Hi Karen, Your plan to use the attributes
and text entries fields sounds good. We just upgraded to TMS 9.35 a couple of
years ago and have not really started using those fields yet, although we have
been talking about ways to use them more in the near future. Our cataloguing system
for numismatics predates our TMS use. We have always catalogued coins in the
same format as other art objects in our collection. The denomination is part of
the title, for example: “Denarius of Moneyer Lucius Titurius Lucii Filius
Sabinus.” We use the description field to describe the obverse and
reverse, legend, etc. The mint is created as an Acquisition Constituent.
The metal is listed in medium. Region and other geographical info would go in
the Geography field on the Context tab. Scholarly references would either be in
Curatorial Remarks on the Notes tab, or in Published References on the
Documentation tab, depending on the nature of the reference. I don’t have
TMS 2010, so if that is the version you are converting to, I’m not sure if
our screen shots would be useful to you. But if you want a couple of examples
let me know. You can call or email me directly.
Terry
Terry L. Segal
Associate Registrar
Detroit Institute of Arts
Phone: (313) 833-7907
Fax: 313-833-2357
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Subject: Ancient Coins
We are in the process of converting over to TMS and I am wondering if
anyone would be willing to share any screen shots of a object records for coins
in their database. We have just completed our second iteration and are trying
to figure if there is a better way to convert/display coin cataloguing data in
TMS, given that the data is quite different than the remaining works in our
predominantly fine art collection
Currently our Front Card tab displays only Classification, Date,
Dimensions and Current Location. We then set most of the descriptive
information such as Obverse/Reverse Description, Expanded, Legend, Translated,
Scholarly Reference as Text Entries in the Notes tab; Minting Location and
Region in Geography Xrefs field in the Context tab and any remaining
information like Denomination, Historical Period, Language, Metal, Language and
Minting Official in the Attributes field under the Other tab.
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated!
Karen
On exhibit June 24-September 4 A Taste for the Modern http://fllac/vassar.edu/