You may find this five-part planning guide of some value:
http://systemsplanning.com/mnc1.asp
Stephen
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Stephen Toney
Systems Planning
toney at systemsplanning.com
http://www.systemsplanning.com
Amanda,
Software for Collections Management:
Here in the UK MDA is often asked the question "Which collections
management system should I buy?". What we generally say that is not
possible to give a simple answer and advise them to make their
decision based on a number of different factors:
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In addition to Gordon's excellent advice, I would recommend that
(although I'm sure you dread the idea of doing this) you consider
writing a Request For Proposal and shopping it to the CMS vendors.
Even if you imagine that your institution is too small to warrant this
effort, it is enormously help
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From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu] On Behalf Of
Chuck Patch
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In addition to Gordon's excellent advice, I would recommend tha
Hi everyone,
I am helping to start a new museum and am looking at computer software
for several functions. I would like to pose a general question. Our IS
staff will be small, and we are interested in having our data between
systems integrated as much as possible. We will be a global musical
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