| Collections Management Contributor(s): Fahy, Anne (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415112826 ISBN-13: 9780415112826 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $171.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 1994 Annotation: Collections management is a fundamental apart of museum work, yet recently the poor state of museum collections has been highlighted in terms of physical care and documentation. As a response, there has been increased emphasis on the development of standards for collections management. Anne Fahy brings together recent papers highlighting some of the major issues affecting collections management in the 1990s concentrating particularly on eight aspects. The book identifies the main issues relating to collecting and to the disposal of collections and discusses why museums should develop appropriate documentation systems. The book also examines the status of research within museums, the various sources of advice relating to security and also addresses the basics of insurance and indemnity. "Collections" "Management" is an invaluable and very practical introduction for museum professionals. It also provides up-to-date information about initiatives and issues for anyone involved in collections management. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Reference - Business & Economics | Museum Administration And Museology - Social Science | Archaeology |
| Dewey: 069.5 |
| LCCN: 94015725 |
| Series: Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought |
| Physical Information: 1.19" H x 7.06" W x 9.82" (1.74 lbs) 316 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Collections Management brings together leading papers exploring some of the major issues affecting collections management. Providing information about initiatives and issues for anyone involved in collections management, Fahy identifies the main issues relating to collecting and disposal of collections and discusses why museums should develop appropriate documentation systems. Examining the status of research within museums, the various sources of advice relating to security and addresses the basics of insurance and indemnity, Collections Management is an invaluable and very practical introduction to this topic for students of museum studies and museum professionals. |