At 09:40 AM 7/16/2002 -0300, you wrote: >"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w = >"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word"> >I don't know what happened to the rest of my message, I must have hit send >before I was finished. I mean all of those Linda. I have been attempting >to produce an institutional data-entry manual, and I'm sure there must be >a lot of you out there with much more experience than I have, who could >share their experiences. For instance do you have your own classification >system or do you use Chenhall (sp?) or something else? Really, any advice >would be welcome, even to know what pitfalls to avoid would be a help. > >As far as the technical and administrative end of things are concerned, I >admit I am out of my technological depth. We have a casual IT person who >looks after that at the moment but I feel that the museum really needs a >dedicated IT position. > >Anne >-----Original Message----- >From: Linda Pulliam [mailto:[log in to unmask]] >Sent: 15 July 2002 5:16 PM >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Policies & Procedures > >Ann, > >Do you mean data entry standards, (capitalization, punctuation, etc.), >field use standards, or process standards? > >Linda Pulliam >Manager of Collections Information >Museum of Fine Arts, Boston > >-----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