[NHCOLL-L:3987] Collection Inventory online class in October

[Helen Alten]

Northern States Conservation Center announces a new online course on 
Collection Inventories starting in October.

MS218: Collection Inventories  ---NEW---
Dates:  Oct 27 through Nov 22, 2008
Price: $425
Instructor: Peggy Schaller
Location:  www.museumclasses.org

Description:
Collection inventories are vital to collections management and 
security. Collection Inventories discusses everything you ever wanted 
to know about collection inventories. From how to set one up to how 
to conduct an inventory. Other topics include what to look for during 
an inventory and how to reconcile the information.

Course Outline:
Why are Collection Inventories important?
Collection Management
Collection Security
Preparing for an Inventory
Preparing The Museum
Preparing Staff: Who Will Do the Inventory?
Compiling Data and Supplies
Conducting an Inventory
Where to Begin
What to Look for During an Inventory
Reconciling an Inventory: What do you do when the inventory is done?
Fixing Problems
Processing "Leftovers"
When Should You Do It Again?

Logistics:
Participants in Collection Inventories work through sections on their 
own. Instructor Peggy Schaller will be available at scheduled times 
for email support. Materials and resources include online literature, 
slide lectures and dialog between students and online chats led by 
the instructor. The course is limited to 20 participants.

Collection Inventories runs four weeks. Please sign up and pay at 
<http://museumclasses.org/training/http://www.collectioncare.org/tas/tas.html>http://www.collectioncare.org/tas/tas.html 
If you have trouble, please contact Helen Alten at helen at collectioncare.org

The Instructor:
Peggy Schaller, founded Collections Research for Museums in 1991 to 
provide consulting on cataloging, collection-management training and 
services. She has worked with a large variety of museums and 
collections for more than 13 years. Peggy, who lives in Denver, 
Colorado, has a bachelor's degree in anthropology with minors in art 
history and geology from the University of Arizona in Tucson. She has 
a master's degree in anthropology with a minor in museum studies from 
the University of Colorado in Boulder and is a certified 
institutional protection specialist.
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