I am the collections manager for a small medical museum (about 5000 objects)
and we recently catalogued our collection through Filemaker. It allows for
keyword searching of all fields, the generation of reports according to
selected fields, and the inclusion of photographs.

  Michelle Hamilton



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> I am looking for a collection management software program that would be
> appropriate for a private collector's sizable collection.  Ideally the
> program would be able to organize basic curatorial information on a variety
> of types of arts and artifacts, record provenance and purchase, location,
> and conservation information.  The ability to link a picture would also be
> helpful.  The program would need to work on a Windows platform.  To top it
> off, it would be nice if it was reasonably priced!
>
> I have heard of several programs including: My Home Inventory, The
> Collector, Antique Dealer FastTrack Inventory and Business Management
> Platinum Software, ArtWorks, The Museum System (TMS) Light.  Any advice on
> the suitability of these or other programs would be greatly appreciated.
> Thank you.
>
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