Thanks Anthony! Your terms make good sense. Too bad there isn't a TMS
sample authority term repository that users can consult.  This would
help to standardize terminology among museums using TMS. Now there's a
thought!

Lucille Stiger
Registrar
Allen Memorial Art Museum
Oberlin College
87 North Main Street
Oberlin, OH  44074
Tel: 440.775.8668
Fax: 440.775.8799

----- Original Message -----
From: "Percival, Anthony" <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wednesday, November 7, 2007 10:10 am
Subject: Re: Overall Condition Authority Terms
To: "Percival, Anthony" <[log in to unmask]>

> Lucille Stiger
>
> Our institution has also just adopted TMS and we are going through
the
> process of configuring and implementing the software.  The
> terminology we
> have adopted is as follows:
>
>        Overall Conditions:
>                Excellent
>                Excellent, No damage / deterioration
>                Excellent, Normal sign of wear
>                Good
>                Good, Slight damage / deterioration
>                Good, Slight damage / deterioration, Dirty
>                Good, Dirty
>                Good, Dirty, Dog-eared
>                Good, Dog-eared
>                Good, Dirty, Minor tears
>                Good, Minor tears
>                Fair
>                Fair, Problems more severe
>                Fair, Handling concerns
>                Poor
>                Poor, Unstable
>                Poor, Handling / exhibit not recommended
>                Poor, Needs immediate attention
>
> All our processes begin as paper forms that are filled out and
> then are
> entered into TMS so this terminology is based upon the four
> criteria with a
> second series of refinements and finally a condition note for greater
> detail.
>
> Anthony Percival
> Registrar
> St. Catharines Museum
> Economic Development & Tourism Services, City of St. Catharines
>
> Email:  [log in to unmask]
> Website:  www.stcatharineslock3museum.ca
> Phone:  905-984-8880 ext.240
> Fax:  905-984-6910
>
> P.O. Box 3012
> 1932 Welland Canals Parkway
> St. Catharines, ON
> L2R 7C2
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: The Museum System (TMS) Users [mailto:TMSUSERS@SI-
> LISTSERV.SI.EDU] On
> Behalf Of Lucille Stiger
> Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 9:34 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Overall Condition Authority Terms
>
> Hi Everyone,
>
> We have migrated from Classic Argus to TMS. Needless to say, we have
> to do a lot of data scrubbing and such. I have a lot of practical
> questions that I'll be asking - so I hope you don't mind if they are
> not technical issues per se.
>
> Right now, we are trying to decide what terms to put in the
> Conservation "Overall Condition" Authority table. The most obvious
> terms that come to mind are good, fair, and poor, but these terms
seem
> rather vague. What terms have you populated this authority table
with?
> Are there just a couple to choose from or is your list extensive?
>
> Thanks for your advice.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Lucille Stiger
> Registrar
> Allen Memorial Art Museum
> Oberlin College
> 87 North Main Street
> Oberlin, OH  44074
> Tel: 440.775.8668
> Fax: 440.775.8799
>
>
>
>
>
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