Hello,
I work at the Henry Ford Museum and I will tell you that Argus is terrible.
It locks up and fails all of the time.  I hate it, especially when we
compile lists for hundreds of artifacts at a time.  Plus if conservation is
an issue to you, the company has not installed that part of the program in
our computers yet.
Hope I could help,
Holly Hartlerode
Collections Management

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bonni-Dara Michaels [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 1:52 PM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      Query - Collections Management Programs
>
> We are in the final phase of the selection process for a new collections
> management program.  As part of the evaluation process, we would like the
> opinions of our colleagues regarding the actual day-to-day working of the
> four programs still under consideration:  KE's EMu; Gallery Systems' The
> Museum System; Questor's Argus; and Willoughby's Multi MIMSY 2000.
>
> If you have a few minutes, please help out us completing the following
> questionnaire, and returning it to me.  Your help is greatly appreciated.
>
> Please excuse any cross-postings.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Bonni-Dara Michaels
> Collections Curator
> Yeshiva University Museum
> 15 West 16th Street
> New York, New York 10011
> Tel:  212-294-8330 x 8815
> Fax: 212-294-8335
> Email:  [log in to unmask]
>
> MUSEUM COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
> EVALUATION FORM
>
>
> Name__________________________  Title_________________________
>
> Institution________________________________________________________
>
> Program we use : __ The Museum System __EMu  __Argus  __Multi MIMSY 2000
>
> Number of years using it: _____
>
> Is this the first program you used? __Y  __N
>
> If not, what program did you use before?  ____________________
>
>
>
>         Many keystrokes are needed to perform tasks __ y  __ n
>
>         Help desk/customer service is __very responsive  __responsive
> __not
> responsive
>
>         Response time for help desk/customer service is  __quick  __medium
> __slow
>
>         Vendor works to resolve problems  __most problems are resolved
> quickly
>                 __most problems are resolved sooner or later  __it can
> take
> a long time to resolve problems
>
>                 If you don't interact with the help desk, please provide
> contact information for the individual
>                 who does ______________________Tel:
> ________Email:_____________
>
>
>
>         Handles well    Handles adequately      Doesn't handle  Easy to
> execute Medium
> difficulty      Difficult to execute
> Accessioning
> Inventory control
> Location & movement control
>
> Cataloguing
> Conservation management
> Rights and Reproductions
>
> Risk Management
> Insurance management
> Exhibition management
> Despatch
> Loans (incoming & outgoing)
>
> Conservation
> Valuation
> Deaccession & disposal
> System Administration
> Media management
>
>
>         Handles well    Handles adequately      Doesn't handle  Easy to
> execute Medium
> difficulty      Difficult to execute
>
> Help features
> Reports
> Import & export
> Vocabulary
> Query/Find/search
> Find & replace
> Define and add new fields to records
>
> Authority and thesaural utilities allow user to incorporate and
> use local thesauri and authorities within the system
>
> "Search and replace" function can be used during data entry and updating
>
> System allows all fields to be searched
>
> System allows users to write custom reports
>
> System allows reports to be displayed, saved, and printed
>
> System allows reports to be incorporated into other applications
>
> System allows text and images associated with an object to be printed in
> report
> User can go back and forth between modules without having to sequentially
> step through
> each open module
>
>
>
>
>         Good Interface  Poor interface
> Public Access module
>
> Overall, how would you rate this program?
>
>         High    ________  it meets most of my Museum needs
>
>         Medium ______    it meets some of my Museum needs
>
>         Poor    ________   it meets few of my Museum needs
>
>
> If you have any additional comments or suggestions, please feel free to
> add
> them below.
>
>
> Thank you for taking the time to complete this questionnaire.
>
> Bonni-Dara Michaels
> Collections Curator
> Yeshiva University Museum
> Tel: 212-294-8330 x 8815
> Fax: 212-294-8335
> Email: [log in to unmask]
>
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