OCCAMS was developed by the Centre for Digital Humanities Research at ANU to meet the specific needs of researchers working with cultural collections. From photographs to film; from paintings to sculptures, and performance—OCCAMS allows researchers to work with and develop data about all kinds of material and intangible culture. In this seminar Professor Howard Morphy, who initiated and oversaw the development of OCCAMS, will explain its origins in the needs of researchers working in visual anthropology, the anthropology of art and related fields. Robyn McKenzie will then situate OCCAMS within the wider landscape of data management systems and data analysis in the digital humanities, in particular focusing on the difference between relational databases and ‘linked data’ systems. Through an examination of projects she is working on in OCCAMS, Gretchen Stolte will conclude the presentation by demonstrating the benefits of the database as a research tool.