Write policies and guidelines for use, care, and future development of the collections.
Tutorials
- Museum Core Documents: Collections Management Policy
This video provides an overview of one of the Collections Management Policy. The presenter discusses what a collections management policy is, why it is important, the benefits of having a collections management policy in place, and the required elements for writing an effective collections management policy. - Preservation Assessment for Small Institutions
This video discusses how a preservation assessment serves as a tool that combines all the recommendations for improving preservation of a collection. The presentation provides an overview of programs that may fund preservation assessments and discusses how institutions can leverage the assessment into improvements.
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