Your question assumes the TMS manager is not the
registrar/curator/collections manager! I think in most institutions the
computer database manager wears many hats.

 

But I would think the database manager should report to the registration
department with close ties to IT. The program is very specific to the
departments who use it. And you wouldn't want the TMS manager to be
pulled to other IT projects which would most likely happen if they
reported to that department. Also, the database is just digital
collections records which would fall squarely into the registration
department. You wouldn't put the paper records into the IT department.
The database is just a different format of the same information.

 

My two cents,

Michelle

 

Michelle Gallagher Roberts

Chief Registrar

Museum of Fine Arts 
107 West Palace Avenue
Santa Fe, NM 87501 

505-476-5066 phone

505-476-5076 fax

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On Behalf Of Jeri Moxley
Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 10:52 AM
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Subject: TMS management: Registrar or IT?

 

 

Hi all, 

Quick survey for TMS managers: 

Do you report to Registrar? Collections Management? Curatorial?
Information Technology? 

What are the pros and cons of managing TMS from within each of these
different departments? 

Thanks for any feedback - 

Happy Holidays!

Jeri 

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Jeri L. Rojas (Moxley) 
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TMS Specialist 
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum 
212-423-3509 

 



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