The National Museums of Thailand are currently attempting to establish a standard computerized catalog to store their records. Our goal was to assist the museums in this endeavor by establishing a database structure at the Museums of Bangkok and Ayutthaya. We combined the features of two databases from previous standardization attempts with input from the staff and administration of the museums and developed an improved database application that better fits the needs and future plans of the museums. We hosted a training session for museum staff and wrote a comprehensive user manual for our database application. Our project benefited not only the National Museum community but also set the groundwork plans to allow scholars and researchers access to information on museum holdings.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Williams, Mark Charles
• Chan, Jackie Shek Kei
• Kinney, Alexander Michael

Subject

• Sustainability
• Learning
• Computing
• Culture

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 03D017I

Keyword

• Application software--Development
• Museums

Advisor

• Vaz, Rick
• Demetry, Chrysanthe

Year

• 2003

Center

• Bangkok, Thailand Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• National Museums of Thailand

Date created

• 2003-01-01

Location

• Bangkok

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright