This system will allow local collecting organisations to easily create records for their collections, and securely and permanently store these records online. This project is being developed by Museums Australia (Victoria), Museum Victoria and the Department of Business and Innovation.
Victorian Collections will enable community museums and galleries, historical societies, sporting, church, military and other service groups to record their local heritage and culture to ensure collections are well-documented for the future. This online database will be useful for groups that require a new digital catalogue system or simply a way to back up existing catalogues, with the added option of sharing records with other Victorian collecting organisations and the general public.
Victorian Collections will follow the cataloguing guidelines of The Small Museums Cataloguing Manual. This free publication has been written especially for local collecting organisations and can be viewed by clicking on the following link: The Small Museums Cataloguing Manual.
If you would like to get involved in the Victorian Collections project, or have further questions about it, please contact Peta Knott from Museums Australia (Victoria) on (03) 8341 7135 or info@victoriancollections.net
