Lucille Stiger Our institution has also just adopted TMS and we are going through the process of configuring and implementing the software. The terminology we have adopted is as follows: Overall Conditions: Excellent Excellent, No damage / deterioration Excellent, Normal sign of wear Good Good, Slight damage / deterioration Good, Slight damage / deterioration, Dirty Good, Dirty Good, Dirty, Dog-eared Good, Dog-eared Good, Dirty, Minor tears Good, Minor tears Fair Fair, Problems more severe Fair, Handling concerns Poor Poor, Unstable Poor, Handling / exhibit not recommended Poor, Needs immediate attention All our processes begin as paper forms that are filled out and then are entered into TMS so this terminology is based upon the four criteria with a second series of refinements and finally a condition note for greater detail. Anthony Percival Registrar St. Catharines Museum Economic Development & Tourism Services, City of St. Catharines Email: [log in to unmask] Website: www.stcatharineslock3museum.ca Phone: 905-984-8880 ext.240 Fax: 905-984-6910 P.O. Box 3012 1932 Welland Canals Parkway St. Catharines, ON L2R 7C2 -----Original Message----- From: The Museum System (TMS) Users [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Lucille Stiger Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 9:34 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Overall Condition Authority Terms Hi Everyone, We have migrated from Classic Argus to TMS. Needless to say, we have to do a lot of data scrubbing and such. I have a lot of practical questions that I'll be asking - so I hope you don't mind if they are not technical issues per se. Right now, we are trying to decide what terms to put in the Conservation "Overall Condition" Authority table. The most obvious terms that come to mind are good, fair, and poor, but these terms seem rather vague. What terms have you populated this authority table with? Are there just a couple to choose from or is your list extensive? Thanks for your advice. Sincerely, Lucille Stiger Registrar Allen Memorial Art Museum Oberlin College 87 North Main Street Oberlin, OH 44074 Tel: 440.775.8668 Fax: 440.775.8799 - City of St. Catharines Confidentiality Notice - The information contained in this communication, including any attachments, may be confidential, is intended only for the use of the recipient(s) named above and may be legally privileged. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, dissemination, distribution, disclosure or copying of this communication or any of its contents,is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please re-send this communication to the sender and permanently delete the original and any copy of it from your computer system.