When we changed over to a computerized database we added "19" since all our
works had been accessioned in the late 1900s. The ability to change from
1999.xx.xx to 2000.xx.xx is already in place.

Daniel Deyell
Assistant to the Registrar
Mendel Art Gallery; 306-975-7629; fax: 306-975-7670
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-----Original Message-----
From: Jan McCormick <[log in to unmask]>
Newsgroups: bit.listserv.museum-l
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: 20-Jan-1999 1:34 AM
Subject: Y2K and accessioning on a database


>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
>