Julian,
I'm particularly interested in this 'novel' use of narratives to log data editing requirements. This could really help us out.
In completing a narrative record, am I right in thinking that you make use of the task functionality to document who reported the error, who's role it is to correct it, when was it completed etc? It seems to me that this would be a particularly useful function due to the one-many relationship. Achieving the same outcome could be done within the Catalogue/Sites/Parties (whatever) itself, but would require the tasks to be created by ditto or replace functionality.
How many of the other fields would you recommend using?
cheers
Dave
Posted By Julian Tomlin on 6/14/2006 1:56:22 AM
As well as using narratives for publishing exhibitions (text panels, labels etc), we also use narratives for the following:
1. Press releases
2. Collection themes
3. History and development of the Gallery
4. Technical terms
Items 2-4 viewable via this area of the Gallery's website
http://www.whitworth.manchester.ac.uk/collections/browse/
5. Biographies of artists, designers makers; organisation histories of manufacturers
accessible from party display, eg select Thomas Girtin from this page
http://www.whitworth.manchester.ac.uk/collections/search/display/index.htm?irn=3&QueryPage=%2Fcollections%2Fsearch%2F
6. Also, notes on editing KE EMu records. This is a recent use which allows us to log queries and editing that needs doing. It is particularly useful as such narratives appear in the catalogue record (or other records) and act as a reminder.
Julian Tomlin
The Whitworth Art Gallery
The University of Manchester
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