Yes, a report through the exhibitions module can take care of the sections for you – I see someone else has already said as much! We use the section fields in the exhibitions module, as well
as display order, to sort everything in a report to match the curators’ scripts.
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Sent: Friday, October 31, 2014 9:53 AM
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Subject: Re: Object Packages
Hi Caitlin,
That’s what we did for a large exhibition which we just opened, but creating separate packages for each section of the show. Some curators though, when they organize a smaller show, will only have a few objects
for a section and don’t understand the necessity for a separate package, which I understand.
I wonder if it could be resolved with a report, where the individual running the report can specify sub-groupings and specify the objects by object number.
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Sent: Friday, October 31, 2014 8:52 AM
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Subject: Re: Object Packages
Hi Sarah,
We recently opened a 12,000 sq. foot expansion, with 6 separate gallery spaces, and a total of 16 distinct exhibition sections. We used object packages extensively to help keep ourselves organized.
We just created a new package for each section. We had a naming convention using the exhibition mnemonic for the first part of the package name, then added the section after to keep everything in order. You can pull up all of the packages in a given section
at once to see the sum total of the exhibit, or just work with a particular section.
Caitlin Badowski
TMS Administrator
Smithsonian National Postal Museum
2 Massachusetts Avenue NE, MRC 570
Washington, DC 20013-7012
(202) 633-8735
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On Behalf Of Sarah Gillis
Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2014 4:25 PM
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Subject: Object Packages
Hello,
I just had a curator inquire about creating a sub-package within an object package. I sadly had to tell him that it’s not possible at this time.
He wanted to separate the main package into sub-groupings within the exhibition space.
Have others faced this same challenge? If so, how have you maneuvered around no sub-packages?
Can sub-packages be added as a feature in a future TMS release?
Best Regards,
Sarah L. Gillis |Assistant Registrar for Image Management
508.799.4406 x4027 or direct 508.793.4427
Now on view
WORCESTER ART MUSEUM
/
www.worcesterart.org
fifty-five salisbury street / worcester, massachusetts 01609
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