>I think handheld counters are the most INaccurate
> method you could use. If a guard is distracted
>(by a security issue, for example) someone won't
>get counted. Our museum guards tell me that
>they always undercount when there's a large
>influx at once. And sometimes they get tired and
>forget to click!
I have to disagree here. ALL people must come up
to our front desk to enter into the museum. If others
charge an admission fees, this is where the hand-held
counter should be. Let the security guards secure
the building and answer questions; let the front desk
take $$ and count patrons. My $.02 , {:-Deb
Deborah Baroff, Museum of the Great Plains