[MCN-L] Multilingual collection database

2011-02-03 Thread Seth
Hi, CollectiveAccess also supports various scripts via Unicode, and supports cataloguing in any number of languages simultaneously. It will display content in the most appropriate language to end-users and will fall-back to alternative languages if the desired field content is not available in

[MCN-L] Multilingual collection database

2011-02-03 Thread lenore
MIMSY XG from Selago Design not only supports both Latin, Asian, Russian, Hebrew, Arabic, etc. but is able to support these and an unlimited number of different languages simultaneously throughout its entire data structure. I believe it is the only system that does this. Other "multi-lingual" sys

[MCN-L] Multilingual collection database

2011-02-03 Thread Rob Lancefield on lists
Hi John and all, Not as a testimonial (I've never used these systems), but... Adlib promises full Unicode support for content in text fields: http://www.adlibsoft.com/products/museum-software CollectionSpace "is built to handle Unicode from the outset": http://www.collectionspace.org/a

[MCN-L] Multilingual collection database

2011-02-03 Thread Chuck Patch
Hi John, I'm sure there are a number of systems that do this, and I would check with those operating out of that side of the planet, including K-Emu and Vernon. I would also check Minisis Inc. (www.minisisinc.com) which I've worked with and know offers very strong support for a huge number of char

[MCN-L] Multilingual collection database

2011-02-03 Thread Leonard Steinbach
I believe, but not absolutely certain, that KeEmu supports Asian and other Character sets On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 2:00 PM, Gordy, John wrote: > Hello everyone > I have a question on behalf of the National Museum of Cambodia. They have > approximately 17,000 objects, mostly sculptural includi

[MCN-L] Multilingual collection database

2011-02-03 Thread Gordy, John
Hello everyone I have a question on behalf of the National Museum of Cambodia. They have approximately 17,000 objects, mostly sculptural including bronze, stone, and ceramics. They need to store collection information in 3 languages. Khmer, English, and French. They have imagery for all the objects

[MCN-L] Multilingual collection database

2011-02-03 Thread Perian Sully
I hope EMu has launched their unicode support. At this time last year, it was still in development, but I haven't checked back since then. IDEA (www.idea-alm.com) does offer special characters and multilingual capabilities. It worked great for the Hebrew/Russian/Chinese/Hindi characters that are r