The following message is being cross-posted to CIDOC-L and MUSEUM-L apologies in advance for any redundant postings that may result. In Finland computers have not been used in the documentation of art-conservation in spite of the exact data content in the profession. The second generation ADP-system of the Aine Art Museum will include the automatical conservation documentation system. The project is co-ordinated with the conservation department in the Finnish National Gallery. The general aim in changing and modernizing the data- and information system is to improve the productivity with the exsisting personnel. For art-conservation the new system should incrase productivity for instance by decreasing the documentation time. Traditionally the conservator first conserves the object. After that the procedures are written down in the conservation report. Thus the work is done twice; mostly also in two different places. The second time the linquistic description of the object is given new characteristics in writing. It would revolutionize the productivity of the conservation if the documentation happened simultaneously with the work. Hypermediadatabase offers a ready solution for preservation of the information. The only difficulty in the simultaneous documentation of the work is to create a suitable user interface. For the solution of this problem we are gathering opinions about a well-fitted workstation from the conservators. In your opinion and experience what should a conservation workstation look like? For further information and respond, please send e-mail to list or to [log in to unmask] We look forward to hearing from you Liisa Hanninen-Pelz, Conservator and Yrjo Nurkkala, Project Manager The Aine Art Museum Torikatu 2 FIN 95400 Tornio Finland e-mail (Internet): [log in to unmask] fax.: +358 698 432 586 tel.: +358 698 432 607 Liisa Hanninen-Pelz 432 435 Yrjo Nurkkala