Things Great and Small

Things Great and Small
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Collections Management Policies
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Artikel-Nr:
9781442277465
Veröffentl:
2017
Seiten:
210
Autor:
John E. Simmons
Serie:
American Alliance of Museums
eBook Typ:
EPUB
Kopierschutz:
Adobe DRM [Hard-DRM]
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:

This revised edition of Things Great and Small is a comprehensive resource for preparing and applying collections management policies. Simmons reviews current ideas and literature on the subject, highlights the issues that collections management policies should address, and explains the pros and cons of choosing some policy options over others.
Care of the collections is a core responsibility for all museums and related cultural institutions. The foundation of collections care and stewardship is good collections management policies.

This revised edition of
Things Great and Small is a comprehensive resource for preparing and implementing collections management policies. Drawing on his extensive experience as a collections manager, educator, consultant, and surveyor for the AAM’s Museum Assessment Program, John E. Simmons reviews current ideas and literature on the subject, highlights the issues that collections management policies should address, and explains the pros and cons of choosing some policy options over others.

In the second edition, coverage of several key areas is greatly expanded or new. Information includes:
· digital collections,
· intellectual property rights,
· deaccessioning and use of deaccessioning proceeds,
· laws & regulations,
· changes in standards and benchmarks for collections care,
· the way US museums are funded and administered, and
· new standards and practices for collection storage environments.

Featuring more than 40 tables and charts and nearly 20 model policy templates, this major publication is aimed at museums of all kinds, historic houses and sites, and other cultural institutions.
Chapter 1: Considering Collection Management Policies
Chapter 2: Preparing Collection Management Policies
Chapter 3: Introductory Sections
Chapter 4: Authority
Chapter 5: Scope of Collections and Categories of Collections
Chapter 6: Acquisitions, Accessions, and Registrations
Chapter 7: Deaccessions and Disposal
Chapter 8: Loans
Chapter 9: Objects in Custody
Chapter 10: Documentation
Chapter 11: Collections Care
Chapter 12: Collections and Collection Information Access and Use
Chapter 13: Risk Management and Insurance
Chapter 14: Intellectual Property
Chapter 15: Digitization
Chapter 16: Cultural Property
Chapter 17: Ethics
Chapter 18: Appraisals, Identifications, and Research Services
Chapter 19: Policy Review and Revision
Chapter 20: Epilogue: When Policy Meets Reality
Appendix A: Glossary
Appendix B:
American Alliance of Museums Codes of Ethics for Museums
American Alliance of Museums The Accreditation Commission’s Expectations Regarding Collection Stewardship
Appendix C: Laws and Legislation

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