I agree whole heartedly with Tim.  Here is a good tutorial site for Access.
Good luck.

http://cru.cahe.wsu.edu/training/Access97/

Don Hudgins
Collection Manager
Chihuly Studio


----- Original Message -----
From: "Tim McShane" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2000 8:31 PM
Subject: Re: Computer program questions


> Dear Taryn;
>
> You're not going to find one universal database program that all museums
are
> using--the museum community just isn't built that way.  However, most
modern
> databases (the relational kind, anyway) are fairly similar, and if you
learn
> how one works, you should be able to pick up on most others fairly easily.
> I have formal training in Access, but I was able to make the transition to
> Oracle and Paradox when my changing duties required it.
>
> As for the choice of Access as a database to learn, I have to say it's
> worked for me!  I've worked with three institutions that have used Access
> for their collections management, and I understand that the British
Columbia
> Museums Association was for some time (and likely still is, although I'm
not
> quite sure) advocating the use of Access for museum collections
management.
> It's not perfect (no database ever is), but I think you would do well in
> learning Access.  As I say, it's worked for me.
>
>
> Tim McShane, Collections Manager
> West Parry Sound District Museum
>
>
>
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