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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-CA link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#17365D'>Past Perfect</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#17365D'> has worked well for our collection. It isn’t particularly RAD friendly for archives. It also tracks membership and volunteers, so it has a lot of capabilities. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#17365D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#17365D'>Jillan<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#17365D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#224F86;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Jillan Valpy<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#224F86;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Collections Management |<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#224F86;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Programs and Volunteer Coordinator <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#244061;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>The Maritime Museum of BC</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#17365D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#244061;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>634 Humboldt Street</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1D344F;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#244061;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Victoria. BC. V8W 1A4<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#244061;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#244061;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><a href="mailto:JValpy@mmbc.bc.ca"><span style='color:blue'>JValpy@mmbc.bc.ca</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#244061;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>T: 250.385.4222 ext.107<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#17365D'><img border=0 width=157 height=86 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D16F2A.410E2290" alt="MMBC Logo Large"></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#244061;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#244061;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#17365D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#17365D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> bcma-bounces@lists.vifa.ca [mailto:bcma-bounces@lists.vifa.ca] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv.<br><b>Sent:</b> February-24-16 10:41 AM<br><b>To:</b> bcma@lists.vifa.ca<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [BCMA] Updating Museum Data Base<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Hi Amy,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>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. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#CA6329'>Jane Lemke<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Curator<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Chilliwack Museum and Archives<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>9291 Corbould Street<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Chilliwack, BC V2P 4A6<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Phone: (604) 795-9255<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.chilliwackmuseum.ca/">www.chilliwackmuseum.ca</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:bcma-bounces@lists.vifa.ca">bcma-bounces@lists.vifa.ca</a> [<a href="mailto:bcma-bounces@lists.vifa.ca">mailto:bcma-bounces@lists.vifa.ca</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv.<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 23, 2016 1:08 PM<br><b>To:</b> Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv.<br><b>Subject:</b> [BCMA] Updating Museum Data Base<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Hello All,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><pre><span lang=EN-US>-- <br>Amy McCroy<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span lang=EN-US>Curator/Administrator, Summerland Museum<o:p></o:p></span></pre></div></div></body></html>