Collection care is a fundamental responsibility for museums and other
collecting institutions, and the foundation of collection stewardship
is good collection management policies. The new third edition of
_Things Great and Small_ continues to be a comprehensive resource for
developing, implementing, and revising collection management policies
and includes new information for addressing prolonged or permanent
closure of museums, wider parameters for collection storage
environments, and sustainable collection management practices to cope
with climate change. Drawing on more than 50 years of experience as a
collection manager, educator, consultant, and AAM Museum Assessment
Program peer reviewer, John E. Simmons reviews the most recent
collection management thinking and literature, helps determine which
policies an institution needs, and provides guidance on policy
content. In this new edition, coverage of critical areas is expanded,
including digital objects, intellectual property rights,
deaccessioning, decolonization, standards and best practices,
collection storage environment parameters, managing off-site storage
facilities, health and safety, laws and regulations, risk management,
and sustainable collection management practices. With more than 50
tables and charts and model policy templates, this major publication
is aimed at museums of all kinds, historic houses and sites, and other
collecting institutions.
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Collection Management Policies
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9798765192009
Publisert
2025
Utgave
3. utgave
Utgiver
Bloomsbury USA
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
Forfatter