(I've been having difficulties sending this to the list and have contacted some of you individually, so my sincere apologies if you receive multiple copies of this message--no need to reply more than once!)

Greetings -

We are trying to implement eMuseum for in-house use here at the Getty, and have been having internal discussions about how best to refresh the data.

In order to gauge how people are already using it, here is a short, informal poll of sorts for users out there who [are currently/have used] eMuseum at their institutions.  I am especially interested in hearing from any Oracle users (I know you're out there), but welcome all input since we are looking at both platforms.

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1.  What platform is your TMS database?  (Oracle or SQL Server)

2.  What platform is your eMuseum database? (Oracle or SQL Server)

3.  The standard data refresh process is comprised of several steps (make snapshot, thumbnailer, full-text concat).  How are you running the refresh process on your eMuseum data?  (Manually executing?  Via Windows batch file?  DTS?  Other?)  And why was your particular method chosen?

4.  Approximately how many records are being exported into eMuseum?

5.  Who are your eMuseum users? (internal staff? external internet traffic? something else?)

6.  What are your thoughts about user satisfaction/experience with the application?

7.  What kinds of customizations did you implement?

8.  What kinds of services/support did GS provide for your project?

9.  Any other comments about your eMuseum development experience that might be useful to someone following in your shoes?

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Replies may be sent directly to me if you prefer.  Many thanks in advance for any information you are willing to share!

Best,

Brenda


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Brenda Podemski
Business Applications Administrator
Collections Information & Access
The J. Paul Getty Museum
www.getty.edu 

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