I started to feel this week that I just had too many software options. So, I went into the AAM IT office and tried to get a direct answer to what sort of programs I should be looking at. I asked if I should be looking at open-source or commercial. The IT director said “for a paper you should do open-source.”
“Would you ever allow open-source software to be installed on one of the museum computers?”
“No, we would never use them. They are for tech geeks.”
“So, I should be looking at a commercial program?”
“No, you will never get approval to purchase a commercial program. They can’t afford it.”
Now imagine 15 minutes of this.
I said “Okay, would you be willing to take a simple pdf of the finding aid and post it on the museum web-site?”
“No. That would be up to the web manager.”
The web manager who we just hired and doesn’t start until next week. Frustration.
I am leaning back toward OAC, and have contacted them for more information.
Life Cycle
The records I am working with are all at the end of their life cycle. The last one was written over 30 years ago. They are no longer useful for administration purposes and are kept for research and nostalgia.
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