----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Chris, Are you "married" to the idea of a PC application or is Mac acceptable? I just went to a demo of a sweet little system marketed by COMPanion. We didn't look at maps specifically, but having looked at several systems, I was VERY impressed with the ease and friendliness of COMPanion's Alexandria system. It DOESN'T require that the cataloger (note that I don't specify librarian here) speak MARC fluently. It combines significant simplicity with incredible flexibility. If you want more information, their toll free number is: 1-800-347-6439 The fellow who gave the demonstration is David Madsen. They have a demo disk available. DATATREK To answer your question about DataTrek, I got to watch (and help) the installation at Novell's Provo office. (The librarian is a friend of mine and was gracious about my interest in the process). Installation was not as simple as we thought it would be. The documentation for that is somewhat confusing and we had to fiddle with the config.sys and autoexec.bat on her system to get available memory to acceptable levels. Installation took 5 hours and we had one of Novell's engineers doing the actual work. In trouble at one point, we called DataTrek's Technical Support line. Installing? Oh, you need an appointment to have Tech Support for an installation problem. So much for Tech Support. They did answer our question, but between myself and Novell's engineer, we'd already figured it out. She has been using the system for a while and it is not seeing her subject headings but it is accepting downloaded records from LC's CD-ROM. Not many maps on that product, though. I will pass your message on to her so that she can give you a full(er) view. Debra Lords [log in to unmask] Marriott Library University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT 84112 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 6 Jan 1994 12:16:07 EST From: Chris Devan <[log in to unmask]> To: Multiple recipients of list MAPS-L <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Map cataloging ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- This is a repeat from GeoNet - I'm a novice so please excuse any redundancy or boo-boos: A small specia l library in geology (State survey) needs advice on library cataloging of maps in computerese. We're looking at Data Trek Professional Series software. Does anyone have experience or expertise they'd like to share. Meanwhile, best wishes for a HAPPY NEW YEAR: Chris Devan , Librarian