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Re: DB/TextWorks



Dear Paul,

I purchased DB/Textworks about 2 years ago for my archive.  We have a
variety of materials that include photographs, videos, audio tapes,
documents, etc. that had never been cataloged into any form of database.
Before purchasing the database, I found it extremely helpful to visit a few
different archives in my area that have been using DB/Textworks to see the
program in action and to be able to ask questions of the people using it.

I have been very happy with the product as well as their product support.
It is extremely flexible and user friendly.  I have so far only had positive
experiences with using the database to suit our specific needs as well as
getting assistance when I am in need.

Sincerely,

Miriam K. Tierney,
Archivist
AJC




----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Crater" <pcrater@AUCTR.EDU>
To: <ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU>
Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2000 12:52 PM
Subject: DB/TextWorks


> Hello, I'm new to this listserv and I wanted to ask a couple of
> questions regarding any experiences you may have had using DB/Textworks.
> We want to create a simple inhouse database of our photographs. We'll
> probably start scanning images and linking them with the text fairly
> soon after we get started. No webpublishing, at least not this year.
> We'll be using version 4.0, I believe. I have downloaded a trial version
> of it and created a small database of about 50 records and found no
> major problems with it, just wondering if any of you have any negative
> experiences that I should be aware of. Of course I'll be glad to hear
> the details of any positive experiences as well.
>
> Also, our automation people are a little wary of the archives purchasing
> a stand alone database for photographs. They are trying to sell me on
> the idea that Webpals has the same capabilities and that I should use it
> to enter information about our photographs. I'm reluctant to use
> webpals, mainly because we want a database under our (the archives)
> control. Also, I'm not sure if the descriptive fields we want to use
> would be available in webpals. Obviously I don't know much about webpals
> capabilities. Do any of you have any suggestions on how I should go
> about selling the merits of DBT as opposed to webpals? Any comments
> would be greatly appreciated.
>
> --
> Paul Crater
> Processing Archivist
> Atlanta University Center
> Robert W. Woodruff Library
> Ph: 404-522-8980 x 1222
> Fx: 404-978-2109
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