I don't know if this is affecting ya'lls discussion, but remember that "CMS" is a common acronym for "Content Management System"--a bird of a slightly related, but very different color.
ari On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 10:41 AM, Morgan, Amber <MorganA at warhol.org> wrote: > We are addressing some concerns regarding our collections management > system. Something that has become clear is that our staff is not in > agreement as to what a CMS is and what it should do. > > > > We are attempting to address the needs of our education department. It > would be very helpful to know how other institutions maintain what could > be considered educational content. If anyone out there would be willing > to answer a few questions, I would be very grateful! > > > > Do you store label copy in your CMS? > > Do you use your CMS to manage detailed information about artists, > events, places, etc? If so, do you limit it to information specifically > about your collection, or do you also maintain information about related > materials held elsewhere? > > Does your institution collect any user-generated content, and if so, > does it go into your CMS? > > And finally, if you're feeling up to it - what, in your opinion, is a > collections management system; what should it do and what should it NOT > be expected to do? > > > > Many thanks, > Amber > > the warhol: > Amber E. Morgan > Associate Registrar > 117 Sandusky Street > Pittsburgh, PA 15212 > T 412.237.8306 > F 412.237.8340 > E morgana at warhol.org > W www.warhol.org > > The Andy Warhol Museum > One of the four Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh > > Email newsletter http://members.carnegiemuseums.org/email > Membership http://members.carnegiemuseums.org/SupportCMP > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ >
