Museum Data Solutions - MDS

Museum Data Solutions - MDS Simplify and streamline your museum's capture and reporting of activity and performance data. MDS is best situated to deliver the insights you require.

Museum Data Solutions (MDS) empowers museum administrative teams with timely, useful information to assess performance over time. More specifically, the MDS data platform enables museums to simplify and streamline the capture and reporting of activity and performance data. Data that can then be used for analyses and benchmarking, while simultaneously simplifying data filing requirements e.g., IMLS, etc. Contact us for a demonstration and quotation. Let’s Talk!

Your team at Museum Data Solutions wants to wish you a very happy Canadian ! We will forever be grateful for your conti...
10/09/2023

Your team at Museum Data Solutions wants to wish you a very happy Canadian ! We will forever be grateful for your continued support, happy holiday!

Simplify and streamline your school data with MDS. For this week's we are highlighting the importance of consistency! ...
08/29/2023

Simplify and streamline your school data with MDS.

For this week's we are highlighting the importance of consistency! Keeping things consistent is key when it comes to data management. Ensure you align data the same way (we suggest right alignment) and ensure your value precision is consistent for ease of comparison.

Simplify and streamline your museum's data management with MDS.For this week's we are highlighting how museums can hel...
08/25/2023

Simplify and streamline your museum's data management with MDS.

For this week's we are highlighting how museums can help veterans! Many museums offer tailored programs for current employees in the armed forces and veterans. Such as joining the Blue Star Museums program which allows active-duty, reserve personnel and their families, to visit the museum for free, art therapy, dedicated spaces, and exhibits with the purpose of giving veterans a voice by expanding public knowledge on the
impacts of being a member of the armed forces.

Simplify and streamline your museum's data management with MDS.Have you ever wondered what it takes to be a museum direc...
08/24/2023

Simplify and streamline your museum's data management with MDS.

Have you ever wondered what it takes to be a museum director? We've got you covered with this 5-10 minute New York Times article! Writer Robin Pogrebin dives into the many challenges a museum director must be ready to take on as a leader, including managing staff needs and expectations, calls to return looted art, labour fluctuations and social justice issues.

Read more here: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/06/arts/museum-directors-challenges.html

Simplify and streamline your museum's data capture and management with MDS. For this week's we are highlighting the in...
08/23/2023

Simplify and streamline your museum's data capture and management with MDS.

For this week's we are highlighting the increasing trend of virtual reality (VR) in museums! Museum Next author Jim Richardson explores the best ways to incorporate VR into your museum to keep up with trends and attract more visitors!

Read more on incorporating VR in your museum here: https://www.museumnext.com/article/how-museums-are-using-virtual-reality/

Simplify and streamline your museum's data collection and management with MDS.For this week's we are focusing on under...
08/22/2023

Simplify and streamline your museum's data collection and management with MDS.

For this week's we are focusing on understanding and meeting visitor needs via survey data! After interactions with visitors, have staff fill out a brief survey asking what the visitor was looking for (for example, a specific type of exhibition or gift shop item); whether the museum has an exhibit on the desired subject, for example on a specific historical event (yes/no); and if no, a text field that allows the staff to describe the information, exhibit, service or product your museum is not yet equipped to provide to your visitors.

Simplify and streamline your museum's data management with MDS. For this week's we are highlighting a book that just a...
08/21/2023

Simplify and streamline your museum's data management with MDS.

For this week's we are highlighting a book that just about anyone working in the land of museums would benefit from reading! World-renowned museum consult Mark Walhimer dives into the background and history of museums, museum operational basics, behind-the-scenes work of maintaining an operational museum and enhancing visitor experiences.

Link to purchase the book: https://www.amazon.ca/Museums-101-Mark-Walhimer/dp/1442230185/ref=asc_df_1442230185/?tag=googleshopc0c-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=328087648756&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=17620972980069120836&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9000087&hvtargid=pla-525955754543&psc=1

Simplify and streamline your museum's data management with MDS.For this week's we are highlighting museum attendance! ...
08/18/2023

Simplify and streamline your museum's data management with MDS.

For this week's we are highlighting museum attendance! Did you know...More people visit art museums, science centres, historic houses or sites, zoos, or aquariums than attend professional sporting events.

Source: https://www.aam-us.org/programs/about-museums/museum-facts-data/

Simplify and streamline your data management with MDS. For this week's we are focusing on reports and visualizations t...
08/15/2023

Simplify and streamline your data management with MDS.

For this week's we are focusing on reports and visualizations to keep stakeholders, donors and board members informed! Don't want to spend time making infographics, posters and other visual reports? One of the many reporting services of ADS is our one-click, automatic merge reports with ready-to-use (and customizable) templates!

Satisfy stakeholder and board member information needs by transforming your data into easily digestible infographics and reports! Remember to describe what the data is telling us because many people will not be familiar with everyday data jargon. Visuals are also a great way to tell your data's story! Reach out to ADS for assistance!

Simplify & streamline your museum's data management with MDS. For this week's we are recommending Stephen Weil's 'Maki...
08/14/2023

Simplify & streamline your museum's data management with MDS.

For this week's we are recommending Stephen Weil's 'Making Museums Matter.' Through 29 essays, Weil dives into the obstacles of shrinking resources in the museum world, as well as exploring special museum collections.

Link to purchase the book: https://www.amazon.ca/Making-Museums-Matter-Stephen-Weil/dp/1588340007/ref=asc_df_1588340007/?tag=googleshopc0c-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=459414967131&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=17620972980069120836&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9000087&hvtargid=pla-488469450451&psc=1

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