Notes
Slide Show
Outline
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MU Special Collections
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Past Perfect Software
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Special Collections:
Need for Standardization
  • Over 1 million manuscript items
  • Over 100 thousand photographs
  • Over 1300 cubic ft. MU Archives
  • Chuck Yeager Collection
  • Rosanna Blake Collection
  • Nelson Bond Collection
  • 30 years’ accumulation of card files, paper indexes, databases, etc.
  • The “digital” situation
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The Search…
  • Evaluate software function
  • Site visits
  • Evaluate service and response
  • Thoroughly test demo software
  • Digital and imaging strategy
  •          The solution:
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Past Perfect:
  • World leader in collection management software
  • Over 3300 installations
  • Networking configurations
  • Image management
  • Advanced report generation
  • Virtual exhibit/web page
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The Main Menu
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Main input screen (Archives)
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Structure: Appraisal data
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Notes: Transcriptions, etc.
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Set up Search Terms:
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The Photo Gallery:
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Click the Browse button:
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Let’s Browse
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Image Management:
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Displays Multiple Images
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The Search:
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Keyword Search:
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The hit(s) list:
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Results:
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The Web Connection: