Hi Pat; Would you mind listing for us what you consider the "key five items of information?" I can see Accession Number, Object Description and Location, and can imagine a lot of other useful data, but can only guess at what other two would constitute key pieces of info. Date checked and staff person checking, perhaps? Thanks, ------------------------------------------------------------ Tim McShane, Assistant--Cultural History Medicine Hat Museum and Art Gallery 1302 Bomford Crescent S.W. Medicine Hat, AB T1A 5E6 Tel: (403) 502-8587 [log in to unmask] >>> [log in to unmask] 08/02/05 4:50 AM >>> With a collection this large, it is worth, I think, spending some time piloting different levels of recoring. At around 500 objects an hour, including all transporting, box opening, repacking, data checking, etc. I don't think you will get far beyond the key five items of information, unless you have a large (12+) team of permanent staff. Hope that helps, Pat Pat Reynolds Surrey Museums Development Officer Disclaimer: The information transmitted is intended only for the addressee and may contain confidential, proprietary and/or privileged material. Any unauthorized review, distribution or other use of or the taking of any action in reliance upon this information is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete or destroy this message and any copies ========================================================= 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).