San Diego Air and Space Museum

The San Diego Air & Space Museum will improve its management of and broaden access to 30,000 collection objects in phase two of its Great Explorations project. Project activities will include developing standards for accessioning and cataloging objects; digitally photographing each object; entering appropriate metadata into the museum's collection management system; connecting this database to the museum's digital asset management system; and making the data and images available via Flickr, the museum's website, and its online catalog, AeroCat. The project will result in improved object collections management and care through consistent cataloging and indexing processes, and will improve retrieval results for users, including staff, volunteers, researchers, aviation enthusiasts, authors, film producers, and the general public.