Overview

We introduce NeoCollect and tour its major features.
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Welcome to NeoCollect, the new way for collectors of fine and decorative arts, antiques and other valuable collectibles to manage and showcase their collections, to connect with other serious collectors and to share their expertise. 

Over the last few years, the Internet has made it much easier for collectors to buy, sell and research items of special interest, but it has not yet helped serious collectors manage and display their collections on the web, and share their collecting knowledge more broadly. 

While major museums have adopted sophisticated software to manage and display their collections online, it’s extremely expensive and difficult to use, so even most museums have not yet placed many of their holdings on the web. 

By taking the basic concept behind museum software, simplifying it and providing it online for collectors without a lot of computer experience to use, NeoCollect allows you to: 

• Easily and inexpensively manage and keep an inventory of your collection, for your own use, for insurance purposes, to prepare for a sale or for estate planning
• Display it proudly online for others to admire and appreciate, and to share your expertise
• More easily enjoy your own collection, even if it must be stored away for safekeeping
• Build knowledge of the history, interrelationships, rarity and value of the items you have collected or wish to acquire
• Make new connections with other serious collectors of similar items
• Work together with others to create comprehensive catalogues that can be published online, and then eventually published in book form
• Let others know what items you would like to add to your collection, or offer for sale items that no longer fit

NeoCollect is easy to use, with every collection and every item completely private and viewable only by you, until you decide what to make public. 

Even when you decide to share parts of your collection with others, you can either keep your identity private by displaying only your NeoCollect user name, or provide a brief personal profile and description of your collection. 

NeoCollect displays your collections much as they would be shown in a museum or auction catalogue. 

You can display multiple collections and sub-collections, and as many items in each collection as you choose. 

Each item is displayed with one or two representative images, basic descriptive information, its provenance or history of ownership, and whatever historical or other background you decide to include. 

Clicking on an item’s title brings you to the item detail page, where you can view additional photographs, such as close-ups of identifying marks, the case or other relevant historical documents. 

Clicking on a photograph brings you to a higher resolution image, where you can zoom in and explore the details. 

The information for each item is entered on five simple input tabs, including basic data and images, physical details, condition, provenance and descriptive details, where you can include as much or as little information as you would like about each item. 

NeoCollect allows you to keep track of private item details that only you can see, such as when and where you acquired the item, how much you may have paid for it, current location and valuation information, and private notes for only you to see.  

You can share a particular collection or item with any number of friends, even those who do not yet use NeoCollect and who may not even be collectors, but when you do, the private item information is not shared. 

Others who view your public items can write comments and click on the “thumbs up” icon to let you know they appreciated seeing the items from your collection that you’ve shared. 

You and other NeoCollect users can also send each other private messages. All of these messages are handled completely within NeoCollect, using only NeoCollect user names unless you choose to disclose your email address. 

NeoCollect allow you to identify keep track of your favorite items, both from your own collection and those owned by others. 

You can search your collections for a particular item or piece of information, and others using this NeoCollect search function will be able explore items or collections that you have marked Public which they otherwise might never have seen. 

Your NeoCollect collection is organized in a tree hierarchy, much like the file system on your computer. 

You can set up and reorganize your collection however you like, moving sub-collections and items around in the hierarchy. 

In addition, each item can be assigned a status such as currently owned, previously owned, owned but available for sale or trade, and you can even include rare items that you do not own but would like to acquire. 

You can connect with other collectors interested in similar items by joining or starting a NeoCollect community.  Community members can link their collections to a community for others to browse.  The community’s classified section can even help you build and refine your collection. 

Once you have created a NeoCollect collection and entered several items, you can arrange selected items in a slide show or catalogue to share with others. 

You can also invite others to collaborate with you in creating a catalogue, each contributing items and information which can eventually be shared more broadly on NeoCollect and even published in physical book form through our publishing partners. 

This NeoCollect pilot website is currently set up only for medals, but we will soon be adding templates for tokens and ancient coins, and eventually for a broad spectrum of fine art, antiques and other valuable collectibles. 

For more features, see the Entering Collection Information video. 

Then start using NeoCollect to manage and showcase your collection, connect with other serious collectors and share your expertise. 

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