Dear John We use MODES which is issued to all regimental museums by MoD. I've also used it at other museums in the past. It is a fine database which serves all our purposes and I would recommend it too. Regards Brian Owen Curator RWF Museum ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Owen Museum" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 9:50 AM Subject: Re: Catalogue Software > We currently have a 'file maker' database. As someone unfamiliar with > databases, this seems to me to be rathher complicated. Eva at Powysland > uses and has recommended MODES which we are hopng to move to. See > http://www.modes.org.uk/ > > John > Robert Owen Museum > > > > Quoting Chris Dearden <[log in to unmask]>: > >> Greetings, >> >> We're a small museum in Porthmadog embarking on the long road (track) to >> Accreditation. I'm currently looking into software to support a >> SPECTRUM compliant database. Anyone got any recommendations of programs >> we could or should use (or should avoid)? Microsoft Access is always a >> possibility as well - I'd be interested to hear if anyone is using that. >> >> Best wishes, >> >> CHRIS >> >> >> Chris Dearden, Welsh Highland Heritage Railway >> www.whr.co.uk >> > >