Software as a service - the hosted eHive collections management system
Paul Rowe, Vernon Systems Ltd., New Zealand
http://ehive.com
eHive is a hosted, web-based collections management system developed by Vernon Systems Ltd. This new product was developed to make it easier for smaller, volunteer-run organisations, and geographically spread organisations, to manage their collections. Public access to the collections is a key feature of eHive.
This briefing shows how two clients have used eHive to better manage their collections.
- South Georgia Museum in the South Atlantic is a small museum which is open for half the year. During the winter months the curator is based in the UK, so eHive provided a simple way of cataloguing the collection from either location.
- East Hendred Museum in the UK are a volunteer run organisation. Using eHive reduced their IT budget and gave volunteers access to the cataloguing system from their homes.
Briefing: Exhibitor Talk: Vernon Systems [updates]
Keywords: collections management, hosting, small museums
