I'm sure what would help you most is learning some of the
     off-the-shelf collections management software products out there
     (Argus, etc.).  Problem is that I've never seen any general training
     courses for these products.  If you can get some training on these
     products through an internship at a museum that has a collections
     management software package that would be good.

     Based on my own experience, I strongly recommend learning the
     Microsoft package software (Word, Access, Excel).  This is what the
     government uses.  Most people I know in non-government jobs use it as
     well.  In my previous job I used a wide range of software (Paradox,
     Quattro Pro, Lotus, etc...) but I find that once you get the basic
     skills down in one database or spreadsheet program that it is really
     easy to learn another.

     Laura McMann Mahoney
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     I'm looking to take some computer-skills courses to enhance my
     employability (just got my MA in Museum Studies).

     Which database software/spreadsheet software would make me the most
     widely marketable in the museum field? Any and all opinions welcome!

     Christen Runge
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