Brief Description

Cataloguing database software supplied with the Object Format (SPECTRUM and MDA Data Standard compliant) data structure for cataloguing museum objects. Archives, Conservation, Person and Place Formats are also supplied as standard.

Minimum Hardware

• processor: Pentium 133 or better
• memory: 16 Mb RAM
• disk size: 200 Mb (depending on use)
• video: VGA monitor

Operating Systems and Networks

Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP. Will run on all Windows compatible networks including Novell and Windows NT allowing single user access.

Images

Display of images, text, video and sound files.

Public Access

Yes, using MODES Web Server, or by export to static HTML pages.

CD Publication

No.

Internet

Yes, using MODES Web Server.

Database Architecture

Hierarchical database structure B-Tree Filer database engine.

Cost - Single User

£695 (+ VAT) (including support and MUA membership for first year).

Cost - 5 Users

£1,435 (+VAT)

Additional Pricing Notes

MODES Web Server £1580 including 2 days set up and consultancy.

Training

• Basic course (2 days) £140 (+VAT) (not on site)
• Intermediate and Advanced courses (1 day) £80 (+VAT)
• Site Courses £480 (+VAT) for 1 day or £840 (+VAT) for 2 days

Support

• £102 (+VAT) for first screen;
• £39 (+VAT) for each additional screen up to 10 screens;
• £7 (+VAT) for each screen more than 10 screens.

Includes membership of MUA user group and quarterly Newsletter.

Museum Users and Sites in the UK

Over 960 users at 330 sites

Museum Users and Sites Worldwide

2 users at 2 sites.

Largest Museum Site - No of Users and No of Records

Norfolk Museums and Archaeology Service, UK with c35 users and c320,000 records.

Special Features

• Built in compliance for SPECTRUM and MDA Data Standard.
• Flexible data structure supports repetition of fields and allows insertion of additional or new fields whilst editing/creating records.
• Unlimited field length, powerful validation and retrieval facilities and powerful report generation.
• Comma-delimited, XML, HTML, Tag file export. Hyperlinks between records,images, multimedia, etc.

Future Developments

32-bit multi-user version, due for release Summer 2005.

Feature

Audit trails

As standard

Passwords

As standard

Picklist

As standard

Thesaurus for Data Entry

As standard

Thesaurus for Retrieval

As standard - User defined

Screen Designer

As standard - User defined

Report Writer

As standard

Modifiable Data Structure

As standard - but standard data structures supplied as read only

Maximum Characters per Field

32,000 (all fields).

Maximum Records per File

100,000 (recommended maximum).

Digital Image Formats

pcx, dcx, bmp, gif, jpeg, dib, pic, tiff and targa.

Data Import Facilities

Tag files.

Data Export Facilities

ASCII Tag file, delimited, XML, custom (HTML, RTF etc.)

Company Name

Modes Users Association

Contact Name

Richard Langley

Contact Phone Number

01332 291345

Contact E-mail

richard@modes.org.uk

Address

28 Ashbourne Road
Derby
DE22 3AD

Company Website

http://www.modes.org.uk