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Anne Lane <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 20 Jan 1999 10:12:23 -0500
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We converted to four-digit years about a year ago.  We had a volunteer do
the retro-numbering over a period of time.  Then you just use 2000, 20001,
ad nauseam.  Not feasible, of course, if you have jillions of objects
rather than our 15,000 or so.

At 01:36 AM 20-01-99 -0600, you wrote:
>Greetings:
>
>        I was wondering if anyone has figured out what to use for the year
>2000 when entering accession numbers on a database? Please feel free to
>send any and all ideas. Your help is much appreciated. I will thank you in
>advance... Thank You!
>
>Jan McCormick
>Curator
>
Anne T. Lane
Curatorial Assistant
Museum of York County
4621 Mount Gallant Road
Rock Hill, SC 29715
803-329-2121, ext 104
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