Please excuse the cross posting to Museum-L and the RC-AAM list.  Your input would be greatly appreciated.  


Currently, we are in the process of writing a proposal to purchase a collections management system for The Minneapolis Institute of Arts.  Questions have been raised by our selection committee concerning the various systems currently in use, how they are maintained and utilized by different museums throughout the country.  Thus my email to you...

If you could please take a moment to look over the following questions and supply a brief answer, I would be grateful (so would our committee).  

Thank you in advance for your help!  I appreciate the time and effort you are able to put toward answering my queries.

1. What collections management system does your museum currently use? 

2.  Does the curatorial staff at your museum use the collections management system?  How?

3.  Do you have a collections management system administrator devoted solely to the system?  Or, is someone else in you department taking on the responsibilities, in addition to their normal duties?

4.  What are the qualifications of the person in charge of your collections management system, experience and/or expertise?

5.  How did you handle the process of data entry?

6.  What do you like about your current system?

7.  What do you dislike about your current system?

Again, thank you for your assistance in this matter!

Sincerely,


Brian M. Kraft
Associate Registrar
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
2400 South Third Avenue
Minneapolis, MN  55404

Voice: (612) 870-3146   Fax: (612) 870-3121