I have a friend who wishes to join the list. But I don't remember how I did it. Could anyone help.
thank you so much.
Patricia Kennedy
Heritage Farm Program Coordinator
Spring Valley Nature Center & Heritage Farm
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From: Museum discussion list on behalf of Museum of Ashe County History
Sent: Fri 9/4/2009 12:47 PM
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Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] Small Museum Registration Methods
We use PastPerfect at The Museum of Ashe County History. The program is pretty intuitive, but I recommend you read the manual all the way through before starting with entries. Also, PastPerfect has training DVD's that will walk you through the entry process, and the telephone help and online help services have been very forthcoming when we have called on them.
The first entries you need to make are the names, addresses and other information for your Contacts list. You should enter all your existing contacts, and then make sure you enter new donors before trying to enter their accessions. That way, you will be able to call the donor information from the list without having to enter it all separately.
One of the benefits of an off-the-shelf program is that you don't have to reinvent the wheel. The program is built on standard museum practices that have been tested at other institutions and conform to generally accepted standards. If you follow the program, it will keep your wheels between the white lines. For example, their advice on three-part registration numbers is particularly valuable. It will result in a system that is simple, functional and familiar to personnel who may come in from other institutions.
Don Long
Curator
The Museum of Ashe County History, Inc.
PO Box 1404
Jefferson, NC 28640
336-846-1904
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From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Suzanne Soden
Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 1:14 PM
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Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] Small Museum Registration Methods
I like the book, "Registration Methods for the Small Museum," by Daniel Reibel. Its fairly short and easy to read and it discusses the issues you wrote about.
Suzanne
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From: Angela Hoover <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wed, Sep 2, 2009 11:53 am
Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Small Museum Registration Methods
Does anyone know of any resources (books, articles, websites) that deal with
creating a numbering system for an already existing museum?
I recently took a job as a catologuer at a museum that has ~5000 items in its
collection. They used Filemaker Pro to record information on each item, but the
only two pieces of information that were consistently recorded were the item's
country of origin and the object name. Half of the items have donor names and
dates, while the other half do not.
The museum just obtained PastPerfect software, and I'm at a loss for how to
begin entering these items! How do I accession these items (especially those
that have no donation date), and what kind of numbering system is ideal for this
situation?
Thanks in advance!
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