Our card catalog system is also organized by revised nomenclature and
accession number.  Although we have probably killed more than our share of
trees using this system, it does make finding information quick and easy.
For those fortunate enough to have a collection where every single item has
been properly and clearly numbered, I would assume a filing system based
only on accession number would work just as well also.

>From: Rogue River Studios <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Object Records organization
>Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2000 18:45:14 -0800
>
>While we live in the age of computerized cataloging records, we still keep
>paper catalog records either as duplicates or they're ones we haven't
>entered into the database yet. My question: do you organize your paper
>object catalog records by Revised Nomenclature OR by accession number? We
>have done both and each has their merits. And you?
>Mary Ames Sheret
>Curator of Collections
>Southern Oregon Historical Society
>
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