You will be better served to go to the CHIN site and look at their 
impartial reviews. 
http://www.chin.gc.ca/

A database is NOT a collections management package. 

See also Robert Baron's clear and thoughtful writings on the subject. 
(numbers 3 and 4 in the outline)

http://www.studiolo.org/index.htm#Outline

Diane Gutenkauf

On Thu, 26 Jan 2006 07:50:52 EST, Cathy Narwell <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>The Museum Studies Department at the University of the Arts is in the 
process
>of purchasing a museum software package to catalog the university's
>collections as well as to use as a teaching tool. I am interested in 
learning what
>other museums (small, medium and large) are using. Also, I would be 
particularly
>interested in institutions that are using Mac-based programs.
>
>Thank you!
>
>Cathy Harwell
>Graduate Student
>Museum Studies Department
>University of the Arts
>Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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