This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. ----------------------------------------------------------- We're currently playing with our options as well, trying out ZPest as one of them. One of my guys put together a simple database based on Excel and WordPress. I'll see if I can get a screen shot to post here of how we intend it to work and what features we have. We're also talking about the best way to store images - pests, pest damage, pest environments, indicators, etc - and link them back to the database, or simply, have a good place to store and share easily.
Something that has been under discussion in recent years is the use of KE EMu for tracking pests. To me this looks like a great way to track and trend pests, but it is a few levels up on complexity and, speaking out of ignorance, looks like it would take more skill and knowledge of KE to setup and maintain. I am curious about it however and how perhaps in the future a simply Excel sheet could be translated using KE. Here is a link to notes and a presentation given by David Smith (Natural History Museum, UK) a few years ago on Emu's possible use: http://www.kesoftware.com/user-group-meetings/fourth-north-american-emu-ugm.html Sometimes keeping things simple is the best path, no matter the size of the institution. Hope this is of some help! Best, Matt Matthew A. Mickletz - Supervisor - Preventive Conservation - Winterthur - 302-888-4752 ________________________________ From: ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Alina Freire-Fierro Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2011 3:00 PM To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: Re: [pestlist] FW: Zak's software The same happened to us. We tried to use the program with no success, so now we just use an Excel spreadsheet. Alina. ~~~ Alina Freire-Fierro Botany Collection Manager, PH Herbarium Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philadelphia PA 19103 U.S.A. * www.ansp.org freirefie...@ansp.org 215-299-1157 (w) 215-667-7764 (c) From: <lindsey.vo...@phoenix.gov<mailto:lindsey.vo...@phoenix.gov>> Reply-To: "pestlist@museumpests.net<mailto:pestlist@museumpests.net>" <pestlist@museumpests.net<mailto:pestlist@museumpests.net>> Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2011 11:49:53 -0700 To: "pestlist@museumpests.net<mailto:pestlist@museumpests.net>" <pestlist@museumpests.net<mailto:pestlist@museumpests.net>> Subject: RE: [pestlist] FW: Zak's software This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net<mailto:pestlist@museumpests.net> To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. ----------------------------------------------------------- Hi - Similar case here, we tried using the Zaks database but couldn't do by location. We just use an excel spreadsheetwhich we've linked to graphs. It works for us but we're small. Lindsey Vogel Collections Aide Pueblo Grande Museum lindsey.vo...@phoenix.gov<mailto:lindsey.vo...@phoenix.gov> 602-495-0901 "Mary Nicolett" <mnicol...@dallasmuseumofart.org<mailto:mnicol...@dallasmuseumofart.org>> Sent by: ad...@museumpests.net<mailto:ad...@museumpests.net> 08/02/2011 11:34 AM Please respond to pestlist@museumpests.net<mailto:pestlist@museumpests.net> To <pestlist@museumpests.net<mailto:pestlist@museumpests.net>> cc Subject RE: [pestlist] FW: Zak's software This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net<mailto:pestlist@museumpests.net> To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. ----------------------------------------------------------- Hi Katy- I have just begun using the Zaks database and have exported the information to Excel. It is a clunky process for sure, but it seems to be the only way to sort the information by location of traps. Unfortunately, I have no other database to rely on at the moment, but would be interested to hear what you have discovered regarding other databases available. Kind Regards, Mary Nicolett Preparator, Logistics Facilitator Dallas Museum of Art mnicol...@dallasmuseumofart.org<mailto:mnicol...@dallasmuseumofart.org> 214-922-1288 -----Original Message----- From: ad...@museumpests.net<mailto:ad...@museumpests.net> [mailto:ad...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Katharine Elise Corneli Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2011 12:11 PM To: pestlist@museumpests.net<mailto:pestlist@museumpests.net> Subject: [pestlist] FW: Zak's software This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net<mailto:pestlist@museumpests.net> To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. ----------------------------------------------------------- Hi there, I've only recently joined the pestlist and so apologize if this is a repeat of topics previously covered. We are looking for a good database system for recording IPM information. We had been using Zak's ZPest software for Windows and exporting the data into excel. This was a pretty slow process however and we are now experimenting with an online database by the same developer at collectionpests.com. This too seems to have it's drawbacks and I am wondering if anyone uses it and what their thoughts are. I would also like to know if anyone uses other programs or databases that they could recommend. We have about 80 sticky traps throughout our museum and check them every two months, recording each insect that we find. Then we map any high risk incidents using photoshop. The whole process takes 2-3 days and I would be grateful for any time saving suggestions you might have. Thank you, Katy Corneli Assistant Collections Manager Utah Museum of Fine Arts 410 Campus Center Drive Salt Lake City Utah, 84112 801-585-9769 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Net<mailto:pestlist@museumpests.Net> To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.net<mailto:pestlist@museumpests.net> and in the subject put: "unsubscribe" - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.net<mailto:imail...@museumpests.net> with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.com<mailto:l...@collectionpests.com> or l...@zaks.com<mailto:l...@zaks.com> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Net<mailto:pestlist@museumpests.Net> To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.net<mailto:pestlist@museumpests.net> and in the subject put: "unsubscribe" - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.net<mailto:imail...@museumpests.net> with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.com<mailto:l...@collectionpests.com> or l...@zaks.com<mailto:l...@zaks.com> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Net<mailto:pestlist@museumpests.Net> To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.net<mailto:pestlist@museumpests.net> and in the subject put: "unsubscribe" - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.net<mailto:imail...@museumpests.net> with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.com<mailto:l...@collectionpests.com> or l...@zaks.com<mailto:l...@zaks.com> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: "unsubscribe" - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.com http://www.winterthur.org/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: "unsubscribe" - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.com
