[BCMA] Updating Museum Data Base

[Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv.]

PastPerfect is used by thousands of museums and is supported by the AASLH, so I am sure that some sort of fix for something that MIGHT be a problem will happen.

 

Access does work as a basic database and there are addons that have been developed to make it more museum friendly. I would suggest contacting CHIN in Ottawa for further advice.

 

Cheers

 

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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

 

On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 3:28 PM, Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv. <bcma at lists.vifa.ca> wrote:

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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