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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff><SPAN class=640055723-04022008><SPAN
class=000173300-05022008>Good morning good people</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff><SPAN class=640055723-04022008><SPAN
class=000173300-05022008></SPAN></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff><SPAN class=640055723-04022008><SPAN
class=000173300-05022008>I suggest the publication </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
class=640055723-04022008>'Cataloging Cultural Objects: A Guide to Describing
Cultural Works and Their Images' By Murtha Baca, Patricia Harpring, Elisa Lanzi,
Linda McRae & Ann Whiteside on behalf of the Visual Resources
Association<SPAN class=000173300-05022008> is worth a
read.</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff><SPAN class=640055723-04022008><SPAN
class=000173300-05022008></SPAN></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff><SPAN class=640055723-04022008><SPAN
class=000173300-05022008>regards</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff><SPAN class=640055723-04022008><SPAN
class=000173300-05022008></SPAN></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff><SPAN class=640055723-04022008><SPAN
class=000173300-05022008>Nat Gorman</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV><!-- Converted from text/rtf format -->
<P><SPAN lang=en-au><FONT size=2>-----------------</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN
lang=en-au><FONT size=2>Registrar </FONT><FONT color=#800000 size=2>|</FONT>
<FONT size=2>Philatelic Group Australia Post</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN
lang=en-au><B><FONT size=2>t:</FONT></B><FONT size=2> + 61 3 9299
4570</FONT><FONT color=#800000 size=2>|</FONT><FONT size=2></FONT><B> <FONT
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
can-talk-bounces@collectionsaustralia.net
[mailto:can-talk-bounces@collectionsaustralia.net] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Nicola
Vance<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, 4 February 2008 9:50 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
can-talk@collectionsaustralia.net<BR><B>Subject:</B> [can-talk] re Software
suggestions - Digital archive - Public art<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">Dear Can Members and
Collection Managers <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">Brecknock Consulting is a
national public art consultancy with offices based in Melbourne, Adelaide and
Brisbane. We are involved in project management of public artworks for
Councils, developers, State government, private corporations as well as the
research and provision of arts and cultural policy. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">We are currently looking
into affordable software options to update and archive our image (<U>not</U>
collection) database - 6,500+ images of artworks - currently stored on the
hard drive. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">As we are not a collecting
institution, our needs for database software are relatively straight forward
and revolve around providing a flexible range of search options & fields,
easy functionality, fast image tracking ability, clear digital resolution,
editorial input and some web interface ability. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">I
have been looking at Filemaker Pro and Mosaic software and would appreciate
some feedback from anyone currently using these systems. How easy is data
transfer? Is there an image limit? <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">Recently I spoke with a
Vernon consultant in NZ about the new E-hive system, currently in the pipeline
to be launched in August, designed for small organisations with low budgets.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">Is anyone else thinking of
implementing the Vernon E-hive software? I'd greatly appreciate any advice
from small organisations for our digital asset
management.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Kind regards<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B>Nicola Vance <o:p></o:p></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Project manager / Melbourne office<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Brecknock Consulting Pty Ltd<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>PO Box 289, Batman VIC 3058<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>T: 03 9354 4626
<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>M: 0448 180 395<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>www.brecknockconsulting.com.au<o:p></o:p></P>
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