Jim’s Development Blog

I am making good progress on the web server for the Museum Archive software project. You can see a brief write-up here (PDF file). I hope to release a beta version by Labor Day. Feedback is appreciated.

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Users of the premium edition of the Museum Archive software project are invited to contact me in order to participate in testing (playing with) the first version of the project’s web server. This is version 0.1. It has very limited functionality – it is really just a quick example to see how this approach might [...]

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If your organization works with local museums, historical societies, schools, or other nonprofits and you would like to take a look at the premium edition of the Museum Archive software project, send me an email (support AT musarch DOT com) asking me for a review copy. I want to get the word out about the [...]

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Are you a member of the AASLH (American Association for State and Local History)? Are you expecting them to give you the latest information about software packages to help you organize your collection? You might be out of luck if you want any meaningful guidance from them.
I was searching for Museum Software on Google a few [...]

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I’ve recently had a number of comments from users about the Museum Archive software not providing a needed field for an Object (such as, “I wish it had a spot for the book’s author”). Of course, most of the time the needed field does exist, but the user was not aware that it existed on the [...]

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I’ve been looking at various technologies, trying to decide how to port the Windows version of the Museum Archive software project to the web. I think I’ve settled on a plan… Using the same database and a small Windows-based web server application, the new web version will allow authorized users to edit and maintain the [...]

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