ConservationSpace is a digital documentation tool being developed specifically for the needs of conservators that marries the flexibility and formatting of word processor documents with the structure and organization of a database. It will offer such features as imbedded images in reports, image annotation, and management of reports, images, and all manner of associated documents in one location. For those with complex project management needs, it also offers task and workflow management tools. The system will be highly configurable and designed to interface with collection management systems. ConservationSpace is designed by conservators, for conservators. The development of ConservationSpace Release 1.0 was completed in July of 2014 and represents a major step toward developing a software application for creating and managing conservation documentation as well as supporting conservation business processes. Release 1.0 yielded a functional beta system that the project partners used in a test environment. Conservators at each participating institution were able to create projects and reports; add and annotate images; send email notifications and requests; and relate reports and data to cultural objects all within a single software application. The creation of the report document by a conservator/user is facilitated by a word processor like interface to the database called an iDoc. On December 10, 2015 the project team, led by the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C., held a workshop to kick off the development of Release 2.0 of ConservationSpace. The overarching goal of this next phase, which runs through July 2016, is to produce a fully functional second release that would be ready for integration with Collection Management Systems (CMS) and Digital Asset Management (DAM) Systems. The specific goals of the Release 2.0 work are to: - Build mechanisms to import data from existing collection and digital asset management systems while maintaining the ability for manual data input for conservators without such systems. - Improve the user experience by enhancing the interface and interaction design as well as the ability to customize some aspects of the individual user’s interface - Make it possible to print and export iDoc-based system reports -Support the use of locally preferred terminology by institutions and conservators in private practice - Refine and expand the search/retrieval capabilities - Expand the image annotation features and adopt image annotation standards in conformance with established protocols such as the International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF) - Create two versions of ConservationSpace; one that would be hosted remotely and serve multiple customers in different institutions or conservation practices with a private version of the software and a second version that could be installed on an institutional or hosted server to be used by a single customer with multiple users - Allow for role-based (conservator, curator, registrar, etc.) customizable permission controls, specific to each institution’s or private conservator’s needs - Facilitate both enterprise‐level and user‐level customization of system templates and code lists - Generate reports on system status and activity - Offer workflow management capabilities to support the unique business processes of each institution or conservation practice -Provide version management and rollback capabilities for key system objects The ConservationSpace project is funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and managed by the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. Conservators and scientists from the National Gallery of Art in Washington, the National Gallery of Art in London, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Yale University, the Indianapolis Museum of Art, the Denver Art Museum, the Statens Museum for Kunst in Denmark, and the Courtauld Institute in London have been closely involved with the development of the software. More information is also available on the project websites: www.conservationspace.org and https://sites.google.com/site/conservationspace/ Christine E McCarthy Chief Conservator, Conservation & Exhibition Services Preservation Department Yale University Library 130 Wall St. PO Box 208240 New Haven, CT 06520 tel: 203-432-1710 fax: 203-432-9900 Christine E McCarthy Chief Conservator, Conservation & Exhibition Services Preservation Department Yale University Library 130 Wall St. PO Box 208240 New Haven, CT 06520 tel: 203-432-1710 fax: 203-432-9900 emergencies: 203-530-5414 ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). 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