Hi Jessica We are using Vernon for natural history, human history, manuscripts/archives, pictorial and library collections. The system is very flexible and the key is to define clear data standards before you start - ie decide what field will be used for particular information. If you allow each department to make this decision independently you won't end up with an integrated system. We have defined a core group of fields that are used for all records, and then each department has other fields relevant to their specific discipline. This allows searching across all collections to find records connected by information in these core fields while still allowing for the different recording needs of the different collection types.
Cheers Kate Muirhead Collections Manager - Documentation Canterbury Museum Rolleston Avenue, Christchurch 8013 NEW ZEALAND Telephone 64 3 366 5000 Direct Dial 64 3 366 9429 extn 875 Facsimile 64 3 366 5622 Email kmuirhead at canterburymuseum.com www.canterburymuseum.com The contents of this email are confidential. If you have received this communication by mistake, please advise the sender immediately and delete the message and any attachments. The views expressed in this email are not necessarily the views of Canterbury Museum. -----Original Message----- From: Vreeswijk, Jessica RBCM:EX [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, 25 August 2006 10:35 a.m. To: mcn-l at mcn.edu Subject: [MCN-L] [IT SIG:] Collections Management Software Hello everyone, We are in the middle of a major project to combine all of our collections databases from natural history (500,000+ specimens), human history (500,000+ artifacts) and archives (5million+ items). We are having difficulty identifying software that can handle significant collections in all areas (following different standards) and provide a high level of integration. Has anyone had any experience with software packages that can handle the diversity? I am open to any discussion off-line if desirable! Thank you in advance for your assistance. Jessica Vreeswijk IT Project Manager Royal BC Museum 675 Belleville St. Victoria, BC (250) 356-0693 jvreeswijk at royalbcmuseum.bc.ca _______________________________________________ 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
