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The Collection Engine : A Generic and Extensible Framework for Managing Collections

Solstad, Tuva Marie
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2005
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Abstract
When a collection exceeds a certain size there will be a need for

tools to help organise and manage it. Collection management software

is one such tool. Collectors of mainstream collectibles, such as

coins and books, usually have access to multiple software of this

type. However, due to the great variations in what people tend to

collect there is an abundance of collecting areas. Most of these

areas are small and therefore not the focus of software

developers. As a consequence, few or no tools are tailored to

managing these more uncommon types of collectibles.

A generic Collection Engine might solve this gap. Such a framework

will offer a powerful foundation for developing tools able to

represent all types of collectibles, and at

the same time be tailored towards the collection or collections in

question. Such a solution will also support different types of

combined collections.

This master report describes an attempt to develop a Collection

Engine. The success of the resulting Collection Engine is mainly due

to a parameterised and generic database model at its base. This

database model emerges around a set of generic terms abstracted from typical

collectible properties. Several structures make it flexible enough to

store all major aspects of any collectible. The database model will accomodate

itself to changes in the represented problem domain. This database is

used by a back-end, and the two in combination offer a solid

foundation for offering collection management software. The back-end

does not, in this version, take advantage of all the possibilities

that lie in the database.

To illustrate a set of the Collection Engine's features at the

present time, a simple terminal based front-end is offered. The

Collection Engine has more potential than this front-end is able to

use. A more advanced front-end will take better advantage of the full

potential that lies in the Collection Engine, both in the current

version and even more if some suggested extensions, to both model and

back-end, are implemented.
 
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