[MCN-L] Collections Management Software

[Carey, Sheila (PCH)]

Hello,

As you may know, in the past the Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN) 
carried out a Collections Management Software Review with the support of the 
museum community.  This was a resource intensive process, and CHIN has not done 
this in many years.  However, we are in the process of updating our resources 
on collections management systems, and have undertaken a project with a number 
of tasks.   One of these tasks still requires additional community support.   A 
description of the project follows:


1)  The Canadian museum community assisted us in developing a vendor 
survey, based on which we will be providing software profiles on our site. We 
targeted specific software based on our community requests.  This process took 
place over the summer and fall and the profiles are currently being translated.

2)  We developed guidelines for creating a Request for Proposals (RFP) for 
a Collections Management System.  These are also being reviewed by some members 
of the community and will be translated and posted online.

3)   We will be asking vendors to demonstrate a limited set of functions 
that have been requested by our advisory committee.  We hope to have these 
demos in January and early February.  It is important to have as many 
evaluators as possible, so I am reaching out to find additional community 
members who would be interested in participating in this part of the process.  
We plan to do the demos using Webex, but also will make video recordings 
available for the evaluators after the fact.

If you are interested in taking part in this stage of our project, (or 
reviewing the RFP guidelines, which are still in progress) please contact me 
at:  sheila.ca...@canada.ca

Sheila

Sheila Carey

Audience and Programs Analyst
Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN)
Department of Canadian Heritage, Government of Canada
1030 Innes Road, Ottawa (Ontario) K1B 4S7
sheila.ca...@canada.ca
Tel: 613-998-3721 ext. 214 or 1-800-520-2446

Analyste des publics et des programmes
Réseau canadien d'information sur le patrimoine (RCIP)
Ministère du Patrimoine canadien, Gouvernement du Canada
1030 chemin Innes, Ottawa (Ontario), K1B 4S7
sheila.ca...@canada.ca
Tél. : 613-998-3721 poste 214 ou 1-800-520-2446



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[MCN-L] CHIN CMS Criteria Checklist

[Carey, Sheila (PCH)]

Hello all,

The Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN) is pleased to announce the 
publication of two new resources developed with the Balboa Park Online 
Collaborative. Guidelines for choosing a collections management system and the 
Collections management system criteria checklist (CMSCC) assist heritage 
institutions in selecting a new collections management system (CMS).

The Guidelines for choosing a collections management system resource includes:

· a list of recommended steps that institutions can take when selecting 
a CMS

· an institutional questionnaire to help specify needs

· a vendor questionnaire to identify the criteria that they meet

The CMSCC has been updated and is partially aligned with Spectrum. It includes 
an abridged list intended for institutions with less complex information 
management needs.

Both resources provide a starting point for any institution going through a CMS 
selection process. To access the resources, visit the following web pages:

https://www.canada.ca/en/heritage-information-network/services/collections-management-systems/guidelines-choose-cms.html

https://www.canada.ca/en/heritage-information-network/services/collections-management-systems/software-criteria-checklist.html

We welcome your feedback!

Sheila Carey

Sheila Carey

Audience and Programs Analyst
Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN)
Department of Canadian Heritage, Government of Canada
1030 Innes Road, Ottawa (Ontario) K1B 4S7
sheila.ca...@canada.ca
Tel: 613-998-3721 ext. 214 or 1-800-520-2446

Analyste des publics et des programmes
Réseau canadien d'information sur le patrimoine (RCIP)
Ministère du Patrimoine canadien, Gouvernement du Canada
1030 chemin Innes, Ottawa (Ontario), K1B 4S7
sheila.ca...@canada.ca
Tél. : 613-998-3721 poste 214 ou 1-800-520-2446




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