[Nhcoll-l] Has anyone had experience using Specify as electronic museum management system?

[Link Olson]

Hello,

Another option to consider: Arctos <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__arctosdb.org&d=AwIBaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=u7IK8vAWl8nccdT9YjfVFmBtaeXg1MuaQm3oFgf5_nw&s=tTyb3I1fwAPoFXFW0hG_viEgq2yk7IaZYOgnlO2aB34&e= > provides a
comprehensive range of curatorial and data discovery tools extending to all
aspects of specimen curation and usage, including deep integration with
online resources (including other specimens), and offers a responsive
community-driven development model.

You can query the public aspect of Arctos at https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__arctos.database.museum_&d=AwIBaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=u7IK8vAWl8nccdT9YjfVFmBtaeXg1MuaQm3oFgf5_nw&s=gvl9jx6bV6WHaDtBHTD1BuU1ULQVYrQwRm3j6ogotLg&e=  and
explore https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__arctosdb.org_&d=AwIBaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=u7IK8vAWl8nccdT9YjfVFmBtaeXg1MuaQm3oFgf5_nw&s=rlkiejju1Rpvxx83JtI1tlWFeIanUkp8PC80z9o42cQ&e=  for more information.

Cheers,

Link

On Thu, Oct 1, 2015 at 3:37 AM, Huong Lien Tran <huong.tran at uq.net.au>
wrote:

> Hi all,
>
>
> I am posting for my colleague who is working in natural history collection
> management. Currently her museum in Vietnam is looking to digitise their
> current specimens collections and is looking for an affordable management
> system. We've done some research and found that the common ones like KEmu
> or Vernon are a bit too expensive for their museum to handle. We've come
> upon Specify (https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__specifyx.specifysoftware.org_specify7_&d=AwIBaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=u7IK8vAWl8nccdT9YjfVFmBtaeXg1MuaQm3oFgf5_nw&s=uaMoMSUXmCoIpbF3g1I6_DK3TXBiasrRhYRP7IguvrA&e= ) and it seems
> to be very good in the prospect of having local technicians handling the
> development and maintenance the database, keeping the cost at affordable
> level. Nevertheless, we would really want to have some insights from
> professionals who had experience with Specify. Are there any pitfalls we
> should look for? Or maybe a contact points where we can get help when using
> Specify?
>
>
> Thanks You,
>
>
> Lien
>
>
>
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