[Taxacom] Database collection software

[Barry OConnor]

We have just gone through this exercise for our "biological" museums (UMMZ,
UMMH, UMMP). We looked seriously at Specify, Arctos, and KeEmu, all of
which are in use in major museums/collections, and decided to go with
Specify.
All the best! - Barry

On Wed, May 20, 2015 at 3:18 PM, Χρήστος Γεωργιάδης <cgeorgia at biol.uoa.gr>
wrote:

> Dear Colleagues,
>
> After several hours dwelling into the technical jargon of database
> software for collection management I'm still at a loss...
>
> We are in need of making a decision of which database should we use in
> order to register specimens in our Museum. We are thinking of splitting the
> collection in different databases on specimen data information but having
> the possibility of using the same tables for collection events and
> localities.
>
> Without putting any names forward so as not to bias anyone, do you have
> any comments, suggestions, or even hints and tips?
>
> Thanks in advance to all who wish to help out in untangling this
> conundrum...
>
> Chris Georgiadis
>
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Barry M. OConnor
Professor  & Curator
Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
University of Michigan                  phone: 734-763-4354
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