The base Museum application
is a robust, elegant and affordable collections management
system for any institution. For museums with more complex
business rules, the following features may be added in the
form of additional modules.
ACCESSIONING/DEACCESSIONING
Accession single items or entire groups
Record acquisition information such as dates and methods
Record donor/source information
Generate accession register reports
De-accession artifacts
INVENTORY & LOCATION CONTROL
Generate reports detailing current artifact locations
Move a single item or multiple items from one location to another
Record temporary and permanent locations
Keep track of an unlimited number of previous locations
CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT
Record conservation requests and treatment
Full log of conservation history
Completely describe treatment process and preventative measures
RIGHTS AND REPRODUCTIONS
Store ownership and copyright information
Maintain inventory of all reproductions
Track sales of reproductions and print receipts
Automatically watermark copyrighted digital materials
RISK MANAGEMENT
Describe and list threats and preventative measures
Document recovery procedures
Track risk accountability
INSURANCE & VALUATION
Track appraisals and valuation history
Document insurance claims and renewal dates
LOANS & EXHIBITIONS
Track exhibitions and the artifacts on display
Log the complete exhibition history of every artifact
Loan artifacts in and out of your collection
Full history of artifact loans
Specify loan periods and monitor overdues
In addition to the above application-specific modules, the WebGENCAT platform may be enhanced with modules to increase the number of users permitted, to add more processing power for large systems, to add multilingual capability and to segregate portions of the data into specific branches/departments.
