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Commission confirms Friends of Booth will use Connecticut League of Museums catalog system
Summary
Anne described the Connecticut League of Museums cloud-based catalog service and recommended Friends of Booth join; commissioners reiterated support and asked about a park-wide account.
Anne (last name not specified), speaking for Friends of Booth, described a cloud-based collections and collections-management service offered by the Connecticut League of Museums and recommended the Friends subscribe. She said the system provides a searchable public catalog, a database for cataloging objects, and state-level digital preservation, and she said the mayor already indicated approval.
Commissioners discussed whether the account should be registered to Friends of Booth or to an umbrella Booth Park account so that other groups (for example the toy train museum or observatory) could be discoverable under a single public name. Anne said the vendor charges $300 per year for organizations with budgets under $50,000 and that the service appears more usable and more durable than the commission’s current system. Several commissioners supported the subscription and asked Anne to explore whether the vendor could list the account as Booth Park or otherwise accommodate multiple Booth groups.
Commissioners stated the commission had already approved payment of the $300 annual fee for Friends of Booth during a special meeting on Jan. 25, 2025; at this meeting members reiterated support and asked staff to follow up on whether a single Booth Park listing would be feasible and whether adding accounts together would change the vendor’s pricing. No new formal vote on the fee was recorded in the transcript of this meeting.
Anne also confirmed the vendor will track objects, artwork, photographs, textiles and archives; manage loans and donations; provide public searchability; and preserve records in the state preservation repository. Commissioners asked Anne to report back if a park-wide account is technically or administratively possible and to confirm any changes to cost or account setup.
The discussion closed with commissioners agreeing the subscription is worthwhile for cataloging the artifacts managed by Friends of Booth and with a request that Anne return with details on account naming and user access for other Booth Park organizations.
