At 09:36 AM 7/17/2002 -0400, you wrote: >Hi Jack and Anne > >I have developed a Format Guidelines manual for entering data into TMS for >the Brooklyn Museum of Art. These are basic data entry instructions for >our users (Curators and departmental assistance) who are not necessarily >computer savvy. The Guidelines are a simplified "step by step" tutorial >for entering basic object catalog information in the Objects Module. They >were developed to keep our data uniform and to provide simple instructions >that was not a 300 page manual. They do not explain classifications or >policy. If you are interested in seeing them please email me. > >Kate Portada >Records Manager >Brooklyn Museum of Art >200 Eastern Parkway >Brooklyn, New York 11238 >[log in to unmask] > > > >At 05:00 PM 7/16/2002 -0400, you wrote: >>There are 6 messages totalling 2150 lines in this issue. >> >>Topics of the day: >> >> 1. Policies & Procedures (4) >> 2. Data entry manual vs. Style guide (2) >> >>---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Anne Marr ( [mailto:[log in to unmask]] >>Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 4:15 PM >>To: [log in to unmask] >>Subject: Re: Policies & Procedures >> >> >>I'd like to introduce myself as a new user to the group. My name is Anne >>Marr and I am the Registrar at the New Brunswick Museum in Saint John, New >>Brunswick, Canada. We have been using TMS for over a year now but we are >>still wrestling with problems with our data, not, I hasten to add, Gallery >>Systems' fault, but rather with the original data that was converted from >>CHIN (Canadian Heritage Information Network). Just trying to get my head >>around the idea of relational versus flat-file databases is big deal to me! >>I would, like Jack, be interested in the experiences of others so that I >>don't feel that I'm reinventing the wheel trying to develop standards and . >> >>Regards >> >>Anne Marr >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Jack Edwards [mailto:[log in to unmask]] >>Sent: 28 June 2002 1:04 PM >>To: [log in to unmask] >>Subject: Policies & Procedures >> >> >>Alberta Community Development is a new user to TMS. We are looking for >>documentation, policies, procedures, best practices, etc related to the >>implementation of TMS. Any information that is available would be >>appreciated. >> >>Regards >>Jack Edwards >> > I will be out of the office the week of 8 July on vacation. I will be out of the office the week of 15 July on business. Please leave a voice mail message at the number listed below. I will not be checking email. Thank you. L.Lynne Addison Associate Registrar Yale University Art Gallery Tel: (203) 432-0604 Fax: (203) 432-7159 L.Lynne Addison Associate Registrar Yale University Art Gallery Tel: (203) 432-0604 Fax: (203) 432-7159