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I was talking this morning with Peter Cava (Data Warehouse Services Manager here at UC Berkeley) about the (potential) intersection between business intelligence systems used for administrative systems here and the kinds of data aggregation and analysis performed by research scientists and faculty working with museum collections. Afterward, I was looking at the preliminary program for the Museum Computer Network conference this fall and saw that Rob Stein at Indianapolis Museum of Art is giving a talk about a dashboard that they have developed to help measure various aspects about the museum’s performance. I can’t resist when these kinds of connections happen — they always lead in interesting directions. The IMA Dashboard is up on the web, and they should be applauded for their emphasis on transparency. I also enjoyed reading the blog post at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney featuring an interview with Rob about the project, and this pointed me to a report written by Maxwell L. Anderson for the Getty, titled “Metrics of Success in Art Museums.”

Now it’s time to get in touch with Rob!

Tags: museums

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