[can-talk] NZMuseums website

The system that Nat Gorman refers to is a combination of the
re-development of the NZMuseums website (presently www.nzmuseums.co.nz
and managed by National Services Te Paerangi at Te Papa) and eHive,
which is a new initiative being built by Vernon Systems Ltd, already
known for their Vernon CMS.  

NZMuseums will still stand alone as a website of and for New Zealand
museums, and simultaneously will exist as a community 'inside' eHive.

eHive is being created to enable museums and collectors globally to use
it as an online CMS, as well as create communities of like subject
matter. Because of this, Australian museums will definitely be able to
use eHive as an online CMS. 

NZMuseums will showcase the collections (and other information) of New
Zealand museums, as well as including web 2.0 features (tags, blog, etc)
but museums do not have to use the site as a CMS. Those museums that are
not using it as a CMS will simply have less object information available
online (up to 100 items approx). To use it as a CMS, a licence to store
information will have to be purchased. 

The new NZMuseums website goes live on 31 August 2008.

For information about the NZMuseums redevelopment don't hesitate to
contact me. For information and questions about eHive go to:
http://forum.ehive.com


C Wallis Barnicoat
Manager Museum Development
Have you got a question on museum matters?
Call TelstraClear 0508 NSTP HELP (0508 678 743)
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Te Papa 
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website  www.nationalservices.tepapa.govt.nz
fax  04 381 7080
Te Papa tel  04 381 7000


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