[Nhcoll-l] Research Collections vs. Hands-On Education Collections

[Schlenker, Melissa]

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On Sep 5, 2014, at 3:07 PM, "Karen Morton" <Karen.Morton at perotmuseum.org<mailto:Karen.Morton at perotmuseum.org>> wrote:

Dear List Members,

I am reaching out to those of who work in museums that have hands-on collections that are used for visiting school groups and for outreach.  (This inquiry does not apply to typical university lab/teaching  specimens.)

If you have an education collection in addition to research collections, how are the two operated and managed?  Are they stored and maintained separately?  Who has access to the collections?  Who manages each collection?  Do you have written policies for each collection?

We are an accredited institution and have been maintaining research collections for almost 80 years so we understand the best practices regarding collections management (physical security, environmental control, IPM, etc.).  What I am looking for are actual operating models that museums are using to manage these two types of collections.  If you are willing to share your model (including the pros and cons), you can reply to me off-list at karen.morton at perotmuseum.org<mailto:karen.morton at perotmuseum.org>.

Thank you.
Sincerely,

KAREN MORTON
Collections Manager
Perot Museum of Nature and Science
P 214.756.5722 | karen.morton at perotmuseum.org<mailto:karen.morton at perotmuseum.org>

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