<div dir="ltr">Hello all-<div>Over the past several months, I have been part of a working group involved with the <span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline">CHIN Collections Management Software project. CHIN just announced the</span> first resource from this project is now published on the CHIN website:</div><div><br></div><div>
<span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-family:Symbol"><span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""><span> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/heritage-information-network/services/collections-management-systems/request-proposals-collections-management.html" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">Guidelines for developing a request for proposal (RFP) for a collections management system</a><span> </span>/<span> </span><a href="https://www.canada.ca/fr/reseau-information-patrimoine/services/systemes-gestion-collections/demande-propositions-gestion-collections.html" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">Demande de propositions pour un système de gestion des collections</a><span> </span></span></div><div><span style="text-align:start;text-indent:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><font color="#1f497d"><a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/heritage-information-network/services/collections-management-systems/request-proposals-collections-management.html">https://www.canada.ca/en/heritage-information-network/services/collections-management-systems/request-proposals-collections-management.html</a></font><br></span></div><div><span style="text-align:start;text-indent:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><font color="#1f497d"><br></font></span></div><div><br></div><div>This document provides guidance on the information that is typically included in a request for proposals (RFP) issued for a collections management system. It will be an invaluable resource for anyone embarking on that process. </div><div><br></div><div>During the CHIN project, the working group also had the opportunity to participate in demonstrations of numerous collections management software systems and evaluate them. Those product profiles and evaluations have all been translated and processed, and are awaiting publication. We will let you know when these become available online.<br></div><div><br></div><div>I hope you will find these resources useful. In the meantime, please contact me if you have any questions.</div><div><br></div><div>All the best,</div><div>Anissa</div>
<b style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><div><b style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br></b></div>Anissa J. Paulsen</b>
<div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><b></b><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Program Officer</font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><p style="margin:0in 0in 1pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><a href="http://museumsassn.bc.ca" target="_blank"><font color="#e69138">BC Museums Association</font></a><font color="#ed7d31"> </font><font color="#e69138">|| 675 Belleville Street || Victoria, BC || V8W 9W2</font></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 1pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.66px">Home </span><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.66px">Office: 250-588-6600 </span><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.66px">(M, Tu, W) </span><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.66px">||</span><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.66px"> </span><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.66px">BCMA Office: 250-356-5700</span><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.66px"> (Th, F)</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 1pt"><font color="#666666" face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.66px">Email: <a href="mailto:grants@museumsassn.bc.ca">grants@museumsassn.bc.ca</a></span></font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 1pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><br></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 1pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><br><br></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><br>
<div lang="EN-CA">
<div class="gmail-m_638888814887918823WordSection1">
<p class="MsoNormal">Hello<span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span><span style="color:black">again,
<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">We have a number of quick updates </span>
on the various elements of the CHIN Collections Management Software project, which began in the summer of 2017.
<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="gmail-m_638888814887918823MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:38.25pt">
<u></u><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u>The <span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/heritage-information-network/services/collections-management-systems/request-proposals-collections-management.html" target="_blank">Guidelines for developing a request for proposal
(RFP) for a collections management system</a> / <a href="https://www.canada.ca/fr/reseau-information-patrimoine/services/systemes-gestion-collections/demande-propositions-gestion-collections.html" target="_blank">
Demande de propositions pour un système de gestion des collections</a> </span>are now available online at Canada.ca. Thank you again to those of you who contributed to this document; we greatly appreciate your input<span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">!</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="gmail-m_638888814887918823MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:38.25pt">
<u></u><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u>The product profiles and evaluations have all been translated and processed, and are awaiting publication. We will let you know when these become available online.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Finally, I would like to let you know that as of the end of this week, I will no longer be at CHIN and this e-mail address will become inactive. All further communications regarding this project should be directed to Sheila Carey (<a href="mailto:Sheila.Carey@canada.ca" target="_blank">Sheila.Carey@canada.ca</a>),
who will keep you informed regarding the remaining publications.<span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">
</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you so much for your involvement in this project, <u></u>
<u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Katrina Ojaste<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Museum Intern<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN)<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Department of Canadian Heritage<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><a href="https://maps.google.com/?q=1030+Innes+Road,+Ottawa+K1B+4S7&entry=gmail&source=g">1030 Innes Road, Ottawa</a> <a href="https://maps.google.com/?q=1030+Innes+Road,+Ottawa+K1B+4S7&entry=gmail&source=g">K1B 4S7</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(46,116,181)"><a href="mailto:katrina.ojaste@canada.ca" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-CA" style="color:rgb(46,116,181)">katrina.ojaste@canada.ca</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(46,116,181)"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)">613-998-3721 ext. 262<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Stagiaire des musées<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Réseau canadien d'information sur le patrimoine (RCIP)<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Ministère du Patrimoine canadien<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)">1030, rue Innes, Ottawa K1B 4S7<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(46,116,181)"><a href="mailto:katrina.ojaste@canada.ca" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(46,116,181)">katrina.ojaste@canada.ca</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)">613-998-3721 ext. 262<u></u><u></u></span></p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div><br></div></div>