I'd suggest that you take the following steps as you identify what you intend to do:
- consider the platform that your web-server uses. That may help to narrow the field on what applications you can use. Different server-side technologies have different costs associated with them. - make a list of all the features that you want to have available to your patrons. Whether you implement them now, or later, it's best to choose a product that can expand with your needs quickly, without hiring a team of developers to fix it. Please let me know when you finish and launch your site - It's a project I'd like to really see. Chad M Petrovay Collections Database Administrator The Walters Art Museum 600 North Charles Street Baltimore, MD 21210 P: 410.547.9000 x266 F: 410.837.4846 cpetrovay at thewalters.org www.thewalters.org Exhibitions: Gee's Bend: The Architecture of the Quilt on view June 15 - August 26 Linda Day Clark: The Gee's Bend Photographs on view June 15 - September 2 -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Harold Potischman Sent: Monday, July 30, 2007 11:13 AM To: mcn-l at mcn.edu Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Moving a collection online You might also want to take a look at eMuseum from Gallery Systems. http://www.gallerysystems.com/products/emuseum.html Many of the world's leading cultural institutions have successfully launched their online collections using eMuseum integrated with various back-end management systems (like TMS and others). -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of mcn-l-request at mcn.edu Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2007 3:00 PM To: mcn-l at mcn.edu Subject: mcn-l Digest, Vol 21, Issue 23 Send mcn-l mailing list submissions to mcn-l at mcn.edu To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to mcn-l-request at mcn.edu You can reach the person managing the list at mcn-l-owner at mcn.edu When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of mcn-l digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: Moving a collection online (Stephen Toney) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2007 09:20:29 -0400 From: Stephen Toney <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Moving a collection online To: mcn-l at mcn.edu Message-ID: <1185628829.4782.2.camel at Dell> Content-Type: text/plain Allison, May I suggest our MWeb(tm) online catalog product? We have several successful implementations from Mimsy systems. Please see http://systemsplanning.com/mweb/ Best regards, Stephen Toney Systems Planning toney at systemsplanning.com > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2007 09:54:43 -0400 > From: "Farber, Allison" <AFarber at mjhnyc.org> > Subject: [MCN-L] Moving a collection online > To: <mcn-l at mcn.edu> > Message-ID: <69C2F9BAF121CE4483642FEF0273320D0187D9DD at ms5.mjhnyc.org> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Our museum maintains a web-browser accessible internal database where we > keep a complete set of records, images, videos, and audio recordings > from our collections. The internal database is Mimsy XG from Willoughby > Associates. We are beginning to investigate migrating all or a portion > of our web-ready files to an interface available to the public. We are > looking for web publishing software that would work with our existing > database. Especially important to us is an interface that will be > configurable, easy to use for regular users, and cost little money to > develop. > > We have been considering using one of the following products; Mobius for > Mimsy XG (http://www.willo.com/mimsy_xg/mobius.asp > <http://www.willo.com/mimsy_xg/mobius.asp> ) or Open Collection > (http://opencollection.org/index.php > <http://opencollection.org/index.php> ) to make our collection available > to the public. > > In light of these issues I have several questions. > > 1. Would anyone who has experience publishing their internal collections > database online be willing to share advice about this switch? > > 2. Can you suggest other software that we should look into for this > project? > > 3. Has anyone used Mobius or Open Collection who would you be > able/willing to talk with me about their experiences? > > 4. Can you describe any specific costs or issues that we should consider > when making this change? > > Thank you in advance for your help. > > Sincerely, > > Allison Farber > Museum Educator > Museum of Jewish Heritage > A Living Memorial to the Holocaust > 36 Battery Place > New York, NY 10280 > tel: (646) 437-4307 > fax: (646) 437-4311 ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ mcn-l mailing list mcn-l at mcn.edu http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l End of mcn-l Digest, Vol 21, Issue 23 ************************************* _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l
