[BCMA] Updating Museum Data Base

Fri Jun 10 11:10:58 PDT 2016

I am also following this conversation with interest. We use Access in house as well, but have found that it is not user friendly and does not translate to our website as well.

Thank you for posting on the information you found. 

Katherine Carlson , Curator
Railway and Forestry Museum

850 River Road
Prince George, BC
V2L 5S8
(250) 563-7351

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We are also looking at options for a new collections management system.  Our current Access system works great for in-house functions, but does not easily translate to our website, and is in danger of becoming outdated. 

I’ve been looking at several other possibilities, evaluating them specifically for our needs, but if anyone is interested, I’ll share my notes.  I’m always interested in other people’s experiences of the systems.  Unfortunately, it usually looks like the most promising systems are usually the most expensive.  

Notes on the 22 systems I’ve looked at so far: 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/12kVYN87h0NLduyrlzu0-wX1viIfhfn3edR81OXBS4eg/edit?usp=sharing

Mandy Kilsby

Curator, Barkerville Historic Town

250-994-3302 ext. 35 

 <mailto:mandy.kilsby at barkerville.ca> mandy.kilsby at barkerville.ca

14301 Highway 26 E. 

Box 19, Barkerville BC, V0K 1B0

 <http://www.barkerville.ca> www.barkerville.ca

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I have spoken to PastPerfect about this problem William and the next version (6) that comes out will be on a supported platform. That’s why it’s taking a bit longer to come out. They want to get it right. However, in the interim PP continues to work just fine on our systems and we’re still working with 4! I hope that clears up any concerns about that matter. You can also call them about it if you need to.

Yours, Pamela Woolner
Community Heritage Manager

Oliver and District Heritage Society

Box 847, Oliver, BC V0H 1T0

250-498-4027
 <mailto:info at oliverheritage.ca> info at oliverheritage.ca

 <http://www.oliverheritage.ca/> www.oliverheritage.ca 

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I am following with interest the suggestions. Some on our board had thought we should use Access but we have not yet begun, please keep us posted as to what you decide to go with now that William has pointed out as a potential problem with PastPerfect.

Diana Ball

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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.

William Shepherd

Collections Officer

Swift Current Museum

44 Robert Street West

Swift Current, Saskatchewan

S9H 4M9

Phone: 306-778-4815

Fax: 306-778-4818

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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. 

Jane Lemke

Curator

Chilliwack Museum and Archives

9291 Corbould Street

Chilliwack, BC V2P 4A6

Phone: (604) 795-9255 <tel:%28604%29%20795-9255> 

www.chilliwackmuseum.ca <http://www.chilliwackmuseum.ca/> 

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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.

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Curator/Administrator, Summerland Museum

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Chase and District Museum and Archives

250-679-8847

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