I've used Past Perfect at all of the small museums I've worked at and I'm a 
huge fan. Its very well organized and very user friendly so it's easy to 
pick up how to use it and consequently to train volunteers to use it as 
well. I also highly recommend getting the annual support service - I don't 
usually have problems and need to call their support line, but when I have 
had to they were incredibly friendly, helpful and patient and talked me 
through fixing glitches or helping me figure out things I didn't know how to 
do.

There's a lot you can do with it, I'm a big fan and highly suggest investing 
in it!

All the best,

Laura Heemer
Curator & Program Director
Wharton Esherick Museum

"If it's not fun, it's not worth doing." -Wharton Esherick
www.whartonesherickmuseum.org


-----Original Message----- 
From: Maggie
Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2015 4:25 PM
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Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Collection Management Software Suggestions?

I work for a small non-profit with an art collection of about 2,000 objects. 
We occasionally loan works, and accession several items each year. We are 
considering switching our collection management software from Microsoft 
Access to PastPerfect as an affordable, out-of-the-box solution. I wanted to 
get some thoughts or tips from people who work with PastPerfect, and see if 
there are other affordable software recommendations for a small collection.

Thanks!

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