Building a New System for Collections Management : A Case Study at the National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo

Abstract

In the April, 2006 the National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo announced the launch of a project to establish an audio-visual guide system and a print on demand system. A Web-based collection management system, which was introduced to the museum in the previous year and currently under development, serves as a basis for this new project. This article provides a basic concept and an overview of the collection management system, together with details about the trial of the print on demand services.