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Hi!

Just a suggestion, especially if you want a MARC format: there is a small, not
terribly sophisticated library software system that we were able to purchase
four years ago for around $2000 (no doubt more costly today). It allows
searching by author, title, subject, and even key word. One could also
circulate if one wanted to. I have been pleased with what it can do for a
slide collection that does not need a lot of elaborate electronic tricks.

You can get information from CASPR at this number: 1-800-852-2777

Good luck!

Ty Castellarin, Slide Librarian
Columbus College of Art & Design

Julia Cubit wrote:

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> I am interested in getting information on software to be used for a small
> art library.
>
> I am presently enrolled in a MLS program at U of Md., and am preparing for
> a field study project at a small art gallery.  The gallery recently built
> an addition that included a room (c. 20' x 20') for a library.
>
> Volunteers are presently organizing and cataloging the library on cards.
> The librarian in charge of this library is interested in finding what is
> available in VERY EASY to use cataloging software.  Once I am finished
> with the project, other volunteers (most of whom are retired and not
> computer literate) will be cataloguing acquisitions.
>
> We would like to index periodicals and slides along with the books, all of
> which have been donated. The system would be used primarily for searching;
> there are no plans for the collection to circulate. And we assume that
> this will probably be all on just one computer, probably a Mac. Also, cost
> is a factor - I don't believe the gallery has the funds for an expensive
> system.
>
> I would appreciate any input or suggestions or sharing of experiences.