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Museum Tech Newsletter · February 09, 2026
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⛯ Spotlight
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network-of-terms
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Netwerk Digitaal Erfgoed
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The Network of Terms project, led by Netwerk Digitaal Erfgoed, is developing a search engine for finding terms in terminology sources such as thesauri, classification systems, and reference lists. This project matters for the museum community because it enables more efficient and accurate discovery of linked data, benefiting museums and cultural institutions seeking to improve their digital collections and metadata management. The latest release of the project's catalog component introduces Lucene query-time boosting for GeoNames name fields, enhancing search functionality. Museum professionals involved in digital collections, metadata standards, and linked open data initiatives can benefit from this project's advancements.
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Activity This Week
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33
Active Orgs
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68
Pushes
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70
Repos
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5
New Projects
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12
Releases
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specify-iiif-manifest
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The Swedish Museum of Natural History
· Python
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The Specify IIIF Manifest Generator is a Python tool that transforms Specify database exports into IIIF v3.0 compliant manifests, enabling seamless integration with universal viewers and digital asset management systems. It supports diverse scientific domains via modular YAML configurations.
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specify_darwincore_etl
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The Swedish Museum of Natural History
· Python
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The Specify Darwin Core ETL Pipeline is a Python project that processes Darwin Core archive data from a Specify database, transforming the data using Dask and loading it into delimited text files. It leverages the dwcahandler library to parse metadata and handles default column values.
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mkvnote
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC)
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network-of-terms
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Netwerk Digitaal Erfgoed
· TypeScript
· ★ 19
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Netwerk Digitaal Erfgoed released v10.17.20 of their Network of Terms catalog, which includes fixes and improvements to the search engine. This update is highly relevant to museum professionals working on linked data and terminology sources.
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Docent
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San Francisco International Airport Museum
· Swift
· ★ 1
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The San Francisco International Airport Museum released v0.8.0 of their Docent application, which includes new features for gRPC server/client token interceptors. This update is highly relevant to museum professionals working on digital applications and machine learning models.
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Docent
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San Francisco International Airport Museum
· Swift
· ★ 1
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The San Francisco International Airport Museum released v0.7.0 of their Docent application, which includes new features for TLS support and customizable HuggingFace caches. This update is highly relevant to museum professionals working on digital applications and machine learning models.
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network-of-terms
· @netwerk-digitaal-erfgoed/network-of-terms-status@20260209125325-653c4a4
Netwerk Digitaal Erfgoed
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network-of-terms
· @netwerk-digitaal-erfgoed/network-of-terms-reconciliation@20260209125325-653c4a4
Netwerk Digitaal Erfgoed
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network-of-terms
· @netwerk-digitaal-erfgoed/network-of-terms-graphql@20260209125325-653c4a4
Netwerk Digitaal Erfgoed
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loda-pipeline
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Netwerk Digitaal Erfgoed
· Java
· ★ 1
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The Netwerk Digitaal Erfgoed LODA pipeline repository was updated with a new config option to prevent out-of-memory errors. This update is highly relevant to museums working with linked open data and could be useful for others in the field.
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network-of-terms
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Netwerk Digitaal Erfgoed
· TypeScript
· ★ 19
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The Network of Terms repository has published a new release, which is a search engine for finding terms in terminology sources. This project is highly relevant to museum professionals working with linked open data and terminology standards.
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geoconverter_2
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Luomus
· Python
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An update to the GeoConverter tool, which is relevant to biodiversity informatics and geographic information systems. The update enhances file processing and implements conversion status management, making it more useful for museum professionals.
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puam-api-docs
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Princeton University Art Museum
· ★ 9
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The Princeton University Art Museum repository puam-api-docs had a push event with commits that updated the API documentation, which may be relevant to linked open data and metadata standards.
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dri-app
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The Digital Repository of Ireland
· Ruby
· ★ 21
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The Digital Repository of Ireland updated their Samvera application, which is a digital repository solution that museums can use to manage and provide access to their collections. The updates include fixes for batch ingest and permissions queries.
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eDNA
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The Swedish Museum of Natural History
· R
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The Swedish Museum of Natural History updated their eDNA analysis pipeline, which is a significant development in biodiversity informatics. The update includes changes to save dada2Counts as rds files.
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dams-netx
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Field Museum
· Python
· ★ 6
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The Field Museum pushed updates to their DAMS-NetX tool, which migrates data and media between collections management systems and digital asset management systems. This project is highly relevant to museum professionals working with digital collections and asset management.
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camera_cards
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Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC)
· Shell
· ★ 1
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The NMAAHC repository camera_cards had a push event with multiple commits that improved the processing of digital files from various camera manufacturers, which may be relevant to digital preservation and 3D digitization.
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ai_alt_text
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Cleveland Museum of Art
· Python
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The Cleveland Museum of Art pushed updates to their AI alt text project, which could improve accessibility in their digital collections.
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amalia.js_v2
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Institut national de l'audiovisuel
· TypeScript
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The Institut national de l'audiovisuel released an open-source metadata-enriched HTML5 video player, which could be useful for museums to enhance their digital collections. The player's features and updates are now publicly available.
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layup
Smithsonian Institution
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naturblick-ios
Museum für Naturkunde - Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science
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naturblick-android
Museum für Naturkunde - Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science
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Docent
San Francisco International Airport Museum
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samlingar
The Swedish Museum of Natural History
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nmaahcmm
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC)
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naturblick-django
Museum für Naturkunde - Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science
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dri-app
The Digital Repository of Ireland
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samlingar
— Naturhistoriska
35 commits,
66 files changed
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edu-monorepo
— jerusalem-science-museum
1 commit,
55 files changed
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