At the Harn, the Registration department
has administrative privileges as permitted by TMS. The backend tasks are
managed by the IT dept. The IT department assists TMS admins when possible; we
try to compliment Registration in areas where there are IT implications. We
view the IT department responsible for providing services, in this case, database
services ensuring that TMS is available, maintained, upgraded, functional, supported,
and backed up. How TMS is administered (by Registration) and used is mostly up
to the Registration department with IT input when necessary.
-Dwight
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Dwight Bailey
Director of Museum Technology
P: 325 392 9826 x155
F: 352 392 3792
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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
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Jeri
L. Rojas (Moxley)
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212-423-3509