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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Cambria">Hello everyone,</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Cambria">Our</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Cambria">collections</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Cambria">volunteer team at</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Cambria"> the Roedde House Museum has</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Cambria">recently</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Cambria">been working on updating our</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Cambria">artefact information on</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Cambria">CollectiveA</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Cambria">ccess</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Cambria"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Cambria"> and has run into some trouble doing so due to</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Cambria">the need for updates to CollectiveAccess and</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Cambria"> subsequent</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Cambria">technical</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Cambria">issues with our server</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Cambria"> and memory</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Cambria"> (we use HostPapa for our website). We are looking into Whir</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Cambria">l-A-Gigi cloud hosting packages, which would take care of</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Cambria"> our tech issues, though comes with a (for us) rather hefty price tag of $175 USD/month or approximately $2,700</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Cambria">CAD/year. Are any</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Cambria">other</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Cambria">small museums out there in a similar situation? It would be great to hear your opinion on</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Cambria">the cost/benefit of this investment.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Cambria">Many thanks,</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Cambria">Annika</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR ALIGN=RIGHT><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Calibri Light">Annika Penner</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR ALIGN=RIGHT><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><I></I></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><I></I></SPAN><I><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN></I><I><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Calibri Light">Museum Manager</FONT></SPAN></I></P>
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<P DIR=LTR ALIGN=RIGHT><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><B></B></SPAN><B><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN></B><B><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Calibri Light">Maison Musée Roedde House Museum</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><B></B></SPAN><B><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN></B></P>
<P DIR=LTR ALIGN=RIGHT><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Calibri Light">1415 Barclay Street, </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR ALIGN=RIGHT><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Calibri Light">Vancouver, BC V6G 1J6</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR ALIGN=RIGHT><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Calibri Light">T 604.684.7040</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR ALIGN=RIGHT><SPAN LANG="en-ca"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Calibri Light">Email : info@roeddehouse.org</FONT></SPAN></P>
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