Collection Conundrums: Solving collections Management Mysteries

by Rebecca A. Buck

Collection Conundrums provides guidelines for investigating and determining what to do with the oddities found in every museum collection -- objects without record, identification or sometimes even a location. Written by registrars Rebecca Buck and Jean A. Gilmore, editors of the best-selling Museum Registration Methods 5th Edition, this volume contains essential information for museums large and small, new and old. The text features a history of registration methods and the standards for collection documentation and care, along with sample documents such as loan agreements, co-tenancy agreements, storage agreements, and deed of gift. Essential reading for everyone involved in collections planning and management.

Genres: Museums, Nonfiction, Museology

Mass Market Paperback

First published May 3, 2007

Reviews

[Katie · Rating 3 out of 5]

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[Kelli · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great resource, fleshes out practices and procedures in a collegial way. Even made me laugh!