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Date:    Mon, 9 Sep 1996 19:35:30 -0700 From:    "T.
Preston" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Collection Mgmt.
Software

Does anyone out there know of a guide or pamphlet or other
source of
information (somebody's thesis?) on choosing collection
mgmt. software
(i.e. Argus, SNAP!, Art System) depending on which kind of
collection
(anthro, art, geology, history, etc.) your museum has?  A
comparison
shopping guide, if you will.

TIY,

Toni Preston
Univ. of Washington
Museology grad

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I OFFER:

Archives & Museum Informatics does periodic Technical
Reports like "Directory of Software for Archives & Museums,"
and "Functional Requirements for Collections Management
Systems" which I have found quite useful in comparing
various brands of collections management software.  The last
address I had on them was:  5600 Northumberland Street,
Pittsburgh, PA, 15217 (412-421-4638).  They sell these
publications, of course, but you might find one in your
library or in the hands of your friendly local Archivist.
The author or compiler is David Bearman.  Good Luck.


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