Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery’sCollection digitisation project from

an IT worker’s perspective

Setting the scene

• Who am I?• Daniel Loader

• Webmaster, TRC• Information

ManagementBranch (Corporateapplications, IT HelpDesk, ITinfrastructure & Records).

• Corporate ServicesDepartment

The project

• Customer: Curator,Toowoomba Regional ArtGallery (Di Baker)

• Brief: Webify gallerydatabase (TextWorks) usingWebPublisherPro

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