[Nhcoll-l] Database for Anthropology Department

Fri Feb 9 04:27:27 EST 2024

Hi all,

We use EMu which is bespoke so can be adapted to your means but has a few annoying quirks and I think is quite expensive.

Depending on the size of your collections, how many users there are and your budget I can also suggest Past Perfect 5.0 https://museumsoftware.com/pp5.html . I installed, populated and used this system when at the University of the West Indies, it was mainly for the Zoology collections but we also had history, archaeology and archives on there and it was very user friendly. They've got annual support and online options too.

Cheers,
Mike

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Hi all,

I’m also interested in recommendations for catalog management platforms.

My institution holds history, natural history, archaeological, and archival materials. Finding one platform that handles them all satisfactorily has been a challenge.

There’s one solid vote for Arctos; is anyone else using this platform?

Who is using Emu and is satisfied? Are there any other platforms we should consider?

Thanks,

Erin

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HI Rachel,

Here at the University of Alaska Museum of the North, our ethnology & history collection<https://arctos.database.museum/search.cfm?guid_prefix=UAM:EH> (ca. 18,000 catalog records), fine arts<https://arctos.database.museum/search.cfm?guid_prefix=UAM:Art> (4,500+ records), and archaeology <https://arctos.database.museum/search.cfm?guid_prefix=UAM:Arc> (~750,000+ records) collections are all successfully managed through Arctos. We were the first cultural collections in this outstandingly flexible and powerful system back in 2014 and we’ve been really happy with it.

I’d be happy to talk with you about Arctos<https://arctosdb.org/> and/or to put you in direct contact with our archaeology collection manager.

All the best!

Angela

On Feb 5, 2024, at 1:43 PM, Rachel Delovio <RDelovio at nevadaculture.org<mailto:RDelovio at nevadaculture.org>> wrote:

Hello everyone,

We are looking into a new database for the Anthropology Department. We hold archaeological materials (e.g., lithics, textiles, faunal remains) as well as paleontological specimens, ethnographic artifacts, and archives. For those that curate archaeological collections, would you share what database you are currently using?

Thank you! We appreciate the input.

Rachel Kaleilehua Delovio

Anthropology Collections Manager

Nevada State Museum

600 N. Carson Street

Carson City, NV 89701

(775) 687-4810 x229

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