Constituents: The Names behind the Objects we Collect

Wednesday, February 28, 2018

11:30 AM EDT / 8:30 AM PDT

At the Philadelphia Museum of Art, we are researching & documenting the “living artists” in our collection. This project began in 2015 and grew out of discussions in our Contemporary Caucus, a group tasked with exploring topics surrounding contemporary art. With the cooperation of the Contemporary Department, we are capturing biographical data about living artists in our collection. In addition to this research, we have reviewed our existing data of over 60,000 constituent records to establish standards and augment our data. During this discussion, learn the process behind merging constituents, capturing the various metadata, using the package explorer, the creation of attributes, and potential ways we intend to use the data.

Host:

Danielle Uchitelle, Gallery Systems

Presenter(s):

Renee Bomgardner, Philadelphia Museum of Art

Renee Bomgardner is the Data Standards Administrator at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Since joining the staff in 2011, she has focused on improving data standards, training users, and writing TMS documentation. She is tasked with assisting the staff with exhibitions, shipping, object, media, and constituent records. Another facet of her jobs involves training the PMA’s Summer Interns and working with them on their various projects. Prior to joining the PMA staff, Renee worked at the Barnes Foundation as a registrar using TMS and was their system administrator. Renee holds a BS in Historic Preservation from Southeast Missouri State University and a MA in American Studies from The Pennsylvania State University.

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