Abstract
This thesis is comprised of two case studies on the selection and implementation of systems Mimsy XG at Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) and AtoM and Islandora at Ryerson University’s Archives and Special Collections. These studies highlight the changes cultural heritage institutions are currently undergoing to digitally structure, manage, and access collections data by using a relational collections management system (CMS). The findings show that the success of a CMS is largely determined by the type of cultural heritage institution implementing it (archives, libraries, and museums), the types of collections within that organisation, in addition to institutional mandates and requirements. The ways in which a CMS platform answers these requirements through the data model and proprietary or open-source implementations determine the outcome of an institutional transition to a CMS.
Highlights
The success of a collections management system (CMS) depends on the cultural heritage context and the data model chosen to address the needs and requirements of the institution in which it is used
The interview centred on the impetus to adopt a CMS, why Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) chose Mimsy, what the project of selection was, and what the implementation of the system looked like, as well as any effects it had on the institution’s collections management procedures
The Request for Proposal (RFP) functioned as a way to narrow down the institution’s choices from a longer list of CMSs generated by a previous staff member before Neil came on board
Summary
The success of a collections management system (CMS) depends on the cultural heritage context and the data model chosen to address the needs and requirements of the institution in which it is used. Open source systems are those distributed with their source code available to the user to use and modify as he or she sees fit This type of system is referred to as Free and Open Source Software (F/OSS).. This thesis will examine the underlying cultural heritage and metadata factors that determine the selection and effective implementation of proprietary and open-source collections management systems. This thesis will evaluate the following: the relational data model represented by the systems studied; the cultural heritage framework for implementing a CMS; and the use of proprietary vs open-source systems to fulfill institutional requirements. Eds., Perspectives on Free and Open Source Software, (Cambridge: MIT Press, 2005), xvii. 4 Steven Weber, The Success of Open Source (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2004), 5
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