W. Haas, H. Mayer, S. Rußegger, H. Zeiner
JOANNEUM RESEARCH Forschungsgesellschaft mbH, Graz, Austria

Archive and collection management systems based on information technologies are nowadays widely in use and have proven to provide valuable support for the management of objects in the cultural heritage domain.
At the same time the Internet and the world-wide-web have become one of the most important channels to provide access to these objects next to their physical presentation in museums and archives. However, very often there is no direct connection between the databases holding the scientific description of all objects and their public, visitor centred presentation on web sites.
In this presentation we discuss the technical possibilities and their implications to modern collection management systems provided by modern Web technologies and also how to integrate geographical information to such solutions. Based on a concrete example, our collection management solution IMDAS-Pro, we will demonstrate how easily it is possible for an ordinary user to manage collection objects together with geographical information and to publish information about objects on the Web.
Key words: collection management, web technologies, GIS