Brief Description

Micromusée is the complete collections management system for museums from Mobydoc. Single and multi-user versions available, standard and SQL versions, with options and flexibility to meet the needs of all types of museum. Micromusée is user friendly and easy to customize for your own collections. Multilingual interface.

Minimum Hardware

• processor: Pentium III 500Mhz
• memory: 128/256 Mb RAM
• disk size: 12 Gb
• 1024 x 768 pixels x 256 colours

Operating Systems and Networks

Client: Windows 95/98, Windows NT/2000/XP, Internet Explorer 5.5 SP2.

Server: Novell NetWare, Windows, Windows NT/2000/2003, Unix/Linux (with SAMBA).

Images

Management of digital images and thumbnail view in all applications: images, video and sound linked with the object records.

WMedia optional module for advanced functions.

Public Access

OPAC kiosk.

CD Publication

E-Catalog (HTML format).

Internet

OPAC WEB XML.

Database Architecture

Relational database (Mobydoc database engine) standard and SQL version.

Cost - Single User

£3820.

Cost - 5 Users

£5400 for 4 users.

Additional Pricing Notes

More software:

Mobydoc Express: basic inventories collections management system, stand-alone licence for £2000

MUM: integrated collections management system: this software enables the user to integrate several Mobydoc's applications in a single system. The data of each collection are then immediately available, authority files and thesaurus can be shared (from £4470).

Photo: a professional system to manage photographic collections, from £2270.

And SNBase, Mobytext, Gapi, Filmo, Archi, Collections Privées, from £2260 to £3820 stand alone access.

Optional modules from £790.

Training

£500 per day plus expenses. Special training recommended for system administrators and Opac Web.

Support

Annual charge 17% of software value; includes helpline support (e-mail and phone, remote maintenance), update, new releases and newsletter.

Independent user group twice a year.

Museum Users and Sites in the UK

Users: 130.

Sites: 26.

Museum Users and Sites Worldwide

Users: 3000.

Sites: 600.

Largest Museum Site - No of Users and No of Records

National Museums and Galleries of Wales, 73 users.

Records: 365,000+ for Geology database.

Special Features

Available as standard:

• Create and customize data input screens for your individual needs
• Design output forms, labels and reports in minutes

Optional modules:

• Conservation/Restoration module: maintain a full history of the condition of objects; request remedial treatments; record details of treatments performed on objects; handling, storage and packing/shipping requirements; schedule condition checks.
• Movement control/Circulation of objects module: manage the movement of objects for in-house exhibitions, changes of location, loans out of the museum (long or short-term).
• Indemnity module: manage insurance and indemnity cover for loans-inwards.
• Wmedia: advanced management of digital files
• Laptop data entry: extract information from the main database and use it on a laptop. Extremely useful for remote stores, branch sites, field collections.

Public access modules (easy to implement, choice of fields and search criteria, incorporate your own graphic and logo):

• OPAC kiosk: in-house public access terminals.
• E-Catalog: HTML export module, CD.
• Opac Web XML export module.

Other CMS available from Mobydoc:

• SNbase - Natural Science
• Mobytext - Libraries and documentation centres
• GAPI - Archives/records
• Collections Privées - Private collections
• Mobydoc Express - Basic inventories
• Photo - Photographs
• Archi - Architecture heritage
• Filmo - Films and audiovisual

Future Developments

Please contact Mobydoc or visit website.

Feature

Audit trails

As standard.

Passwords

As standard. Administrator system included.

Picklist

As standard.

Thesaurus for Data Entry

As standard.

Thesaurus for Retrieval

As standard.

Screen Designer

As standard.

Report Writer

As standard.

Modifiable Data Structure

Not available (on request by Mobydoc).

Maximum Characters per Field

Limits vary for different types of fields; about 60,000 for each Notes field (free-text).

Maximum Records per File

Hardware dependent - not limited by the application.

Digital Image Formats

All common formats (BMP, JPEG, GIF, PDF, VRML, SWF, etc.)

plus MPEG and AVI video formats, WAV sound files, Word and Excel documents.

Data Import Facilities

Mobydoc format on request. Conversion service available for all other formats.

Data Export Facilities

ASCII: tagged, comma delimited, tab delimited, fixed length (SDF).

HTML, XML, OAI.

CHIN (Canadian national database), Joconde and Archeos (French national databases) formats.

Contact Name

UK Agent.

Contact Job Title

Monique Ricaut.

Contact Phone Number

020 78219343

020 78219303 (fax)

Contact E-mail

uksales@mobydoc.fr

Address

34 Upper Tachbrook Street,
Pimlico
London
SW1V 1SW

Company Website

www.mobydoc.fr