hierarchy
groupings?
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Donahue
Sent: Friday, July 30, 2010 11:27 AM
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Subject: Re: Object Package Names
We are actually looking at this problem now, folders would
be a really welcome addition to object packages (that is to say, a hierarchical
organization for object packages).
Our present plan is to expose a web interface for
un/archiving object packages on demand (we already have such an interface for
transferring object packages to our DAM).
My other thought was to treat global object packages like a
communal fridge -- periodically (2x year?) turning all global object packages
(with some exception) non-global, and letting people bug my department when
they need it (or use the web interface) to turn object packages back on.
-Ryan Donahue
George Eastman House