Here at the Kentucky Derby Museum, we use the same accession system for both library and collection items.  My boss and I had a discussion about this issue and decided it was best to do it that way because it is the three part object ID number that helps trace the item, whether library or collections, back to the source/donor.

The Past Perfect system works well for both library and archival collections.  Both the library and archives categories of the database share enough similarities with the objects catagories for standardization purposes, yet offer several unique features (places to record ISBN #'s, call #'s, etc) that help differentiate this material from three-dimensional objects.  We have used Past Perfect for all our permanent collections with great success.

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>Subject: PastPerfect for Library use
>Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 12:15:09 -0400
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>We are a Historical Society with both a Museum collection and a non-circulating Reference Library. Our library materials do not have existing accession numbers as book donations through out the years were entered separately from the museum items. Has any other institution used the library component by creating an in-house accession numbering system that would be different from the museum collection accession numbers? Our director is also concerned about possible conflicts between the call # and accession number, which I think is unwarrented, but before we start I'd like to hear from anyone else who has used the library component and problems that may have occurred.
>I am an MLS librarian and cataloger. We have recently updated from 2.0 to 3.5 and I think that the program would work quite well for our reference library and archival collection.
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