Technology Assessment

End Users

  • Tom Manuel
  • The Jazz Loft staff
  • Volunteers
  • People who would like to view items at The Jazz Loft

Development Tools

  • FileMaker

We could use FileMaker to create an app that connects to the database and shows the items in the museum’s collection.
Trial Version (45 days): https://www.filemaker.com/trial/
  • Angular

Angular is an open-source web application framework. We can use Angular to develop the front end: connecting to the database, querying records, allowing searches on the database, and displaying the items (pictures, text, MP3 files). Allows us to create components in Javascript for these purposes, which can be implemented in the website.
Setup Instructions: https://angular.io/guide/setup-local 
Download Node.js: https://nodejs.org/en/
Then follow the setup instructions to set up Angular using terminal commands
Video Tutorials: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5E2AVpwsko
More Tutorials: https://angular.io/tutorial