I posted a message asking how the collections management function works in your museum. Thanks to those who answered, however not enough answers came through to call it a survey. I need to know if the postion of collections manager in your institution is a technical position with the management of information as a main function, i.e. data processing of all information generated by the curators, and the subsequent storage and handling of that information. It seems to me that this is a normal description of what collections managers do. Robin Panza wonders why I called the task ominous. It is because if this is indeed what collections managers do then I am writing a job description that will eliminate the job of a friend who is not computer literate. However, I must provide information to the Board of Trustees about how other museums function with no regard for my personal feelings. Please answer with even a simple yes or no to my e-mail address ([log in to unmask]) and I will have more information to back up or discount the job description as it pertains to computer skills. Please type in your institution, sometimes, as with my address, my institution is not stated. Thank You to all who participated so far and I will give a general summary, if it is desired, to the whole list. A special thanks to the Rogers Historical Museum in Rogers, Arkansas per Allyn Lord. (Allyn, please send your address) I lost your e-mail address but the information (Cato) was fabulous and very relevant. I recommend that anyone who is pursuing this question access this information: Summary of a Study to Evaluate Collection Manager-type Positions by Paisley S Cato, Chair, SPNHC Committee for Evaluating Collection Management Positions, Virginia Museum of Natural History, 1001 Douglas Ave., Martinsville, Virginia 24112. I am following up on other recommended reading material and will update you if some "good stuff" comes to the surface. Thanks Linda Tanaka for the Vancouver Museum in British Columbia.