OOOOOOOOhhhh~~!! Can I go to Portland for AAM?? Look at what I can
do!! (besides still serving on the board of the Curators Committee)
>Dear colleagues,
>The Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN) is about to embark on
>another round of evaluations of collections management software for
>museums. As with past rounds, we are inviting interested museum
>professionals to join us in this adventure! If your museum is considering
>the purchase of such a system, then participating will offer you the chance
>to evaluate, in detail, some of the latest products to hit the marketplace.
>This could be part or all of your quest to find the right collections
>management system for your institution!
>
>This upcoming round of evaluations will lead to a new edition of the
>Collections Management Software Review (CMSR). The most extensive
>publication of its kind, the CMSR outlines the suitability of different
>software to particular museum disciplines, collection sizes, museum
>functions, and hardware and software environments. It also analyzes vendor
>reliability, support requirements, customization possibilities, costs and
>more.
>
>Over 160 museums in Canada, the U.S. and overseas have used the CMSR to
>guide them in selecting collections management systems, and many university
>have incorporated in into their museum studies programs. User comments
>include:
>
> "I have but one complaint. Had CHIN only published its Software Review
> sooner, we could have saved time, effort, expense and would have wound
> up with a more comprehensive result." - Rachel M. Allen, Chief,
> Research and Scholars Centre, National Museum of American Art,
> Smithsonian Institution
>
> "An invaluable tool...to allow museums to make informed decisions
> regarding a product or vendor." - Richard Gerrard, Toronto Historical
> Board
>
>In addition to personally evaluating the latest software packages,
>participating in this initiative will allow you to learn the ins and outs
>of choosing the best software for your needs and budget. You will draw from
>the expertise of colleagues from CHIN and other institutions, and receive a
>complimentary copy the new CMSR once published.
>
>The evaluations will take place between March 17 and June 13, 2003, at
>CHIN's offices in Gatineau, Quebec, and in conjunction with conferences in
>other North American cities. Participants involved in the evaluation will
>receive an honorarium of $300 per day. Please note that participating
>museums must be willing to cover their own expenses.
>|-------------------+---------------+-------------------+-------------|
>| Locations | Evaluation | | Conference |
>| | Dates | Coinciding | Dates |
>| | | Conferences | |
>|-------------------+---------------+-------------------+-------------|
>| Adams Mark | March 17-20, | Museums and the | March 19-22 |
>| Charlotte | 22, 24-25 | Web | |
>| Charlotte, North | | | |
>| Carolina | | | |
>|-------------------+---------------+-------------------+-------------|
>|CHIN Offices | April 7-11 | N/A | N/A |
>|Gatineau, Quebec | | | |
>|-------------------+---------------+-------------------+-------------|
>|Fairmont Winnipeg | May 2-3, 9-10 | Canadian Museum | May 6-10 |
>|Winnipeg, Manitoba | | Association (CMA) | |
>|-------------------+---------------+-------------------+-------------|
>|Convention Centre | May 15-17, | American | May 18-22 |
>|Portland, Oregon | 22-24 | Association of | |
>| | | Museums (AAM) | |
>|-------------------+---------------+-------------------+-------------|
>| CHIN Offices | June 9-13 | | N/A |
>| Gatineau, Quebec | | N/A | |
>|-------------------+---------------+-------------------+-------------|
>
>
>
>Software demonstrations are expected to take one day per product.
>Evaluators will use a criteria checklist developed by CHIN and the museum
>community to score software functions, and also provide an overall
>evaluation of the software.
>
>For this upcoming round of evaluations, we are extending our invitation
>beyond Canada to museum professionals across North America. As registration
>is limited, we are asking that those interested in participating respond
>immediately to [log in to unmask] (please include your name, organization,
>city and province/state, email address and phone number). Your email
>commits neither you nor CHIN. Interested institutions will receive further
>details.
>
>Thank you in advance for your cooperation.
>Jim Fox
>Manager, Skills Development
>1-800-520-2446
>[log in to unmask]
>http://www.chin.gc.ca
>
>
>Possible products to be evaluated:
>Product/Company
>ADLIB Museum-ADLIB Information System B.V.
>ARGUS CMS-Questor Systems, Inc.
>ARIIS 2000-ARIIS Image & Information Systems, Inc. ? Museum Networks
>Artfact-Artfact, Inc.
>ArtManager Online Curator/Express-ArtManger Online Services
>Artsystems Collections-Artsystems, Ltd.
>AskSam (askSam WIN)-AskSam Systems
>Brechin Imaging Services-The Brechin Group, Inc.
>CAITS-Fraser-Fort George Regional Museum
>C-A-T-S (Collection Archive Tracking System)-Noratek Solutions
>CLIO-Virtual Computing Services, Ltd.
>COLLECTION for Windows-Vernon Systems Ltd.
>Collections-MuseumTM -Collections Inc.
>DIBAM-Dibam Port
>Eloquent WebMuseum-Eloquent Systems, Inc.
>EmbARKTM-Gallery Systems, A Digital Arts & Sciences Company
>Gallery Express-DevWave Software, Inc.
>Heritage Sentinel-Sentinel Computer Consultants Inc.
>HyperMuséo-SOREIB-Renard Systems
>Ibase-Ibase
>INCA (Interactive Catalogues)-Hunterian Museum
>Inmagic DB-Triad Data Magic Pty, Ltd.
>INMAGIC Plus-Inmagic, Inc.
>Interfactive-Ucora Corparation
>IVY-IVY Network
>KE EMu-KE Software Inc.
>Maden File-Maden Teck
>MCMS-Westar Systems
>MCMS ? Lite-Westar Systems
>Micromusée-MOBYDOC, Brochu Robillard Culture et Technologies Inc.
>MINARET-Cactus Software, Inc.
>MIMS ? Museum Information Management System-Xwave Solutions ? Nova Scotia
>Museum Partnership
>MINISIS-International Development Research Centre, MINISIS Systems Group
>MIS (The Museum Inventory System)-Aden House
>Multi MIMSY-Willoughby Associates, Limited
>MuseumPlus-Zetcom ? MuseumPlus
>MUSIMS-System Simulation Ltd
>MUSIMS-System Simulation Ltd
>PastPerfect Museum Software-AltaMira Press
>Re:discovery-Re:discovery Software Inc.
>REGIS-Museum Research Associates
>SIRSI-SIRSI Limited
>SNAP! for Windows-Willoughby Associates, Limited
>STAR® /Museums Application-Cuadra Associates Inc.
>The Museum System-Gallery Systems, A Digital Arts & Sciences Company
>The Visual Archiver-Commonwealth Historic Resource Management, Ltd.
>Virtual CollectionsTM-Innes Collections Management Inc.
>
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