ConservationSpace Features
Below are screen captures from the latest prototype of the user interface currently under development. The final product is subject to change as modification are ongoing prior to the final release of the software.
The Link to a Collection Management System
The record for a work of art has a small image on the led and identifying information on the right. The data for both areas can extracted from an existing collection management system. Information is organized in tabs, and a menu bar along the top helps users navigate. Collection inventory information, provenance, exhibition history and any other data from a collection management system can be displayed within the record along with information a conservator enters into ConservationSpace. Users without a collection management system can store cultural object data within the software.
The Link to a Collection Management System - Continued
By selecting another tab, a user can view more of the information provided from a collection management system.
Intelligent Document ( iDoc) Editing
Intelligent Documents, or iDocs for short, give users the ability to quickly put together information. Start writing a report by simply opening a document template in the software and begin typing. Add "widgets" to enhance the capabilities of a document. Widgets can display data from other parts of the system, insert images, provide a list of related documents that already reside in the ConservationSpace and insert labeled check box buttons for fast recording of information on works of art. For example, users can add a table that generates a list of all the previous condition reports and display the condition of the artwork. The whole document – text, images and widgets – can be printed, locked, or saved for future editing. Users can store templates they make to save time and create consistency among reports.
Image Annotation
ConservationSpace’s advanced image annotation tool allows conservators to compare images side by side, enlarge them to reveal details, save zoomed images, and annotate them. All of the image capabilities are derived from the Mirador project, an IIIF-compliant, open-source, web-based, image viewing initiative. Click here to learn more about Mirador. This image shows a drawing tool that created a free form shape, a circle and a rectangle. An image annotation box is displayed in the center of the screen.
Flexibility and Customization
ConservationSpace can be configured and customized to meet a user's and institution's needs. Configuration tools allows the user and institution to customize ConservationSpace to serve a wide variety of users and tasks.
Upload Legacy Documents
Documents and images can be uploaded, saved and are searchable within ConservationSpace. Allowing the import of legacy data accomplishes two goals. First, it gives users access to past records for planning examinations and treatments of works of art. Second, digitizing and storing documents in ConservationSpace protects the legacy materials from disasters that could destroy paper/film based records stored in standard filing cabinet systems. Above are two legacy documents imported as PDF entities into ConservationSpace. If PDF documents are optically character read, (OCR) they become fully searchable and linkable within the system.