Kelli,
 
I would label it with the catalog number because catalog numbers are supposed to be unique identifiers for individual objects.  Accession numbers work for overall donations.  Therefore, several objects in the collection all may have the same accession number, but only one is going to be associated with a catalog number.  In order for staff and researchers in the future to definitely tell what item they are working with, it has to have a unique number on it, not the accession number which could get it confused with other similar items in the donation.
 
I hope this helps,
 
Maria VanVreede
Registrar
National Model Aviation Museum
 


> Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 09:15:52 -0600
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> Subject: object labeling
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> Hello Museum-L members,
>
> Here's a question for all of you. If you could label an object with only
> the accession number or the catalog number due to the object's small size,
> how would you label it and why? We're already using an extremely small font
> for labeling and can't make it any smaller. FYI-These objects are being put
> into plastic bags with paper tags inside them. Both the paper tag and the
> bag are labeled with both the accession number and the catalog number.
> Thanks so much for your help. We're wrestling with the idea right now and
> aren't sure which is best.
>
> Kelli
>
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