Our museum maintains a web-browser accessible internal database where we keep a complete set of records, images, videos, and audio recordings from our collections. The internal database is Mimsy XG from Willoughby Associates. We are beginning to investigate migrating all or a portion of our web-ready files to an interface available to the public. We are looking for web publishing software that would work with our existing database. Especially important to us is an interface that will be configurable, easy to use for regular users, and cost little money to develop.
We have been considering using one of the following products; Mobius for Mimsy XG (http://www.willo.com/mimsy_xg/mobius.asp <http://www.willo.com/mimsy_xg/mobius.asp> ) or Open Collection (http://opencollection.org/index.php <http://opencollection.org/index.php> ) to make our collection available to the public. In light of these issues I have several questions. 1. Would anyone who has experience publishing their internal collections database online be willing to share advice about this switch? 2. Can you suggest other software that we should look into for this project? 3. Has anyone used Mobius or Open Collection who would you be able/willing to talk with me about their experiences? 4. Can you describe any specific costs or issues that we should consider when making this change? Thank you in advance for your help. Sincerely, Allison Farber Museum Educator Museum of Jewish Heritage A Living Memorial to the Holocaust 36 Battery Place New York, NY 10280 tel: (646) 437-4307 fax: (646) 437-4311
