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Hi Debra,

I've used the nps system on a few projects.  I think it works pretty well.
You can customize it some once you're familiar with FileMaker pro.  I don't
especially like the nps system of numbering but again you can get around
that within the software.  Sorry I don't know of anything in Access for you.
I've worked with a few database systems in the past but the nps sytem is
superior to those.  You may want to talk with the folks at Harper's Ferry
who use the system if you decide to go that direction.

Good luck with your research!

Sara


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Sara DeAngelis
Project Manager/Lead Exhibit Developer
Brooklyn Children's Museum Science
145 Brooklyn Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11213


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On 10/5/04 5:54 PM, "Debra Klich" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

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> sorry, somehow the original message was truncated... the software in question
> is Museum Exhibit Planner which is detailed at
> http://www.nps.gov/hfc/products/imi/imi-ex-plan.htm
> 
>>>> [log in to unmask] 10/05/04 04:36PM >>>
> ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology Centers
> Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and related institutions.
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> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I recently discovered the NPS software that Paul mentions below and am
> considering obtaining it.
> 
> Has anyone used this software before? If so, what are your thoughts?
> 
> Does anyone know of a similar product (a database that helps to track exhibit
> components including specimens, images, and graphics and eliminates re-keying
> information during the exhibit development process) that would operate using
> MS Access rather than FileMaker Pro?
> 
> Thanks in advance for any information you can provide.
> 
> Cheers,
> Debra
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Date:         Thu, 30 Sep 2004 19:49:37 -0700
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