This is not my area of expertise, but simplifying peoples lives is!  At a
conference last summer, I ran into a man who had just published an
article about how he had catalogued his own (large) personal collection.
The article is entitled "Why and How I put My Collection On my Home
Computer-Easily, Reliably and Inexpensively."  The author is L. Dennis
Shapiro and it was published in Manuscripts Vol. XLVII, No. 2, Spring
1995.  He sent me an off-print.

The key here, in my mind, is EASY, RELIABLE, INEXPENSIVE.  He reviews
home finance programs like Managing you Money (MYM) for DOS, Windows and
MAC (apparently good for collections management); Quicken for MAC and
Quiken Deluxe for Windows.

It's a great article, check it out.

Lori van Handel
Director of Field Services/Assistant Conservator
Williamstown Art Conservation Center
Williamstown, MA  01267
413-458-5741
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