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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Dear Andy,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Thank you so much for your offer, I will definitely reach out to you if I have any further questions after reading through the wonderful overwhelming amount of responses!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I have been in contact with Norine Spears a few times and she is a very helpful and a valuable member of your team. I also think your training videos are very helpful.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">We have downloaded Specify to try out with one of our collections. It is nice to have the option to take a CMS for a “test drive” before having to make any commitments.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Amanda<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Bentley, Andrew Charles [mailto:abentley@ku.edu]
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, May 20, 2020 4:01 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Amanda Bremner<br>
<b>Cc:</b> nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Nhcoll-l] FW: collections based database software<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi Amanda<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We use Specify for all our University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute and I would be happy to share my experiences and viewpoints with you. I need to include the disclaimer that I am employed by Specify as a usability consultant as 25%
of my position. However, having conducted many workshops for probably 1000’s of Specify users and prospective users I do have an insight into the community using Specify and experience with collection management system issues for lots of different kinds of
collections.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I must disagree with Steve about publishing source code. This is done specifically to foster community input into the functionality of the system and their ability to assist in code and feature development. Specify has both a science
and technology committee that act on the community’s behalf to coordinate this effort and provide feedback and direction on priorities.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Happy to help answer any questions you may have. I am sure there are other Specify users on this listserv who could also chime in.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Email: <a href="mailto:abentley@ku.edu">abentley@ku.edu</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Nhcoll-l <<a href="mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu">nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu</a>> on behalf of Amanda Bremner <<a href="mailto:Amanda.Bremner@nbm-mnb.ca">Amanda.Bremner@nbm-mnb.ca</a>><br>
<b>Date: </b>Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at 9:34 AM<br>
<b>To: </b>"<a href="mailto:nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu">nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu</a>" <<a href="mailto:nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu">nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[Nhcoll-l] FW: collections based database software</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We are considering choosing a new database, either <b>EMu</b> by Axiell or
<b>Sustain Specify</b>, for our Natural History collections (Zoology, Botany and Mycology, Geology and Paleontology). The database we currently use was designed for use in libraries (Inmagic DB/TextWorks).<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Have any of you recently reviewed these two databases? Would you be willing to share pros and cons, beyond the fact that one is significantly more costly than the other? <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Amanda<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><i><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#2F5496">Amanda Bremner, </span></i><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#2F5496">M.Sc.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#2F5496">Curatorial Assistant/Adjointe à la Conservation des collections</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#2F5496">Department of Natural History/ Département d’histoire naturelle</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#2F5496">New Brunswick Museum/Musée du Nouveau-Brunswick</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#2F5496">277 Douglas Avenue/ 277, avenue Douglas</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#2F5496">Saint John, New Brunswick/ Saint John (Nouveau-Brunswick)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><i><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#2F5496">Canada E2K 1E5</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#2F5496">Tel: 506-643-7670</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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