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MVWISEWireless Input System for EMu
Forbes HawkinsCollection Systems [email protected]
Museum Victoria - Melbourne, Australiawww.museum.vic.gov.au
MVWISEWireless Input System for EMu
Formally known as MvCIS
Museum Victoria
Collection Inventory System
(Museum VictoriaCollection Inventory System)
• EMu “Add-On”• Specialised web interface• Designed for handheld devices• View & modify KE EMu data
Pittsburgh, PA
Will Real - [email protected]
Sydney, Australia
Lynne McNairn - [email protected]
(Museum VictoriaCollection Inventory System)
• Design your own Query forms• Design your own Display forms• Design your own data input
tasks
(Museum VictoriaCollection Inventory System)
Museum VictoriaWireless Input System for EMu
• Design your own Query forms• Design your own Display forms• Design your own data input
tasks
Handheld access to Data
• Limited storage capacity• Limited power• A need to remain portable
Handheld Computers have:
How to access EMu data from a handheld computer?
Your EMu Server has Thousands or Millions of records and images
Option 1: Batch Data Collection
Selection of data downloaded from server to handheld via PC docking station
Option 1: Batch Data Collection
Selection of data downloaded from server to handheld via PC docking station
Changes made to data on portable computer in isolation from data source
Option 1: Batch Data Collection
Selection of data downloaded from server to handheld via PC docking station
Changes made to data on portable computer in isolation from data source
Collected data uploaded back to server via PC docking station. Upload process attempts to reconcile data on handheld with data on Server.
Option 2: Wireless Networking
• Secured network access for wireless devices within range of wireless base station
• Real time data access• Real time updates• Access to all data• No limit to functionality• Cheaper than Batch systems
MVWISEMuseum Victoria Collection Inventory SystemKE EMu data access for handheld devices.
Functionality
• Applications• Query & Display views• Tasks
Data Capture Applications
• Location management• Data collection projects• Auditing• Pest management• Conservation• New Acquisitions• Exhibition Installation
• Process orientated• Guides you through data entry
processes• Only see what you need to see• Easy to learn• Validates data as you enter it• Quick
MVWISE TASKS
Example: Barcode An Object
• Does object have record?– Yes
• Edit Catalogue record to add a value to the Barcode field
– No• Insert a new Catalogue record with a minimum
data set, including a Barcode field value
MVWISEWireless Input System for EMu
Forbes HawkinsCollection Systems [email protected]
Purchasing EnquiriesDavid MethvenManager IT [email protected]
Museum Victoria - Melbourne, Australiawww.museum.vic.gov.au