Collections Management

Informationen zum Autor Anne Fahy Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung An invaluable and practical introduction bringing together leading recent papers emphasising some of the major issues affecting collections management. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of figures, List of tables, Series preface, Acknowledgements, Introduction, Part 1 Collections management policies, Part 2 Acquisitions and protecting cultural property, Part 3 De-accessioning and disposal, Part 4 Documentation, Part 5 Research, Part 6 Security, Part 7 Insurance and indemnity, Further reading, Index

Product details

• Authors: Anne Fahy
• Assisted by: Anne Fahy (Editor), Fahy Anne (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.12.1994
• EAN: 9780415112833
• ISBN: 978-0-415-11283-3
• No. of pages: 320
• Series: Leicester Readers in Museum Studies; Environment and Society; Leicester Readers in Museum Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; ART / Museum Studies, c 1990 to c 2000, c 1990 to c 1999, Museology & heritage studies, Museology and heritage studies