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The ease of access from anywhere was very important to us. They have also been very communicative and helpful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
This is a very powerful system that can be utilized for a wide range of collections, sometimes there are too many options, it would be nice to be able to turn off or hide features that aren't used by an institution. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
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The cloud-based system allows us to view/edit from anywhere on any OS. The app is easy to use, and the database is robust. The outward-facing publishing allows our collection to be accessible to the public, with data updates showing instantly w/out having to 're-publish'. The customer service has been fantastic. As we have migrated our data from PastPerfect, our rep has offered free Zoom training sessions with my staff and checks in every couple of months to see how the program is working for us. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Not being able to print directly to my Dymo Label printer is the only downfall at this point. However, the robustness and intuitiveness of the program far outweigh this minor inconvenience. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I have just implemented CatalogIt for an all-volunteer historical society. I'm impressed with its overall layout and features.
Training another volunteer to use CatalogIt was easy. I like that authority control is built into selected fields (author, publisher, etc). The Export feature is intuitive. Batch editing is available for some fields, such as categories and folders.
Customer support is excellent. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I wish I could designate some fields as required. I also would like to be able to create a form for inputting books that limits the fields available (more than the program limits them). Other than that, I'm happy with the program. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
My institution spent about a year researching different museum cataloging softwares before settling on CatalogIt, and I'm so happy that we decided to go with them. The software is fairly intuitive, while also offering pretty robust cataloging hierarchies that allow users to describe deep relationships between different objects and entities. Overall, it has been easy to implement at our site with about 4000 objects (though we're still very much at the beginning of the process) and I could see how it would scale easily, depending on how in-depth you need your catalog to be. The customer support is also absolutely top-notch; they are so responsive and knowledgeable, you get helpful answers within 24 hours. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
CatalogIt is definitely built to be applicable for a wide variety of physical collections, including art, botany, and ethnographic collections. Because of this wide reach, there are a lot of cataloging categories that I will never really need to use that crowd the data entry screen a bit. CatalogIt could also improve its archival cataloging capabilities, and I would love to see it grow in this direction. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
CatalogIt is a cloud-based, web, and mobile collections management system. It supports archival and object collections within one system. Conservation can be documented, and reports can be generated. One can create linked exhibitions and publications histories. The system is easy to learn whether you are a beginner or an expert. CatalogIt's customer support is helpful, responsive, and timely. It is among the most comprehensive collections management systems for its price and is a leader among its peers. The collections online HUB feature is exciting, and I am glad it has an API. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
CatalogIt has support for multiple file media file types, offers a light cropping tool and captions for media, but a more mature digital asset management approach would be a future benefit. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
It is easy to learn. The transition from Past Perfect to Catalogit went smoothly. We received excellent customer support. We are able to work more efficiently now. Everyone on staff has been trained and it was painless. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Past Perfect had very structured search features that allowed for highly specific or focused search queries. However, Catalogit is so much more efficient in every way that it is a feature that we hardly miss. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
This program is easy to use, once to watch the tutorials. It gives a lot of "bang" for it's "buck". With cloud services, easy photo uploading, app ability, multiple users and more, the program is completely worth the price. It has saved us a lot of time and energy compared to programs we used prior, and I cannot recommend this program enough. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
It is not intuitive where certain things and options are located, however one can watch the tutorials to easily master this program. Otherwise, I would love for their to be more options in laying out the "HUB" or online public part of the software. This HUB allows museums to share their collections to the public, which is great, but there isn't a lot of customization. That would be a great way to upgrade this software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
