Hi Phyllis, This could be a typical case for (the beloved) barcode on tickets. Sell diverse tickets (for diverse groups), control the tickets at the entries of each section, then analyse the result - and you will were people went. Some intelligent software can also find out how lonmg they stayed. So it's not only counting visitors - learn to know your visitors. Christian "Phyllis Oppenheim" <[log in to unmask]> schrieb: We were discussing at our staff meeting how to better count our visitors. We wondered what other facilities do. We have visitors to our museum, planetarium, and observatory; organizations who use our banquet/conference hall: school groups; and those who visit a combination thereof. We wondered how other facilities count these people. If they come to the museum and then go to the planetarium are they counted 2 times? If it is a school group and they do the museum educational program, planetarium and observatory is each child, teacher, parent volunteer counted 3 times? If they are coming to see a planetarium progam and spend 1 minute in the museum are they counted 2 times. If they come in, leave and return are they counted 2 times? Or as they enter the building is that the only time they are counted. Does anyone know of a research project on this? Thanks for your help, Phyllis Oppenheim Collections Manager ========================================================= 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). --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Von Panda Platinum 2005 Internet Security eingefügter Text:: Wenn es eine unerwünschte Mail (SPAM) ist, klicken Sie auf den folgenden Link um diese neu zu klassifizieren: http://127.0.0.1:6083/Panda?ID=pav_3145&SPAM=true --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Dr. Christian Müller-Straten Verlag Dr. Christian Müller-Straten / MUSEUMS AGENTUR Kunzweg 23, 81243 München, T. 089-839 690 43, Fax -44 Mails werden mit täglich aktualisierter PANDA-Software geprüft. [log in to unmask] SCHON EINGETRAGEN IN http://www.museum-aktuell.de ? Besuchen Sie uns auf der Exponatec 2006 in Köln vom 14. bis 18. Februar ! Meet us at the Exponatec Cologne 2006 14 - 18 February - Stand D 045 ! ========================================================= 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).