Use the Past Perfect help desk, via email or telephone.  They have  always 
been very prompt and helpful every time I have contacted them.
 
Janet Anderson
American Museum of Veterinary Medicine
Birdsboro, PA
 
 
In a message dated 11/12/2008 5:09:46 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
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Hello  ,

We recently purchased PastPerfect, and we're under the gun to  digitize our 
records for reaccreditation and a grant deadline. None of us have  experience 
with databases, or familiarity yet with the program. I don't want  to get off 
on the wrong foot. 

A past employee began a few records, and  used "Communication Artifact" under 
category, "painting" (for example) under  object name, and "art" under 
sub-category. Is this standard? It seems  awkward.  I'd appreciate any guidelines on 
how to use these fields  properly and how others have possibly altered 
fields.  I'm worried about  entering data in the wrong fields, and needing to go 
back and redo it  all.

I know this is a short-cut asking for help, but I'm somewhat  desperate. 
Thanks in advance for any feedback. 

With kind  regards,

Kim Hoffmann
Curator of Collections
South Bend Regional  Museum of Art
120 S. St. Joseph Street
South Bend, IN 46601
574  235-9102
574  235-5782



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