Dear Listers, Our Museums and Archive are located on a small college campus with over 200 years of accumulated material culture and history. After many years of prodding, the Administration is coming around to the realization that the College's history (and future) is tied to its accumulated material culture. The two Museums and Archive personnel have the experience and training to execute this initial campus wide survey and resulting database. Question. Has anyone attempted a comprehensive identification and control system - from scratch - on this scale (80 buildings) that could point out the pitfalls and "best practice" ideas? We are looking for a way to attach a "better than ballpark" number to personnel involved (hours x position) and materials and supplies involved (bar code? digital photo/database?). Any insight would be appreciated. -- David R. Maschino, Exhibits Coordinator The Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum Bowdoin College 9500 College Station Brunswick, ME 04011 Tel: 207-725-3174 Fax: 207-725-3499 ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).