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Welcome to the Collections Trust
1. Collections Trust is the
professional association for people
working in Collections Management
2. A year of success...
• Digital Asset
Management for
Museums
• Sold-out event at the
QEII Conference Centre
• ACE funding for 50 free
places for smaller
museums
• A launch platform for a
new SPECTRUM DAM
Partners scheme
3. A year of success...
• Insurance for Museums
• Sold-out event at the
British Library
• Sponsored by Hiscox &
Blackwall Green
• Leading to a Risk
Management for
Museums event in
2014
4. A year of success...
• 23,000 users
• 14 commercial partners
• 11 national partners
• 8 languages
• The industry standard
for Collections
Management
• Launch platform for new
partnerships
5. A year of success...
• Security for Museums
• 6 regional workshops
• Costs directly funded by
Arts Council England
• New corporate
partnership with
Securitas
6. Some facts & figures…
• Independent charity based at the NHM
• A team of 11 people
• 23,000 users of the SPECTRUM standard
• 6,473 members of LinkedIn ‘Collections
Management’ group
• Fortnightly e-newsletter to 4,000 subscribers
• Responsible for €19m in EU funded programmes
7. A professional community needs…
• A Code of Practice
• Standards
• Tools & resources
• Body of skills
• Evidence of impact
• A conference
8. A professional community needs…
• A Code of Practice
• Standards
• Tools & resources
• Body of skills
• Evidence of impact
• A conference
BSI PAS 197
9. A professional community needs…
• A Code of Practice
BSI PAS 197
• Standards
SPECTRUM
• Tools & resources
• Body of skills
• Evidence of impact
• A conference
10. A professional community needs…
• A Code of Practice
BSI PAS 197
• Standards
SPECTRUM
• Tools & resources
• Body of skills
• Evidence of impact
• A conference
COLLECTIONS LINK
11. A professional community needs…
• A Code of Practice
BSI PAS 197
• Standards
SPECTRUM
• Tools & resources
• Body of skills
• Evidence of impact
• A conference
COLLECTIONS LINK
CM SKILLS FRAMEWORK
12. A professional community needs…
• A Code of Practice
BSI PAS 197
• Standards
SPECTRUM
• Tools & resources
• Body of skills
• Evidence of impact
• A conference
COLLECTIONS LINK
CM SKILLS FRAMEWORK
CM KPI
13. A professional community needs…
• A Code of Practice
BSI PAS 197
• Standards
SPECTRUM
• Tools & resources
• Body of skills
• Evidence of impact
• A conference
COLLECTIONS LINK
CM SKILLS FRAMEWORK
CM KPI
OPENCULTURE
14. Key agendas for 2014/15
• Strategic Collections Development/Rationalisation
• Skills & workforce development
• Digital capacity
15. New products for 2014/15
• Digital Benchmarking Toolkit
• SPECTRUM Digital Asset Management
• SPECTRUM Data Standard
• 2-week ‘Collections Management Skills’ residential
• Partnership with HE/FE providers
• 3D for Museums conference & guidance
16. Collections Trust is the
professional association for people
working in Collections Management
www.collectionslink.org.uk