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   Peter Volk <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>The Queensland Museum is presently reviewing it's software standards, and
>we're curious to know exactly what databases are commonly in use in other
>museums around the world. We run on mostly unnetworked dos/windows PCs.
>Our standard database at present is R:Base, and we are seriously looking
>at changing to Microsoft Access.
>
>What database software are you using for collection management? Any
>feedback gratefully appreciated.
>
>Peter Volk
>Senior Technician - Social History Section
>Queensland Museum, Australia
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We are using Access with great success.  Not only does it integrate
beautifully with the other components of the Microsoft Office package (Word,
Excel, Powerpoint), it also works marvellously well with a number of email
packages.

And, since it supports BLOBs (Binary Large Objects), it is letting me work the
scanned images of artifacts directly into the database as I modify it. . .