When we have done large inventories, instead of using the random check,
we make a location change with the purpose inventory.  The objects are
simply re-moved to their current location, but the inventory purpose,
date, and person are added.  This helps to the extent that all objects
inventoried in one location can be entered at one time with a global
location move.  But if one is inventorying a large area with multiple
locations, each location has be dealt with separately.

 

Ella Rothgangel

Saint Louis Art Museum

 

 

 

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We're in the midst of a collection inventory and are entering the
Inventory stamp one record at a time. It would be great if it were
possible to enter the inventory stamp in the way that the Random Check
feature works for a group of records.

 

Jeri

 

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Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
1071 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10128
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On Behalf Of Finkel, Susan
Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 11:05 AM
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Subject: Large Collections Inventories

TMS ListServ Members:

How do you handle the posting of inventory location verifications for a
large number of objects?  It is my understanding that current TMS
inventory functionality deals with these verifications one object at a
time.  Is there an approach anyone has used successfully when the
inventory involves thousands of objects?

 

Thanks!

Sue Finkel

Collections Information Systems Coordinator

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