University of Chicago (Oriental Institute Museum)

The Oriental Institute Museum will complete a multi-phased project to consolidate its systems and assets into one cohesive collections management system. Activities include migrating diverse digital records including 141,396 archival and Center for Ancient Middle Eastern Landscapes records, 24,000 items documented in an Access database, and thousands of Excel spreadsheets and Word documents into its collections management database system. The project will address the fragmented state of the museum's data management infrastructure, improve access to its collection, enhance access beyond the museum's walls to diverse audiences, and contribute to the museum's institutional management and growth. The project will foster knowledge transfer from content experts to the museum's collection records and expand public outreach capabilities well into the future.