Hi Veronica,
first of all never, realy never throw away the old collection records.
For further information how to build up an digital documentation visit the
following pages:
http://www.open.gov.uk/mdocassn/http://www.cidoc.icom.org/http://www.chin.gc.ca/Resources/Collect_Mgnt/e_hp_cmser.htmlhttp://iconclass.let.ruu.nl/
To find the answer of the question: what >your< museum need what you want
to do with the new program is the most important
Veronica B|rger schrieb:
> Hi,
>
> I work in a museum that's beginning to introduce a software to
> handle it's collection this year. The guys in charge of this activity
> think that the old records of collection, which are on paper, should be
> thrown away, and from now on we should rely on the database of the new
> system.
> I'm afraid that this could cause some inconveniences in the future.
> Did somebody else in this list experience this kind of situation ?
>
> Is there some texts talking about the use of software systems to
> handle a museum's collection in the net, or in some magazine or book ?
>
> Thanks for any information ....
>
> Bye,
> Armando
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