Hi Andrea, Just last week we had a pretty similar topic -- Collections Software on the Cheap http://home.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa.exe?A2=MUSEUM-L;b3f4b26b.1006B(search the archives for other parts of the thread). I think we had a good discussion about some possibilities. I'd say start there, and let us know if you have questions we didn't tackle. Kaia --- Kaia Landon Consultant New Muse Media On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 8:22 AM, Andrea Burns <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Greetings, > A graduate student intern is organizing and documenting the archives of a > local boarding school. He is currently using a Word document to describe and > catalogue everything he finds. Eventually, however, the school would like to > produce a book based on their history, and I feel that the Word document > will likely be a bit unwieldy for future researchers/authors. > > I was wondering if you might have suggestions on a simple database for this > sort of work. Something like FileMaker Pro? Microsoft Access? Would > PastPerfect work in this sort of situation? (There are some materials, such > as photographs and blueprints, that we might want to include in this > database, and it would be great for the database to have image upload > capability). > > Thanks for your suggestions, > > Andrea Burns > Assistant Professor, Department of History > Appalachian State University > 1072 Anne Belk Hall > Boone, NC 28608 > Email: [log in to unmask] > Phone: 828-262-7066 > ========================================================= Important > Subscriber Information: > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at > http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed > information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message > to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read > "help" (without the quotes). > > If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to > [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read > "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). > ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).