Public Access

Expand your museum’s audience to millions of internet users by sharing your collection items online.

With Public Access, you can easily share your collection with the public. You select the records and images to share, as well as what data fields are shared from each catalog. You also have control over various site settings, including the navigation buttons, built-in email forms, search settings, and styling.

Each Public Access site is customized by our staff to complement an organization's main website. This includes a home page that can be further customized with images and links or additional information about your online collections. If you want to change the look of your site, you have full control or you can ask our staff for help.

Public Access has a built-in report to help you identify the most common searches performed on your site. Google Analytics can be added for a more detailed analysis of site usage and visitor statistics. Free submission to Google Indexing is available, which can help make your collections more visible to the public.

Please note: Public Access requires PastPerfect Web Edition. If you are interested in sharing collections online with the public in conjunction with your PastPerfect Version 5.0 program, please visit museumsoftware.com/pastperfectonline.html.

Easy to Use
Select records to go online individually, using a query, or from Catalog Lists. Newly selected records and updates to previously shared records are published immediately. Changes to site settings are also instantly visible.

Safe & Secure
You choose which records, fields, and images from your PastPerfect program are available online. The web-friendly images shared on your site can be watermarked for protection. Sites can also be password protected.

Save Time
Public Access can serve as your own 24/7 research assistant. Web visitors can search your collections at their own pace before contacting you with an idea of what they need, freeing up your time for other projects.

Built-in Forms
Customizable email forms help you solicit feedback on items in the collection and provide online visitors the opportunity to request image reproductions. Additionally, online visitors can use the Email to a Friend form to share items from your collection.

Customizable
Sites are designed to complement your main website. All sites feature a customizable Landing Page, where you can include search tips or information about your organization. Changes to your site can be made at any time through simple checkboxes, dropdown menus, or by modifying HTML and CSS.

Site Statistics & Google Indexing
The built-in reporter helps you identify the most common searches performed on your site. Google Analytics can be added for a more detailed analysis of site usage and visitor statistics. Free submission to Google Indexing is available, enabling your collections to become accessible to anyone using Google.

Pricing

Institutional Members of the American Association for State and Local History (A​A​S​L​H) receive a 20% discount on the majority of PastPerfect products and services.

Public Access Annual Hosting Standard A​A​S​L​H
Public Access for Starter Package $250 $200
Public Access for Full Package $375 $300
Public Access for XL Package $750 $600
Public Access for 2XL Package $1500 $1200

Please contact our sales staff by calling 1-800-562-6080 or emailing sales@museumsoftware.com to start sharing your collections online.

A full price list for Web Edition and the Public Access add‑on can be found on our pricing page.

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