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"What legal and ethical issues will you consider before borrowing objects?" This is the second question you must consider when forming your policy covering the borrowing of objects. This could either be a standalone document or part of a wider collections management policy. 🔗 https://buff.ly/3WDXRMM #PrimaryProcedures #MuseumDocumentation #Museums

Size does not matter! Even the smallest artefact can take hours to install 😉 📷 Edit Garai #néprajzimúzeum #neprajzimuzeum #museumofethnography #museum #ethnography #exhibition

You should have a policy on cataloguing. This could either be a standalone document or part of a wider collections management policy. Either way, in deciding your policy you will need to consider this question. 🔗 https://buff.ly/3SHILoW #PrimaryProcedures #MuseumDocumentation #Museums

This is the penultimate question you must consider when forming your policy on cataloguing. ✍️ "How will you make a transparent record of changes to the content and terminology within catalogue records so that previous practice is not erased, even if it is now considered to be incorrect, harmful or offensive?" 🔗 https://buff.ly/3SHILoW #PrimaryProcedures #Museums #MuseumDocumentation

You should have a policy on cataloguing. This could either be a standalone document or part of a wider collections management policy. Either way, in deciding your policy you will need to consider this question: 'For new accessions, what is your timeframe for creating the target 'basic' catalogue record?' 🔗 https://buff.ly/3SHILoW #MuseumDocumentation #PrimaryProcedures #Museums

What is the difference between Audit and Inventory? We often find these terms are used interchangeably, but while they do both contribute to accountability for collections, they are two different activities. Watch our bitesize video to find out more 👉 https://lnkd.in/eibA_mZR #MuseumDocumentation #Museums #Audit #Inventory

Following the Spectrum Location and movement control procedure promptly keeps your location records up to date, which is the key to being accountable for collections in your care. 🔗 https://buff.ly/47X3FVO #PrimaryProcedures #MuseumDocumentation #Museums

Following the Location and movement control procedure keeps your location records up to date. For this you will need to have an agreed system of naming all the buildings, and rooms within them, where objects might be: https://buff.ly/45DS6kS #PrimaryProcedures #MuseumDocumentation #Museums

This is the fifth and final question you must consider when forming your policy on Object exit. This could either be a standalone document or part of a wider collections management policy. ✍️ 🔗 https://buff.ly/3RZEIDo #PrimaryProcedures #MuseumDocumentation #Museums

What is in the Spectrum Appendix? The Appendix is made up of units of information, for example, Object name. These units relate to the fields you might complete in a Spectrum Compliant collections management database. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/ermPXG92 #FAQFriday #Museums #MuseumDocumentation