Institutional support for the development of CAMEO is provided by:
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
In July 2005, a two-year grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation provided support to upgrade the appearance and user functionality of CAMEO. New features include auxiliary COMPARISON pages and a third database for information on the Forbes' Pigment Collections. By the end of the grant in June 2007, the number of images in CAMEO will exceed 9,000.
Institute of Museum and Library Services
In October 2002, a two-year National Leadership grant from the Institute of Museum Library Services (IMLS) allowed the transport of CAMEO to a SQL based system to better handle the volume of users and information. Major additions to the database included auxiliary pages for images and documentation of the authority trail. A companion database containing a directory of conservation-related organizations was also added. The IMLS grant ended with all projected tasks completed, including the addition of approximately 6,000 images.
National Center for Preservation Technology and Training
In 1998, a one-year grant from the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training (NCPTT) provided for the development of basic database structure as well as creation of the core set of materials entries. Additional resources and support from the MFA enabled a draft version of the database to be placed on the Internet for use and review by the worldwide conservation community in November 2000.
Institutional partnerships for the development of CAMEO include:
Eu-ARTECH
In 2006, Access, Research and Technology for the conservation of European Cultural Heritage (Eu-ARTECH) formed a collaborative agreement with the MFA to increase the international scope of CAMEO. Participating members add European language terms to the synonym lists as an aid for searching records. Eu-ARTECH members also contribute images and information to CAMEO as well as provide systematic review of the material records.
