[BCMA] Updating Museum Data Base

[Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv.]

Thank-you William! 

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Amy McCroy
Curator/Administrator, Summerland Museum

On 2016-02-24 15:01, Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv. wrote: 

> Hello Amy, 
> 
> PastPerfect is a great program, I quite like it; however, it is built on a no longer supported Microsoft database platform. It works fine now but there is always the chance that a Windows update or upgrade could break the program. 
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> William Shepherd 
> 
> Collections Officer 
> 
> Swift Current Museum 
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> 44 Robert Street West 
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> Swift Current, Saskatchewan 
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> S9H 4M9 
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> Phone: 306-778-4815 
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> Fax: 306-778-4818 
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> FROM: bcma-bounces at lists.vifa.ca [mailto:bcma-bounces at lists.vifa.ca] ON BEHALF OF Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv.
> SENT: Wednesday, February 24, 2016 1:41 PM
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> SUBJECT: Re: [BCMA] Updating Museum Data Base 
> 
> Jane, thank-you so much for your in-put, others have also mentioned PastPerfect! 
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> Amy McCroy
> 
> Curator/Administrator, Summerland Museum
> 
> On 2016-02-24 10:40, Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv. wrote: 
> 
>> Hi Amy, 
>> 
>> I would suggest PastPerfect. While it isn't a "be-all" database (and isn't the best for Archival collections), it is a fantastic recourse for smaller institutions. Feel free to give me a call if you'd like to chat more about it. 
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>> Jane Lemke 
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>> Curator 
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>> Chilliwack Museum and Archives 
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>> 9291 Corbould Street 
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>> Chilliwack, BC V2P 4A6 
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>> Phone: (604) 795-9255 
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>> www.chilliwackmuseum.ca [2] 
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>> SENT: Tuesday, February 23, 2016 1:08 PM
>> TO: Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv.
>> SUBJECT: [BCMA] Updating Museum Data Base 
>> 
>> Hello All, 
>> 
>> Does anyone have any information on a great data base for smaller museums? We are currently using Access and is very limited in what it can do. Any ideas would be very much appreciated! Thank-you in advance. 
>> 
>> -- 
>> Amy McCroy
>> 
>> Curator/Administrator, Summerland Museum
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