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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-CA link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Cheers<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><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> March 1, 2016 3:06 PM<br><b>To:</b> bcma@lists.vifa.ca<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [BCMA] Updating Museum Data Base<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>Diana Ball<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 3:28 PM, Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv. <<a href="mailto:bcma@lists.vifa.ca" target="_blank">bcma@lists.vifa.ca</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Thank-you William!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><pre>---<br>Amy McCroy<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Curator/Administrator, Summerland Museum<o:p></o:p></pre></div><div><div><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>On 2016-02-24 15:01, Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv. wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #1010FF 1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 4.0pt;margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Hello Amy,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> 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.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>William Shepherd</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Collections Officer</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Swift Current Museum</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>44 Robert Street West</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Swift Current, Saskatchewan</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>S9H 4M9</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Phone: <a href="tel:306-778-4815" target="_blank">306-778-4815</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Fax: <a href="tel:306-778-4818" target="_blank">306-778-4818</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>From:</span></strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:bcma-bounces@lists.vifa.ca" target="_blank">bcma-bounces@lists.vifa.ca</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:bcma-bounces@lists.vifa.ca" target="_blank">bcma-bounces@lists.vifa.ca</a>] <strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>On Behalf Of </span></strong>Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv.<br><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Sent:</span></strong> Wednesday, February 24, 2016 1:41 PM<br><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>To:</span></strong> <a href="mailto:bcma@lists.vifa.ca" target="_blank">bcma@lists.vifa.ca</a><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Subject:</span></strong> Re: [BCMA] Updating Museum Data Base</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Jane, thank-you so much for your in-put, others have also mentioned PastPerfect!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><pre>---<br>Amy McCroy<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Curator/Administrator, Summerland Museum<o:p></o:p></pre></div><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>On 2016-02-24 10:40, Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv. wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #1010FF 1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 4.0pt;margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Hi Amy,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span 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. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#CA6329'>Jane Lemke</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Curator</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Chilliwack Museum and Archives</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>9291 Corbould Street</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Chilliwack, BC V2P 4A6</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Phone: <a href="tel:%28604%29%20795-9255" target="_blank">(604) 795-9255</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.chilliwackmuseum.ca/" target="_blank">www.chilliwackmuseum.ca</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:bcma-bounces@lists.vifa.ca" target="_blank">bcma-bounces@lists.vifa.ca</a> [<a href="mailto:bcma-bounces@lists.vifa.ca" target="_blank">mailto:bcma-bounces@lists.vifa.ca</a>] <strong><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>On Behalf Of </span></strong>Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv.<br><strong><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Sent:</span></strong> Tuesday, February 23, 2016 1:08 PM<br><strong><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>To:</span></strong> Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv.<br><strong><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Subject:</span></strong> [BCMA] Updating Museum Data Base</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Hello All,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span 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 style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><pre>-- <br>Amy McCroy<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Curator/Administrator, Summerland Museum<o:p></o:p></pre></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><pre>_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>BCMA mailing list<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="mailto:BCMA@lists.vifa.ca" target="_blank">BCMA@lists.vifa.ca</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="http://lists.vifa.ca/mailman/listinfo/bcma" target="_blank">http://lists.vifa.ca/mailman/listinfo/bcma</a><o:p></o:p></pre></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><pre>_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>BCMA mailing list<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="mailto:BCMA@lists.vifa.ca" target="_blank">BCMA@lists.vifa.ca</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="http://lists.vifa.ca/mailman/listinfo/bcma" target="_blank">http://lists.vifa.ca/mailman/listinfo/bcma</a><o:p></o:p></pre></blockquote></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>_______________________________________________<br>BCMA mailing list<br><a href="mailto:BCMA@lists.vifa.ca">BCMA@lists.vifa.ca</a><br><a href="http://lists.vifa.ca/mailman/listinfo/bcma" target="_blank">http://lists.vifa.ca/mailman/listinfo/bcma</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Diana Ball<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Manager/Curator<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Chase and District Museum and Archives<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>250-679-8847<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Box 160- 1042 Shuswap Ave Chase BC V0E 1M0 <a href="mailto:chasemuseumsociety@gmail.com" target="_blank">chasemuseumsociety@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.chasemuseum.com" target="_blank">www.chasemuseum.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>"LIKE" us on Facebook <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Chase-and-District-Museum/141681956033401" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/pages/Chase-and-District-Museum/141681956033401</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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