Notes from mc2 - DB TextWorks Guides

A series of guides providing information on using Inmagic DB/TextWorks databases for cataloguing

Backing up databases

Batch modify records

Delete records

Duplicate records

Help files

How to alter database structures

Importing records

Linking images

Passwords

Report forms

Search screens

Thesaurus

Validation lists

Exporting records from Excel to DBTextWorks

Exporting records

Reformatting multiple entries in fields

Notes from mc2 - Links to general cataloguing guidelines

Guidelines and forms that may be useful when cataloguing

Guidelines for computer cataloguing of information items

Photograph information form

Potential donations form

Potential donations form - reverse

Receipt

Receipt - reverse

Victorian Local History Database

Notes from mc2 - Links

Links from Computers & Cataloguing mc2

Community Heritage Grants useful links page – Includes links to organisations and papers on a variety of topics including conservation, preservation, grants, microfilming, digitisation and preservation assessments.

http://www.nla.gov.au/chg/useful-resources

Copyright & cultural institutions – guidelines for digitisation projects

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=881699

Counter code – Script to add a counter

http://www.statsmachine.com/counter.html

Image digitisation of local history collections – the manual provides a simple introduction to issues to be considered when planning & implementing digitisation projects

http://www.libraries.vic.gov.au/downloads/Victorias_Virtual_Library_Digital_Collection/manual.htm

Maxus Australia – information about DB TextWorks & other Inmagic software

http://www.maxus.net.au/

Small museums cataloguing manual – online version of this useful cataloguing tool

http://www.mavic.asn.au/resources

Care of digital collections

Electronic media collections care for small museums & archives – a Canadian website (Canadian Conservation Institute) providing guidelines on storage, reformatting and correct documentation of digital media in collections

http://www.cci-icc.gc.ca/caringfor-prendresoindes/articles/elecmediacare/step1-etape1-eng.aspx

Designing and maintaining websites

http://vcourt.teesee.net/webworkshop/wsindex.html

Thesaurus

Australian pictorial thesaurus

http://www.picturethesaurus.gov.au/

Victorian local history thesaurus

http://collections.historyvictoria.com.au/rhsvdatabases/ThesApr11/index.htm

Notes from mc2 - introduction

In September 2003 a Computers & Cataloguing My Connected Community Group was formed to provide a forum for those undertaking cataloguing and computer based projects in historical societies and small museums. The mc2 group also provided the opportunity to link to relevant sites on the Internet, publicise events and share documents containing information about cataloguing and other procedures. On the 30th June 2012 Vicnet is closing the My Connected Community site so in the next few weeks relevant information from the mc2 site will be copied to this blog.