[Taxacom] Database collection software

[Derek Sikes]

Chris,

Here is a FAQs with information about Arctos,

http://arctosdb.org/faq/

that we and 90 collections use. It has over 2Million records online and the
interface is entirely online, like gmail. No need to install or maintain
any software on your museum computers.

http://arctos.database.museum/home.cfm

-Derek

On Wed, May 20, 2015 at 11:18 AM, 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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