EmbARK is a cataloguing and digital asset management database system that allows users to publish collections online through customizable templates. It provides features like multi-record viewing, custom fields for data entry, and digital asset management tools. Data can be exported in formats like CDWA Lite XML and imported from other systems to integrate with federated search tools and share content with networks like the eMuseum project.

1. Let Your Data Flow with EmbARK

2. EmbARK is a cataloguing and digital asset management database system.

3. Multi-record List View: Configurable fields

4. Data Entry View: Custom field list and authority pick-lists.

5. Thumbnail View: Digital Asset Management functions such as Move, Copy, and Rename

6. EmbARK Web Kiosk allows you to publish your collection online. Templates let you change the “look and feel.”

7. Web Kiosk: Portfolio view

8. Custom Templates: Allow for automatic generation of any type of XML.

9. CoolIris 3D Wall Cool Iris: 3-D image wall using XML data feed from Web Kiosk

10. CDWA Lite XML: Data harvesters such as ARTstor can query the page via Common Query Language (CQL).

11. Pachyderm XML: Modified Dublin Core. CSU has intergrated with Federate Search tool, Merlot. Softchalk has added to Media Search.

12. SoftChalk: Access Web Kiosk data as part of Federated search across numerous data sources.

13. COBOAT: Access EmbARK data via ODBC and save to MySQL OAI-PMH data harvester.

14. COBOAT: Data saved as text files.

15. COBOAT: Smart templates tranform text files into CDWA Lite XML.

16. EmbARK 7.0.1 XML Import Import data in VRA Core format (such as provided with Archivision) Import data in CDWA Lite format (such as accessible from Gallery Systems’ eMuseum Network Project .

18. eMuseum Network Distributed search using Web Services to access numerous data sources (museum and other content providers) One central search site: http://www.emuseum.net (access currently limited to participants) XML export in CDWA Lite and LIDO formats

20. Thank you! Robb Detlefs Director, West Coast Operations & Strategic Initiatives Gallery Systems [email_address] 510-652.8950 x233