Hello, I work at the Henry Ford Museum and I will tell you that Argus is terrible. It locks up and fails all of the time. I hate it, especially when we compile lists for hundreds of artifacts at a time. Plus if conservation is an issue to you, the company has not installed that part of the program in our computers yet. Hope I could help, Holly Hartlerode Collections Management > -----Original Message----- > From: Bonni-Dara Michaels [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 1:52 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Query - Collections Management Programs > > We are in the final phase of the selection process for a new collections > management program. As part of the evaluation process, we would like the > opinions of our colleagues regarding the actual day-to-day working of the > four programs still under consideration: KE's EMu; Gallery Systems' The > Museum System; Questor's Argus; and Willoughby's Multi MIMSY 2000. > > If you have a few minutes, please help out us completing the following > questionnaire, and returning it to me. Your help is greatly appreciated. > > Please excuse any cross-postings. > > Thank you, > > Bonni-Dara Michaels > Collections Curator > Yeshiva University Museum > 15 West 16th Street > New York, New York 10011 > Tel: 212-294-8330 x 8815 > Fax: 212-294-8335 > Email: [log in to unmask] > > MUSEUM COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT PROGRAM > EVALUATION FORM > > > Name__________________________ Title_________________________ > > Institution________________________________________________________ > > Program we use : __ The Museum System __EMu __Argus __Multi MIMSY 2000 > > Number of years using it: _____ > > Is this the first program you used? __Y __N > > If not, what program did you use before? ____________________ > > > > Many keystrokes are needed to perform tasks __ y __ n > > Help desk/customer service is __very responsive __responsive > __not > responsive > > Response time for help desk/customer service is __quick __medium > __slow > > Vendor works to resolve problems __most problems are resolved > quickly > __most problems are resolved sooner or later __it can > take > a long time to resolve problems > > If you don't interact with the help desk, please provide > contact information for the individual > who does ______________________Tel: > ________Email:_____________ > > > > Handles well Handles adequately Doesn't handle Easy to > execute Medium > difficulty Difficult to execute > Accessioning > Inventory control > Location & movement control > > Cataloguing > Conservation management > Rights and Reproductions > > Risk Management > Insurance management > Exhibition management > Despatch > Loans (incoming & outgoing) > > Conservation > Valuation > Deaccession & disposal > System Administration > Media management > > > Handles well Handles adequately Doesn't handle Easy to > execute Medium > difficulty Difficult to execute > > Help features > Reports > Import & export > Vocabulary > Query/Find/search > Find & replace > Define and add new fields to records > > Authority and thesaural utilities allow user to incorporate and > use local thesauri and authorities within the system > > "Search and replace" function can be used during data entry and updating > > System allows all fields to be searched > > System allows users to write custom reports > > System allows reports to be displayed, saved, and printed > > System allows reports to be incorporated into other applications > > System allows text and images associated with an object to be printed in > report > User can go back and forth between modules without having to sequentially > step through > each open module > > > > > Good Interface Poor interface > Public Access module > > Overall, how would you rate this program? > > High ________ it meets most of my Museum needs > > Medium ______ it meets some of my Museum needs > > Poor ________ it meets few of my Museum needs > > > If you have any additional comments or suggestions, please feel free to > add > them below. > > > Thank you for taking the time to complete this questionnaire. > > Bonni-Dara Michaels > Collections Curator > Yeshiva University Museum > Tel: 212-294-8330 x 8815 > Fax: 212-294-8335 > Email: [log in to unmask] > > ========================================================= > Important Subscriber Information: > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at > http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . 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