Hi Joanne
For a simple database which has the capability of web hosting FileMaker Pro
http://www.filemaker.co.uk/ is very easy to set up and use.
You might also be interested in the Cheek by Jowl Theatre Company which has
commissioned research into best practice in theatre archiving. Contact: Hannah Proctor,
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If you want to explore this further do get in touch.
Regards
Julian Tomlin
www.juliantomlin.com
On Thu, 1 Oct 2009 07:54:59 +0100, Joanne Robson <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
>Morning
>
>I was wondering if anyone out there had any suggestions of a software system that we
could use for an upcoming theatre project.
>
>As part of the project we want to create a database of all the productions undertaken by
the local theatre.
>
>Information on productions would include:
>Name of Production
>Date of production
>Actors in the production
>Director etc
>
>The idea would be that from that entry the user could then click on an actor or directors
name and be taken straight to a page listing information about them.
>
>Information would include (for actor):
>Productions acted in,
>Dates,
>Stage name,
>Real name etc
>
>The user could then navigate between actor, production and director information etc. I
am assuming we will want a relational database of some kind.
>
>It is essential that it can hold and display images and possibly sound bites and it will be
made accessible via the web.
>
>This is going to be hosted through the theatres website, not ours, so needs to be self
maintaining. It is hoped that the volunteers will remain on after the project has finished
and so it will need to be easy to up load new content to the data base.
>
>Once we have CALM on the web it would be good to be able to link from images of the
archives (i.e. theatre production programmes) in the database to our catalogues on
CALM.
>
>Many thanks, our techy is not being particularly helpful with suggestions!
>
>Jo Robson
>Archive Officer
>Oldham Local Studies and Archives
>84 Union Street
>Oldham
>OL1 1DN
>0161 770 4654
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