PastPerfect Museum Software

PastPerfect was introduced in 1998 as the primary product of the then Pastime Software Company Inc.Porter, S. (2007). PastPerfect software review. Retrieved from http://ercpierce.blogspot.com/2007/03/pastperfect-software-review.html It was released in version two later the same year, updated to version three in 2001, and then to version four in 2004. It updated to version five in 2010, which remains the most current edition of the program. Pastime Software Company eventually changed its name to PastPerfect Software Inc. after 2007.PastPerfect Software Inc. (n.d.) Previous versions. Retrieved from http://www.museumsoftware.com/previous.html

PastPerfect operates with four basic catalogs for sorting collections material. There is the archive catalog for storing documents, the photograph catalog for storing photos, tintypes, paintings, etc.; the objects catalog for storing three-dimensional artifacts, and the library catalog for storing books that would be included in the institution's library.Witt, B.S., Whittfield, J.C., Stepansky, A.J. (2012) Pastperfect software for museum collections: Version 5 users guide. Retrieved from http://museumsoftware.com/v5userguide.html Images can be uploaded into the catalog, with multiple photos per record.Lathrop, S., McDaniel, S.L., & Richey, N. (2010). Exposing ourselves: A case study in collection management software implementation. Retrieved from http://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1352&context=seln It also stores donor information, and automatically generates Deed of Gift forms and thank you letters upon completing certain steps of the accessioning process.Porter, S. (2007). PastPerfect software review. Retrieved from http://ercpierce.blogspot.com/2007/03/pastperfect-software-review.html Certain extensions allow for the inclusion of Oral History records and transcriptsPrice, S. (n.d.) Collection management systems: Tools for managing oral history collections. Retrieved from http://ohda.matrix.msu.edu/2012/06/collection-management-systems/ and there is an additional online function that allows institutions to digitize their collections and make them free to browse on the internet.Gomez, B. (n.d.) Online collections: Balancing automation and interpretation.'' Retrieved from http://www.slideshare.net/brianlgomez

PastPerfect also contains a contact list function, for storing donors, members, and employee contact information in a similar catalog format as the rest of the program.

PastPerfect Online is a third-party{{cite book |author1=American Association for State and Local History |title=Directory of Historical Organizations in the United States and Canada |date=2002 |publisher=Rowman Altamira |isbn=978-0-7591-0002-2 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LY0Q5Rv4O3YC&dq=museumsoftware.com&pg=PA896 |language=en}} online service for organizing{{cite web |title=About |url=http://www.pastperfect-online.com/about.html |website=PastPerfect Online |access-date=13 August 2022}} digitized content for museums,{{cite web |title=Museum Services Directory / Collections Management |url=https://saskmuseums.org/members/services/category/collections-management |website=Museums Association of Saskatchewan |access-date=13 August 2022 |language=en}} libraries,{{cite web |title=CANCELLED - PastPerfect Museum Software: Is It Right For Me? (Riverhead Free Library) |url=https://lilrc.org/event-3150795 |website=Long Island Library Resources Council |access-date=13 August 2022 |date=January 15, 2019}}{{cite book |last1=Shaw |first1=Marie Keen |title=Cataloging Library Resources: An Introduction |date=26 January 2017 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-1-4422-7487-7 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FK_GDQAAQBAJ&dq=museumsoftware.com&pg=PA98 |language=en}} and archives,{{cite web |title=PastPerfect Museum Software Version 5.0 by PastPerfect Software, Inc. - Profile |url=https://www.canada.ca/en/heritage-information-network/services/collections-management-systems/collections-management-software-vendor-profiles/pastperfect-museum-software-version-5-0-profile.html |website=Canadian Heritage Information Network |access-date=13 August 2022 |date=10 December 2018 |quote=This profile was completed by the software vendor at CHIN's request}} with 602 current clients.{{cite web |title=List of Collections |url=http://pastperfect-online.com/collections.html |website=PastPerfect Online |access-date=13 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220813002413/http://pastperfect-online.com/collections.html |archive-date=13 August 2022}} PastPerfect Museum Software has in-house and hosted solutions.{{cite web |title=Answers to your Frequently Asked Questions |url=https://museumsoftware.com/faq.html |website=PastPerfect Museum Software |access-date=13 August 2022 |language=en}}

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• [https://museumsoftware.com/faq.html FAQ: PastPerfect Museum Software] Offline Museum Management
• [http://ansp.pastperfect-online.com/ PastPerfect Online Main site]
• [http://pastperfectonline.com/ PastPerfect OnlineClient Data]

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