Bottom of Form Project Description CollectionSpace is a collaboration that brings together a variety of cultural and academic institutions with the common goal of developing and deploying an open-source, web-based software application for the description, management, and dissemination of museum collections information. This report includes an update on the project team's activities for September and October. The next update will be released Friday, November 6th. Updates are emailed to the Announcements <http://wiki.collectionspace.org/display/collectionspace/Mailing+Lists> list and posted to the project wiki <http://wiki.collectionspace.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=65575> and website <http://www.collectionspace.org> the first Friday of every month. Releases 0.2 and 0.3 The CollectionSpace project team is pleased to announce the release of CollectionSpace 0.2 <http://demo.collectionspace.org> , which allows users to login to the system, create a new intake record, and auto-fill intake and object identification numbers. Information groups within data entry screens can be collapsed and expanded to maximize screen efficiency (use the plus/minus signs to the left of the information group name; e.g. object identification information). Updates to the object, create new main page, and find/edit main page are also incorporated into this release. The 0.2 release interface only allows for text entry; dates, currency, and vocabularies will be functional at a later date. Non-functioning elements of the interface appear in gray. To access the demo, use login: guest and password: guest. This release builds on the 0.15 release, which was the first formal integration of all three layers of the software - services, application, and user interface. Try the CollectionSpace 0.2 Demo <http://demo.collectionspace.org> The CollectionSpace project team welcomes any and all questions, comments, and critiques of the 0.2 Release. A feedback page <http://wiki.collectionspace.org/display/collectionspace/Release+0.2+Fee dback> has been created on the project wiki; users can also email talk@lists.collectionspace.org. The team is working on Release 0.3, which will include: an expansion of the ID service to include a choice of sequential identification numbers; the first version of the vocabulary service, which will provide access to controlled lists; and support for acquisition. Community CollectionSpace has several exciting events coming up in October and November. We are hosting three webinars in three weeks to introduce people to CollectionSpace. Webinar participants will get an advanced look at CollectionSpace, meet the design and development teams, learn about the software's advanced architecture, functionality, and user experience, hear about our production schedule and deployment plans, and learn how to get involved with the project. Each webinar will conclude with a question-and-answer session. Webinar registration will open Tuesday, October 6th, on the CollectionSpace <http://www.collectionspace.org/content/webinars> website. Join project Principal Investigator Carl Goodman and Project Manager Megan Forbes at the MCN 2009 Conference in Portland, OR from November 11-14. On Thursday, November 12th, Carl will take part in the session "Doing More with Less: A Community-Software-Based Technology Strategy Roundtable," along with Christopher Mackie, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Alison Gilchrest, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; Sam Quigley, Art Institute of Chicago; Jess Mitchell, Fluid Engage; and Timothy W. Cole, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. ___________________________________________ MEGAN FORBES COLLECTION INFORMATION AND ACCESS MANAGER MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE 35 AVE AT 37 ST, ASTORIA, NY 11106 TEL 718.784.4520 DIRECT 718.777.6834 FAX 718.784.4681 MOVINGIMAGE.US