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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