Jeri: This would depend on your organizational structure, but because we have several curatorial divisions with the registrar's office serving them all, it makes sense to have the collections information system run by the registrar. In our case, we created a unit of "Collections Information and Registration Services" to reflect this. Tom Yarker Smithsonian Institution National Air and Space Museum Independence Avenue at Sixth Street SW MRC 310 Box 37012 Washington DC 20013-7012 Telephone 202.633.2381 Fax 202.786.2113 [log in to unmask] ________________________________ From: The Museum System (TMS) Users [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jeri Moxley Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 12:52 PM To: [log in to unmask] 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 -------------- Jeri L. Rojas (Moxley) [log in to unmask] TMS Specialist Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum 212-423-3509