I would recommend a slight wait.  I just got the beta version of Past Perfect version 3, and it looks like there are lots of
improvements that may help to make your archivist (among others) happy.  More and expanded fields in the catalog
areas, as well as the long anticipated spell check feature have been included.  Research is also greatly improved over
the current version, including some searches across catalogs.  I have just started to play with it, but I am very pleased
with the changes.  They should have a preview available soon.

James Tichgelaar
Museum Registrar
Arkansas State University Museum
http://museum.astate.edu
"Talking about music is like dancing about architecture." (Laurie Anderson)

3/6/2001 6:06:27 AM,         elizabeth Nora <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>For those of you at historical museums and societies:
>
>Have any of you used, or currently use, Past Perfect?  If not, what
>collections software have you found to be most useful?  Have you had any
>problems with Past Perfect?  We are in the process of selecting collections
>software for the next fiscal year so I want to make a decision soon about
>this.  I have sampled Past Perfect but our archivist has found that the
>fixed fields are limiting.  Any feedback would be helpful.  Thanks
>
>Elizabeth Nohra
>Mahoning Valley Historical Society
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