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Registration Methods for the Small Museum covers all aspects of the registration process and provides practical solutions for the small museum professional. The fifth edition updates the handbook to fit the registration systems in today's small museums and provides additional forms that weren't in previous editions of the book.
List of contents
Chapter 1 Why Have a Museum Registration System?
Chapter 2 Acquisition
Chapter 3 The Accession Number
Chapter 4 Accessioning
Chapter 5 Documentation
Chapter 6 The Catalog
Chapter 7 Loans
Chapter 8 Computers
Conclusion: The Final Word
Appendix A Forms
Appendix B A Registration Manual for a Volunteer-Run Museum
Appendix C Example of a Museum Collection Policy for a Museum with Professional Staff
About the author
Daniel B. Reibel worked in the museum field for over fifty years as a curator or director. His career began at the Detroit Historical Museum and he went on to work at the Allen County - Fort Wayne Historical Society and the Old Barracks Museum giving him his experience with small museums. He had a twenty-five-year career with the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission as director of Old Economy Village, the Landis Valley Museum, and Washington Crossing Historic Park and as a regional director.
Deborah Rose Van Horn has worked in the museum field for almost twenty years. She has spent the last fourteen years at the Kentucky Historical Society. Deborah is currently the chair of the Southeastern Registrars Association, and she has also served on the board for the Registrars Committee of the American Alliance of Museums as the southeastern representative.
Summary
Registration Methods for the Small Museum covers all aspects of the registration process and provides practical solutions for the small museum professional. The fifth edition updates the handbook to fit the registration systems in today's small museums and provides additional forms that weren't in previous editions of the book.
