Enhancement of Science fiction collection proposal for standard cataloguing datasheet and engagement best practices for the exhibit

The cataloguing activity is the base to know collection and cultural heritage. To catalogue objects and to spread the knowledge on the world it is important to use standardized methodologies, instruments and datasheets. There are no standard for the cataloguing activity of Science fiction collections. Quantility srl and Tryeco 2.0 srl developed a project to enhance the collection of a new museum of Science fiction located in Gaiba. The starting point was the cataloguing activity and an in depth study about cataloguing standards, datasheets and the second one was a research of similar realities. Collective Access is the open source platform used for the cataloguing activity, it was used the standard Dublin core and fields were modified to catalogue science fiction objects. Collective Access make possible an online presentation of the catalogue that was integrated in the new web site with an ad hoc design interface. The knowledge of collection permits the development of the exhibits design and the strategies to attract public and to engage it with a fablab, an urban laboratory on street art and smartphone application for contents. In conclusion, the research underlines a proposal for Science fiction cataloguing datasheet to standardized the methodology on this type of objects. It is under development the second part of the project about the exhibit of the collection and the engagement of public as a best practice to link the museum to the community and the territory.