Hi Beate, You may also want to contact Abbie Enock at Capture systems in the UK as they have established systems for museums and picture libraries so might offer some advice on pros and cons. www.capture.co.uk.
Best, Pandora Mather-Lees > Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2013 21:07:49 +0100 > From: nick at collectionstrust.org.uk > To: mcn-l at mcn.edu > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Collections Management Systems > > Dear Beate, > > I am sure you're aware of this, but just to make sure - the Collections > Trust maintains the 'Collections Management Software Survey', an online > platform which allows you to compare features, functionality and pricing > for 17 SPECTRUM-compliant Collections Management Systems (systems that > have been validated for compliance with the international SPECTRUM > standard for Collections Management - > www.collectionslink.org.uk/spectrum). > > The platform is widely used by museums during their procurement of > systems. It is free to use and available online at > http://www.collectionslink.org.uk/softwaresurvey. > > There's also a useful report from Edinburgh City Museums in Scotland > about their recent procurement of a new system, which provides an > interesting insight into the selection process. This can be accessed > online at > http://www.collectionslink.org.uk/discover/manage-information/1774-edinb > urgh-museums-and-galleries-cms-survey. > > I hope you get a great reaction to the survey, and do please let me know > if there is any further information I can send you about our work with > CMS providers. > > Yours sincerely, > > Nick Poole > Chief Executive Officer > Collections Trust > Join the Collections Trust's Collections Management LinkedIn group - > 6000 collections professionals worldwide! > > Follow us on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/collectiontrust > > Visit Collections Trust online > www.collectionstrust.org.uk > www.collectionslink.org.uk > www.culturegrid.org.uk > > Company Registration No: 1300565 Registered Charity No: 273984 > Registered Office: Collections Trust, WC 209, Natural History Museum, > Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of > Beate Jensen (bjensen) > Sent: 02 September 2013 20:53 > To: mcn-l at mcn.edu > Subject: [MCN-L] Collections Management Systems > > Hello fellow Small Museum SIG members! > I am the Site Preservation Manager at Gari Melchers Home and Studio near > Fredericksburg, VA. I am currently enrolled in the University of South > Carolina Masters in Library Science program. > This semester I am doing an Independent Study and my focus will be on > comparing 3-5 Collections Management Systems (CMS). I know these kind of > surveys are annoying, but I hope you will take the time to answer the > survey. I very much appreciate your time and will be happy to share the > paper at the end of the semester if you are interested. > Follow this link please: > http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/L3J7LNQ > > Beate Ankjaer-Jensen > Site Preservation Manager > www.garimelchers.org<http://www.garimelchers.org/> > Phone 540-654-1839 > Fax 540-654-1785 > > University of Mary Washington > www.umw.edu<http://www.umw.edu/> > _______________________________________________ > 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://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://mcn.edu/pipermail/mcn-l/
