[Nhcoll-l] Online Data Bases

[Patti Finkle]

Thank you everyone. These are some great replies and it is giving us lots
of places to start.

I appreciate the help!

On Thu, Oct 29, 2020 at 2:13 PM Patti Finkle <pfinkle at caspercollege.edu>
wrote:

> Hello all!
>
> I work for a small paleontology museum and we are looking to write a grant
> to get a collections assistant who will help us with our backlog, but also
> help us load information into a format so that our collections will be
> accessible online to researchers. What kinds of online, open access
> databases do you recommend we look at or stay away from?
>
> We currently use FileMaker Pro, but are not looking to put all of our info
> online, just the basics, so going with FileMaker seems like overkill.
> (Also, would you have to have FileMaker on your end to even use it? So many
> questions!)
>
> Thank you in advance for your help and advice. We are just starting out on
> this project and really don't have any idea what options there are, but we
> will be spending the next few weeks learning all about them. ;)
>
> Thanks again,
>
> Patti
>
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> Patti Wood Finkle
> Director of Museums
> ~Tate Geological Museum
> ~Werner Wildlife Museum
> Casper College
> 307-268-3026
>
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Patti Wood Finkle
Director of Museums
~Tate Geological Museum
~Werner Wildlife Museum
Casper College
307-268-3026

Correspondence sent to or from this email address is subject to the Wyoming
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