I don't know if any 'free' templates, but i can say that if laziness is an
issue then database design (to any degree) is not for you.  I build databases
(mostly in Access) for a living and i generally spend 15 to 18 hours a day in
front of the machine.  you've really got to love doing this stuff to create
anything worthwhile.

If Access is your db of preference then you might try looking into some proper
collections management packages built with it, like Snap! for Windows by
Willoughby.

Gary Acord
Acord Information Management

-----Original Message-----
From:   Museum discussion list  On Behalf Of Jim Kajpust
Sent:   Thursday, August 07, 1997 7:43 AM
To:     [log in to unmask]
Subject:        Art museum database (Microsoft Access)

I'm a volunteer at our local (and small) art museum. Does anyone know
of a source for a template for using Access to store an art inventory?
Or lacking that, is there a certain amount of info, in any certain
form that the database should contain?

Being basically lazy at heart, if there is any thing out there
(hopefully for free) that I can use rather than setting up a new one,
I would be very happy.


Jim Kajpust - Personal Freedoms - Michigan
www.svsu.edu/~kajpust