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EXTRA! Share your organization’s website or Virtual Exhibit with other museum professionals worldwide!

Pastime Software is looking for institutions who would like to share a link to their website or Virtual Exhibit page on our client list site. This is a great, free opportunity to promote your institution’s mission and collections with the world!

To include your organization’s website on the list, please send your organization name, website address, and Virtual Exhibit website address in an email to clientlist@museumsoftware.com.

1. Upcoming Training Opportunities for PastPerfect 4.0!

January marks the start of the 2007 training classes! Training locations and dates are listed below. For more information about the scheduled training classes or to inquire about possibly scheduling a session in your area, please contact our Training Coordinator, Amy Dunn, by phone at 610-304-0973 or by e-mail at training@museumsoftware.com.

Robins Air Force Base, GA
Hosted by the Museum of Aviation Flight & Technology Center
January 10-12

Davie, FL
Hosted by the Old Davie School Museum
January 15-17

San Diego, CA
Hosted by the Maritime Museum of San Diego
February 26-28

Baltimore, MD
Hosted by the Baltimore Museum of Industry
March 6-8

High Point, NC
Hosted by the High Point Museum
March 13-15

Tucson, AZ
Hosted by the Arizona Historical Society
March 20-22

Weatherford, TX
Hosted by the Doss Heritage & Culture Center
April 17-19

East Lansing, MI
Hosted by the Historical Society of Michigan
July 16-20

Be sure to check out our website at www.museumsoftware.com/training.htm for additional training dates and other information!

2. Look Who's Using PastPerfect: The Still National Osteopathic Museum and National Center for Osteopathic History, Kirksville, MO
Special thanks to Debra Loguda-Summers, Curator, for writing this month's Look Who's Using PastPerfect!

The Still National Osteopathic Museum and National Center for Osteopathic History is located in the town of Kirksville, Missouri, home of Truman State University. The museum explores the history of Osteopathic Medicine and early 19th Century Medicine.

Osteopathic medicine is a unique form of American medical care that was developed in 1874 by Andrew Taylor Still, M.D., D.O. Dissatisfied with 19th century healthcare, Still founded a philosophy of medicine based on ideas that date back to Hippocrates, the Father of Medicine, and which focuses on the unity of the body. Dr. Still pioneered the concept of wellness and identified the musculoskeletal system as a key element of health. Osteopathic physicians take a whole person approach to caring for patients. Instead of treating specific symptoms or illnesses, they regard the body as an integrated whole.

Visitors enter the Museum through Heritage Hall, a two-story glass atrium containing the Still family log cabin, built in the 1820s in Lee County, Virginia (moved to Kirksville in 1926), and the small frame building where A.T. Still conducted the first classes in osteopathic medicine between 1892 and 1894. Inside these buildings, the Still family's frontier life and the early years of the American School of Osteopathy are depicted through photographs, artifacts, and sensor-activated audio systems with excerpts from Still's writings.

The Museum's main gallery features more than a dozen exhibits, ranging from a dissected human nervous system - one of only four such dissections known to exist - to a reproduced Victorian house parlor showcasing personal property of A.T. Still and his family.
The Historic Medicinal Plant Garden, located just outside Heritage Hall, features flowers, shrubs, and trees representative of plants grown for medical use by early American physicians. These are presented in a contemporary landscape that also includes a small fishpond, seating areas, and interpretive information.

The museum also hosts a traveling exhibit, The Healer Within©, which introduces how the body can self-repair its systems and explains how you can tap this to cultivate health. It also offers insight on anatomy, physiology, immune system and the nervous system.
Our museum is small-sized, but our number of objects for our specialty is large (over 30,000!) with more artifacts coming daily. Past Perfect is becoming a welcome tool to make our processing of donations easier and to organize our varied collections easier. We have also set up PastPerfect to enable researchers to view what artifacts are in the collection closed area while they are here visiting the research center. We work with researchers from around the world, supplying them with information for dissertations, books, movies, and videos.
The Still National Osteopathic Museum was founded in 1936. Our Mission is to collect, preserve, and make available artifacts and related materials that communicate the history and philosophy of the osteopathic principles of body, mind and spirit to a global audience. For more information, please check our website at www.atsu.edu/museum.

3. Tech Tip: Setting up Security in PastPerfect

With the start of a new year, it's a great time to use features in PastPerfect that can help your institution become more efficient with data entry. One of these features is setting up Security.

The security feature in PastPerfect is a great way to keep track of how each of your PastPerfect users is using PastPerfect. Each time a record is saved in PastPerfect, the program records the date and time the record was saved. With Security activated, it will also record the name of the person logged into PastPerfect on that computer. PastPerfect 4.0 users can also see a history of when records were saved in the majority of the catalogs, including Objects, Photos, Library, Archives, and Contacts.

To set up Security, click on the Setup button or tab on the Main Menu, and then click on Security. On the top left corner of the screen, you will see a listing of groups, ranging from Administrator to Volunteer. First, go through each security group and decide which groups should have access to certain features in the program. For example, people who would be under the Membership group may not need to have access to the Objects catalog. If there are sections of PastPerfect that you would like to restrict, all you need to do is place a checkmark next to the options you do not want the group to access.

Once you have the restrictions set up for your groups, you will need to add users to each group. To add people to a group, click on the Add/Display Group Members, and then click on the Add button. Then type in the name of the person who will be logging in, along with a password. Passwords can be up to 10 characters long, but are not required if deemed unnecessary.

Once you have your restrictions and users set up, you can then start using the logins by clicking on the Activate Protection button on the lower right hand corner of the screen. Once security is activated (it will say Password Protection On at the upper left hand corner of the screen), exit completely out of PastPerfect, and then open PastPerfect again. You should now see a login screen, where you can click on your name and enter your password to bring up the main menu.

For more information about setting up Security in PastPerfect, you can view pages 48-50 in your PastPerfect 4.0 User's guide or pages 47-49 in your PastPerfect 3.5 User's guide. You can also contact our support office at 1-800-562-6080 if you have further questions about setting up security.

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January 2007 Newsletter EXTRA! We are Looking for a few good Virtual Exhibit Websites 1. Upcoming Training Opportunities for PastPerfect 4.0! 2. Look Who's Using PastPerfect: The Still National Osteopathic Museum and National Center for Osteopathic History, Kirksville, MO 3. Tech Tip: Setting up Security in PastPerfect 4. Contact Information EXTRA! Share your organization’s website or Virtual Exhibit with other museum professionals worldwide! Pastime Software is looking for institutions who would like to share a link to their website or Virtual Exhibit page on our client list site. This is a great, free opportunity to promote your institution’s mission and collections with the world! To include your organization’s website on the list, please send your organization name, website address, and Virtual Exhibit website address in an email to clientlist@museumsoftware.com. 1. Upcoming Training Opportunities for PastPerfect 4.0! January marks the start of the 2007 training classes! Training locations and dates are listed below. For more information about the scheduled training classes or to inquire about possibly scheduling a session in your area, please contact our Training Coordinator, Amy Dunn, by phone at 610-304-0973 or by e-mail at training@museumsoftware.com. *Robins Air Force Base, GA* Hosted by the Museum of Aviation Flight & Technology Center January 10-12 *Davie, FL* Hosted by the Old Davie School Museum January 15-17 *San Diego, CA* Hosted by the Maritime Museum of San Diego February 26-28 *Baltimore, MD* Hosted by the Baltimore Museum of Industry March 6-8 *High Point, NC* Hosted by the High Point Museum March 13-15 *Tucson, AZ* Hosted by the Arizona Historical Society March 20-22 *Weatherford, TX* Hosted by the Doss Heritage & Culture Center April 17-19 *East Lansing, MI* Hosted by the Historical Society of Michigan July 16-20 Be sure to check out our website at www.museumsoftware.com/training.htm for additional training dates and other information! 2. Look Who's Using PastPerfect: The Still National Osteopathic Museum and National Center for Osteopathic History, Kirksville, MO Special thanks to Debra Loguda-Summers, Curator, for writing this month's Look Who's Using PastPerfect! The Still National Osteopathic Museum and National Center for Osteopathic History is located in the town of Kirksville, Missouri, home of Truman State University. The museum explores the history of Osteopathic Medicine and early 19th Century Medicine. Osteopathic medicine is a unique form of American medical care that was developed in 1874 by Andrew Taylor Still, M.D., D.O. Dissatisfied with 19th century healthcare, Still founded a philosophy of medicine based on ideas that date back to Hippocrates, the Father of Medicine, and which focuses on the unity of the body. Dr. Still pioneered the concept of wellness and identified the musculoskeletal system as a key element of health. Osteopathic physicians take a whole person approach to caring for patients. Instead of treating specific symptoms or illnesses, they regard the body as an integrated whole. Visitors enter the Museum through Heritage Hall, a two-story glass atrium containing the Still family log cabin, built in the 1820s in Lee County, Virginia (moved to Kirksville in 1926), and the small frame building where A.T. Still conducted the first classes in osteopathic medicine between 1892 and 1894. Inside these buildings, the Still family's frontier life and the early years of the American School of Osteopathy are depicted through photographs, artifacts, and sensor-activated audio systems with excerpts from Still's writings. The Museum's main gallery features more than a dozen exhibits, ranging from a dissected human nervous system - one of only four such dissections known to exist - to a reproduced Victorian house parlor showcasing personal property of A.T. Still and his family. The Historic Medicinal Plant Garden, located just outside Heritage Hall, features flowers, shrubs, and trees representative of plants grown for medical use by early American physicians. These are presented in a contemporary landscape that also includes a small fishpond, seating areas, and interpretive information. The museum also hosts a traveling exhibit, The Healer Within©, which introduces how the body can self-repair its systems and explains how you can tap this to cultivate health. It also offers insight on anatomy, physiology, immune system and the nervous system. Our museum is small-sized, but our number of objects for our specialty is large (over 30,000!) with more artifacts coming daily. Past Perfect is becoming a welcome tool to make our processing of donations easier and to organize our varied collections easier. We have also set up PastPerfect to enable researchers to view what artifacts are in the collection closed area while they are here visiting the research center. We work with researchers from around the world, supplying them with information for dissertations, books, movies, and videos. The Still National Osteopathic Museum was founded in 1936. Our Mission is to collect, preserve, and make available artifacts and related materials that communicate the history and philosophy of the osteopathic principles of body, mind and spirit to a global audience. For more information, please check our website at www.atsu.edu/museum. 3. Tech Tip: Setting up Security in PastPerfect With the start of a new year, it's a great time to use features in PastPerfect that can help your institution become more efficient with data entry. One of these features is setting up Security. The security feature in PastPerfect is a great way to keep track of how each of your PastPerfect users is using PastPerfect. Each time a record is saved in PastPerfect, the program records the date and time the record was saved. With Security activated, it will also record the name of the person logged into PastPerfect on that computer. PastPerfect 4.0 users can also see a history of when records were saved in the majority of the catalogs, including Objects, Photos, Library, Archives, and Contacts. To set up Security, click on the Setup button or tab on the Main Menu, and then click on Security. On the top left corner of the screen, you will see a listing of groups, ranging from Administrator to Volunteer. First, go through each security group and decide which groups should have access to certain features in the program. For example, people who would be under the Membership group may not need to have access to the Objects catalog. If there are sections of PastPerfect that you would like to restrict, all you need to do is place a checkmark next to the options you do not want the group to access. Once you have the restrictions set up for your groups, you will need to add users to each group. To add people to a group, click on the Add/Display Group Members, and then click on the Add button. Then type in the name of the person who will be logging in, along with a password. Passwords can be up to 10 characters long, but are not required if deemed unnecessary. Once you have your restrictions and users set up, you can then start using the logins by clicking on the Activate Protection button on the lower right hand corner of the screen. Once security is activated (it will say Password Protection On at the upper left hand corner of the screen), exit completely out of PastPerfect, and then open PastPerfect again. You should now see a login screen, where you can click on your name and enter your password to bring up the main menu. For more information about setting up Security in PastPerfect, you can view pages 48-50 in your PastPerfect 4.0 User's guide or pages 47-49 in your PastPerfect 3.5 User's guide. You can also contact our support office at 1-800-562-6080 if you have further questions about setting up security. 4. Contact Information Address: 300 North Pottstown Pike, Suite 200 Exton, PA 19341 Website: www.MuseumSoftware.com Sales & Product Info: 800-562-6080 or sales@museumsoftware.com Support: 800-562-6080 or support@museumsoftware.com Training: 610-304-0973 or training@museumsoftware.com Data Conversions: 800-562-6080 or conversions@museumsoftware.com
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