Join the Tech gang and learn how to incorporate barcoding in your collection management arsenal
As seasoned barcode reader slingers, we’ll show you how to scan an object faster than a speeding bullet.
Featured topics:
Defining a bar code and a bar code system for collections management
Considerations of installing bar codes in a museum
Pros and cons of a bar code system in a museum collection
Clarification of common misunderstandings about bar codes and bar code systems
Changing technologies in a bar code system
Considerations in choosing newer technologies for a museum environment
 
An effective data management program will save time, money, and effort
because it increases accuracy, speed, and  is easier to manage
If you want to learn Barcoding, incorporate it into your museum, or improve the system you already have,  you need to attend MPMA’s Pre-Conference Workshop: Leading the Way:  Barcoding as a Tool For Collections Management.   This half-day workshop will be held Monday, September 10, 2007, 1pm- 4pm, in Fargo, ND.

So, hurry and register.
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Leading the Way:  Barcoding as a Tool For Collections Management is a workshop that will teach you about barcoding.  A barcode system is a linking tool that can significantly increase the speed, accuracy, and efficiency of collections management activities and is available in PC or Mac. The workshop introduces FileMaker Pro 8.5 and Barcodet software for the assignment of barcodes to objects.

You will learn from some of the best and most experienced BARCODERS in the MPMA region.
Chair: Dr. Eileen Johnson, Curator, Museum of Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
Presenters: Terri Carnes, Collections Manager, Museum of Texas Tech University, Lubbock
Samuel Thompson, Technician, Museum of Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX;

Athena Olson, Museum Science grad student, Museum of Texas Tech University, Lubbock
 
REGISTER NOW! For a registration form, respond to this email or visit MPMA online at http://www.mpma.net/  (Go to conferences).  
All conference workshops will be held September 10th and 11th in conjunction with MPMA's annual regional museum conference in Fargo, ND, Sept. 10 - Sept. 14, 2007.

MPMA's Annual Conference in 2007 is in Fargo, North Dakota, September 10-14th.  Come learn the latest trends in technology for Museums.  And hear phases like Ya, sure ya betcha. Uff da.

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