COLLECTIONS AUSTRALIA NETWORK Australian cultural heritage collections online

It may also be worth mentioning that the Museums Australia national
conference 17-20 May in Newcastle is holding the workshop, A Comparative
View of Collection Management Software for Small Museums, at 1 o'clock On
Monday 17 May (KE Software, Mosaic, Inmagic and Vernon). If you have your
written specifications (sketched out or in detail) and an idea of that
standards you will be using, the workshop could be one way of killing four
birds with one stone. Checking out the software is also a useful way of
developing your requirements. Further details http://www.ma2009.com.au
__________________________
Paul Bentley, Executive Officer
Museums Australia NSW Branch
PO Box 250 Holme Building
University of Sydney NSW 2006
Phone 02 9211 0113
Mobile 0416 121 347
Web: www.museumsaustralia.org.au/nsw

MA Conference May 17-20
http://www.ma2009.com.au

-----Original Message-----
From: can-talk-bounces at collectionsaustralia.net.au
[mailto:can-talk-bounces at collectionsaustralia.net.au]On Behalf Of Robinson,
Catherine
Sent: Thursday, 23 April 2009 14:55
To: 'Chris Otto'; 'can-talk at collectionsaustralia.net.au'
Subject: Re: [can-talk] Cataloguing software

Chris

you may also like to check out Tabularium, a collection management system
specifically designed for archives.  See
http://tabularium.records.nsw.gov.au/

I would also recommend you have a look at "Keeping Archives 3", produced by
the Australian Society of Archivists (ASA) which has a chapter on managing
photographs.  See
http://www.archivists.org.au/keeping-archives-3rd-edition.

The ASA also has a special interest group for school archivists which meets
regularly in Victoria.  You might like to contact the Office of the ASA for
contact details of the special interest group.  The ASA can be contacted on
office at archivists.org.au <mailto:office at archivists.org.au>  or Phone 1800
622 251 (free call).
cheers

Catherine

Catherine Robinson
Senior Project Officer, Government Recordkeeping
Future Proof: Protecting our digital future
http://futureproof.records.nsw.gov.au/
<http://futureproof.records.nsw.gov.au/>
State Records Authority of New South Wales
NSW Department of Commerce
Phone (02) 8247 8631 Fax (02) 8247 8626
Email: catherine.robinson at records.nsw.gov.au
<mailto:catherine.robinson at records.nsw.gov.au>
Postal address: PO Box 516 KINGSWOOD NSW 2747 AUSTRALIA
Web: www.records.nsw.gov.au <http://www.records.nsw.gov.au>
  _____

From: can-talk-bounces at collectionsaustralia.net.au
[mailto:can-talk-bounces at collectionsaustralia.net.au] On Behalf Of Gorman,
Nathaniel
Sent: Wednesday, 22 April 2009 5:03 PM
To: 'Chris Otto'; 'can-talk at collectionsaustralia.net.au'
Subject: Re: [can-talk] Cataloguing software
Chris,

 'ehive' http://ehive.com/ by Vernon Systems http://www.vernonsystems.com/
is well worth a look

I suggest you source a copy of  'Cataloging Cultural Objects: A Guide to
Describing Cultural Works and Their Images
http://www.vraweb.org/ccoweb/cco/about.html

It's import to be clear about what is being catalogued particularly when
cataloguing photographic collections electronically,- Are you interested in
cataloguing  the original photograph or its digital image? By asking
yourself  'What am I cataloguing? you'll clarify this. Good luck

regards

Nat


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Registrar | Philatelic
t: + 61 3 9299 4570| e: nathaniel.gorman at auspost.com.au

-----Original Message-----
From: can-talk-bounces at collectionsaustralia.net.au
[mailto:can-talk-bounces at collectionsaustralia.net.au] On Behalf Of Chris
Otto
Sent: Wednesday, 22 April 2009 3:54 PM
To: 'can-talk at collectionsaustralia.net.au'
Subject: Re: [can-talk] Cataloguing software
Like Roy Arnott recently, I am looking for a software application for our
very new and quite small (but hopefully growing) school archive.
Roy reported he'd had a good response and I'm hoping members of the list
will be kind enough to help me too. Currently I am investigating FileMaker
Pro.
We have an extensive photo collection and I also need to find out how best
to catalogue these (as well as being able to retrieve them).
Being an inexperienced novice, I'd appreciate any help.
Chris Otto
Publications Coordinator

Luther College
Plymouth Rd
CROYDON HILLS    Vic  3136
Ph: (03) 9724 2022
Fax: (03) 9724 2007

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