Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery’s
Collection digitisation project from
an IT worker’s perspective

Setting the scene
• Who am I? The project
• Daniel Loader • Customer: Curator,
• Webmaster, TRC Toowoomba Regional Art
Gallery (Di Baker)
• Information
Management
Branch (Corporate
applications, IT HelpDesk, IT
infrastructure & Records).
• Corporate Services
Department • Brief: Webify gallery
database (TextWorks) using
WebPublisherPro

Geeky stuff (infrastructure)

Live demo?
• Publically available at:
• http:// www.toowoombaRC.qld.gov.au/trag

Canned demo (in case 1)

Canned demo (in case 2)

Canned demo (in case 3)

Canned demo (in case 4)

Technical challenges…
1. Issue: Securing data
• Solution: Replicate database to DMZ

1. Solution: replicate database

…Technical challenges
1. Issue: Securing data
• Solution: Replicate database to DMZ
2. Issue: Limited access to application - No access to styling
within application.
• Solution: Wrapper from main site.

2. Solution: wrapper

Questions?
• FYI - Project cost: $20,000 ($15,000 grant from the Gordon
Darling foundation). Make-up: $15K software & config, $5K data entry/checking.
• Application found at:
• www.toowoombaRC.qld.gov.au/trag