>I AM IN THE PROCESS OF GATHERING MATERIALS FOR A PRESENTATION AT THE
>TENNESSEE ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS MEETING IN MARCH ON THE USE OF COMPUTERS
>IN COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT. I HAVE BEEN USING FILEMAKER PRO FOR THE PAST
>SIX OR SEVEN YEARS. I WILL BE USING THIS SOFTWARE TO DEMONSTRATE ONE WAY
>OF MANAGING A COLLECTION. DOES ANYONE HAVE A LIST OF CURRENT VENDORS OF
>SOFTWARE FOR MUSEUM COLLECTIONS? I WOULD LIKE TO SUPPLEMENT MY PRESENTATION
>WITH INFORMATION ON OTHER OPTIONS ONE MIGHT TAKE.
>
>
I've just returned from a conference in California about art & technology,
and I saw a pretty amazing collections management program called "EMBARK."
It is currently in use at the new MOMA in San Francisco - my favorite
feature is the ability for limited public access via computers on the
exhibit floor- very cool! I am awaiting further info from the company, which
is called Digital Collections, Inc. Their e-mail is [log in to unmask]
 
Good luck
Jim Gilmore, Curator of Pub. Programs & Exhibitions
Redding Museum of Art & History