[Nhcoll-l] MS103: The Basics of Museum Registration On-line Course Jan. 5 to 30, 2015

[Helen Alten]

      The Basics of Museum Registration On-line Course

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MS103
January 5 to 30, 2015
Instructor: Peggy Schaller
Location: www.museumclasses.org

*Description:*

Collections management is a critical component of running a museum. Most 
museums have collections and these collections drive the public 
functions and activities of the institution. Collections management is 
the physical and intellectual management of these items. In this course 
we will examine how information is collected and recorded for each 
object brought into the collection - a process called registration. We 
will also examine the policies that govern what is brought into the 
collection, including the most important piece of institutional 
policy--the museum mission statement. These policies are assembled into 
the collections management 'bible'--the registration manual. At the end 
of this course you should have a clear understanding of how and why 
collections are documented in museums and the governing principles that 
drive daily museum activities.

*Course Outline: *

1. Introduction

2. The Museum Mission Statement

3. Accessioning and Numbering

4. Registration Manual

5. Conclusion

*Peggy Schaller*, founded Collections Research for Museums in 1991 to 
provide cataloging, collection-management training and services. She has 
worked with a large variety of museums and collections for more than 20 
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 Manager II. She provides 
workshops and project services to museums and historical societies all 
across the country. The mission of Collections Research for Museums is 
to inspire museums to improve their professional standards, collections 
stewardship and service to their constituency through training in, and 
assistance with, documenting, preserving, protecting and managing their 
collections.

For more information or to sign up, go to: www.museumclasses.org or 
www.collectioncare.org

-- 
Helen Alten
Northern States Conservation Center
www.collectioncare.org
www.museumclasses.org

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