by Roger Layton | Oct 17, 2018 | ETHER Base, ETHER Governance, GRAP 103, Latest News, Museums
All museums in the public sector have struggled with the implementation of GRAP 103 in the past few years. The has resulted in qualified audits for many museums, and the consequent perception that the museum is not well-run. I ask in this article whether you should...
by Roger Layton | Sep 28, 2018 | collections management, ETHER Base, Latest News, Museums, SPECTRUM
We are happy to announce that ETHER Base V2.1 has become one of only three Collections Management Systems (CMSs) in the world which meet the strict requirements for Spectrum 5. ETHER Base has a unique design among the range of CMSs available throughout the world,...
by Roger Layton | Aug 30, 2017 | collections management, ETHER Base, ETHER Digital, ETHER Education, ETHER Governance, GRAP 103, Museums, workshops
GRAP 103 season has started, and is already in full swing as museums, libraries, archives, and galleries rush to meet the deadlines for financial reporting at the end of this financial year. We are offering a range of support to help your institution prepare and to...
by Roger Layton | May 23, 2013 | databases, ETHER Base, ETHER Education
ETHER has run the first training workshop in the country specifically dedicated to the development of databases for heritage collections management. This workshop was led by Roger Layton, and was held at the ETHER Training Centre, in Champagne Castle in the...
by Roger Layton | Mar 3, 2013 | collections management, ETHER Base, SPECTRUM, workshops
On 13-14 February 2013 we run the country’s first workshop in SPECTRUM at the Western Cape Archives in Cape Town. Thirty-five delegates attended the two-day workshop and we took them through all 21 SPECTRUM procedures and the associated policies, forms and...
