1. PastPerfect Newsletter Change!
2. Regional Training Sessions
3. Free Information Sessions!
4. Current Update Available 3.5B4
5. Tip of the Month- More Resources to Help You
6. Look Who’s Using PastPerfect…
7. Conference Schedule for 2004
8. Contact us!
1. PastPerfect Newsletter Change!
In an effort to conform with recent legislation regarding unsolicited email, Pastime Software is asking all of our subscribers to “officially” register for this newsletter by filling out the online form. We respect your privacy and want to assure you that we will NEVER share your email address or contact information with another organization.
Please visit www.museumsoftware.com/news.htm to make sure you continue to receive this newsletter.
October 1st is the deadline, please don’t wait until
the last minute!
2. Upcoming Regional Training Sessions
Sandusky, OH: Ohio Veteran’s Home
July 19, 20, 21 & 22 (special VE Training on 22nd)
Peabody, MA: Hosted by the Peabody Archives Committee
at the Peabody Historical Society's Fire Museum
July 27, 28, 29 & 30 (special VE Training on 30th)
Long Island (Huntington), NY: Hosted by the Long Island
Museum Association assisted by the Huntington Historical Society at the St.
Patrick's School
August 10, 11 & 12
Waterloo, IA: Grout Museum District
August 18, 19, & 20
Washington, DC: National Trust for Historic Preservation
August 24, 25 & 26
Eugene, OR: Co-hosted by the Creswell Museum and the
Lane County Historical Museum at Lane Community College
September 14, 15 & 16
San Diego, CA: San Diego Historical Society's Museum
of San Diego History in Balboa Park
September 14, 15 & 16
Richmond, VA: Agecroft Hall
September 21, 22 & 23
Chappaqua, NY: New Castle Historical Society
October 13, 14 & 15
Contact training@museumsoftware.com
for more information!
Pastime Software is offering Free Regional Information Sessions for those who are interested in learning more about PastPerfect. Attendees will have an opportunity to meet with our staff and see a demonstration of PastPerfect Museum Software, the most widely-used museum software in the world. If you know someone who is interested in attending an Information Session, have them RSVP by calling 800-562-6080 or e-mailing sales@museumsoftware.com.
Peabody, MA: July 26, 2004 @ 1:00pm
Hosted by the Peabody Archives Committee
at the Peabody Historical Society's Fire Museum
Felton Street, Peabody, MA
Waterloo, IA: August 17, 2004 @ 1:00pm
Hosted by the Grout Museum of History & Science
503 South Street, Waterloo, IA
4. PastPerfect Version 3.5 - Current Update Available 3.5B4…
The latest update now available from www.museumsoftware.com is 3.5B4. New Features found in the 3.5B4 update include…
* Add Spine Label field to MARC Import Map
* Add ? Help for Spine Label field
Don’t forget, if you have suggestions for PastPerfect improvements, please e-mail them to suggestions@museumsoftware.com. We are always open to suggestions and eager to hear of ways that PastPerfect can better serve our users.
5. Tip of the Month- More Resources to Help You
Last month we provided you with some resources that can help answer your collections management or registration methods questions. This month, we found a few websites and a discussion group that we thought might be helpful in dealing with conservation situations:
* The Northeast Document Conservation Center offers tips for dealing with mold and books/ paper collections in their article found at ... http://www.nedcc.org/plam3/tleaf39.htm
* The National Park Service offers Conservation Tips through their website section called “Ask the Conservator”… http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/centennial/
* Another website with some generally helpful information is http://www.museumstuff.com.
* Another free resource available is the Museum-L listserv, an e-mail discussion group of museum professionals, who can offer their advice for ways to deal with any issues in your museum. You can view the archives of posts, find out more information or join the list at http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/museum-l.html.
The American Association of Museums (www.aam-us.org) and the American Association for State and Local History (www.aaslh.org) also have a number of resources on collections management issues available through their websites. In some cases, you will also find a Members Only section where your membership provides you with access to further resources online.
6. Look Who’s Using PastPerfect… The International Museum of the Horse at the Kentucky Horse Park
The Kentucky Horse Park was established in Lexington, Kentucky in 1978 to honor the horse, its history and its contributions to mankind. The park is owned and operated by the Commonwealth of Kentucky and is located on 1,200 acres of land in the heart of Bluegrass. Throughout the year the park welcomes over 100,000 visitors, and hosts nearly 60 horse shows along with a variety of concerts, weddings, family reunions and conferences. The International Museum of the Horse is the educational center of the park dedicated to telling the story of mankind’s relationship with the horse throughout history. The museum is the largest and most comprehensive equestrian museum in the world. It houses over 5,700 artifacts, 7,000 photographs and a 3,000 volume equestrian research library. The museum exhibits include the 560 piece Calumet Farm trophy collection, a collection of thirty 19th century horse-drawn carriages and racing vehicles along with exhibits about the draft horse in America, horse racing in Japan and the various horse breeds of the world. The museum hosts a variety of changing exhibitions of equestrian art and history including internationally significant exhibitions. such as Imperial China: The Art of the Horse in Chinese History in 2000 and All the Queen’s Horses: The Role of the Horse in British History in 2003, in the 10,000 square foot special exhibitions galleries.
With the passage of time and changing curators and registrars, the management of this ever-growing collection of horse-drawn vehicles, trophies, saddles, harness and other horse accoutrements had become a complex mix of accessioning styles and methods. In 1999 the museum purchased PastPerfect and began the task of unifying the management system and conducting a long overdue inventory. Lynn Reynolds, Registrar and Associate Curator at the museum, says, "Five years later, we have a better grip on what we have and where it is. The flexibility of the program has allowed the museum to customize PastPerfect to fit our unique collection. Although we have yet to use PastPerfect to its full potential it has made one registrar’s life a whole lot easier." Learn more about the International Museum of the Horse and the Kentucky Horse Park at http://www.kyhorsepark.com.
Have you ever wondered who else is using PastPerfect? Check out our updated User List at www.museumsoftware.com/client_list.htm!
Please visit Pastime Software staff at the following conferences in 2004…
American Association for State and Local History: St. Louis, MO. Sept. 29 – Oct. 2
Association of Railway Museums Annual Conference: Ogden, UT. Oct. 13 – 17
Mid Atlantic Association of Museums and Pennsylvania Federation of Museums & Historical Organizations: Philadelphia, PA. Oct 16 – 18
8 . Contact Us!Address: 300 N. Pottstown Pike Suite 200
Exton, PA 19341
Website: www.MuseumSoftware.com
Sales & Product Info: 800/562-6080 sales@museumsoftware.com
Support: 800/562-6080 support@museumsoftware.com
Training: 610/304-0973 training@museumsoftware.com
Data Conversions: 253/589-0463 conversions@museumsoftware.com