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Collections Access and the Use of Digital TechnologyA report and recommendations by Norfolk Museums Service.
Collections Care SyllabusA framework for designing a practical course in the care of museum collections. By SHARE Museums East and Collections Trust. For more information please visit the Collections Care Syllabus page.
Collections Rationalisation – Planning For ActionIncludes templates for a rationalisation plan and a rationalisation policy. Report by Emmeline Leary, commissioned by SHARE Museums East.
Collections Rationalisation Policy (Template 1)This template can be used and adapted by your museum to develop its own Collections.
Collections Rationalisation Plan (Template 2)This template can be used and adapted by your museum to develop its own Collections Rationalisation plan. For details refer to ‘Collections Rationalisation: planning for action’.
Condition Reporting Crib SheetDeborah Walton, UCM Regional Conservation Officer for Cambs & Peterborough, 2011
Condition Report Example 1 Condition Report Example 2Condition Report Examples (to accompany crib sheet above)
Conservation Housekeeping: Housekeeping & Maintenance Checklist Conservation Housekeeping: Housekeeping & Maintenance Notes Conservation Housekeeping: Equipment List Conservation Housekeeping: Risk Assessment Example 1 Conservation Housekeeping: Risk Assessment Example 2 Conservation Housekeeping: Risk Assessment Example 3 Conservation Housekeeping: Risk Assessment Example 4 Conservation Housekeeping: Risk Assessment Example 5 Conservation Housekeeping: Risk Assessment Guidance
Collected resources from our Conservation Housekeeping course. Sarah Norcross Robinson, Norfolk Museums Service.
Disposal Toolkit: Guidelines for MuseumsDisposal Toolkit: Guidelines for Museums, Musuems Association, 2014.
Emergency Planning ToolkitComprehensive guide. Renaissance East of England. Sarah Norcross Robinson, Norfolk Museums Service.
Emergency Planning Toolkit – Word versionWord version of the Emergency Planning toolkit.
Environmental Monitoring – IntroductionComprehensive guidelines and information. SHARE Museums East, 2011.
Environmental Monitoring – SuppliersList of suppliers. SHARE Museums East, 2011.
How To Guide – HazardsPractical guide produced by SHARE Museums East.
How to Guide – Insuring Museums CollectionsPractical guide produced by SHARE Museums East.
How to Guide – Plan and Prioritise for Collections CarePractical guide produced by SHARE Museums East.
How to Guides – Assess and Manage Risk in Collections CarePractical guide produced by SHARE Museums East.
How To Guides – Packing Museum ObjectsPractical guide produced by SHARE Museums East.
IPM: Insect Pests Found In Historic Houses (poster) – English Heritage IPM: What Is Integrated Pest Management? IPM: Insect Trap Record – Template IPM: Guidelines for Pest Prevention IPM: Using insect traps and pheromones in Museums and Historic Houses IPM: Suppliers List IPM: Recognising Insect Damage IPM: Pest Management – Practical Survey Checklist IPM: Pest and Damage Table IPM: List of Insect Pests Found In Museums IPM: Key Questions for Pest Prevention IPM: Insects found in traps which are not pests IPM: List of Pest Identification Guides
Collected IPM resources from our Integrated Pest Management course. Jane Thompson-Webb (Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery), David Pinniger and Tony Irwin (Norfolk Museums Service).
Labelling & Marking Museum Objects BookletLabelling & Marking Booklet from Collections Trust
Labelling and Marking Methods and Positions Labelling and Marking Methods: Writing on the Object Labelling and Marking Methods: Sewn-on Label Labelling and Marking Methods: Sticking a Label on the Object Labelling and Marking Methods: Tie-on Label
Series of guides for labelling different types of object – all from National Museums Liverpool
Moving Natural Sciences CollectionsAssessing, packing and moving Natural Science collections to new stores: Case study -Planning the relocation of the Natural Science collections stored at the Museum Resource Centre in Ryegate Road, Colchester. Nigel Larkin, 2013.
Natural History Collections and the LawNotes on Natural History collections and the law taken from the presentations given by Nigel Shelton (Senior Specialist at Natural England) and Bob Press (Natural History Advisor to North Herts Museums Service) at a SHARE Museums East training day held on January 18th 2012 at the University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge.
Object Handling Guidelines Object Packing Guidelines
Collected resources from our Object Handling & Packing course. Sarah Norcross Robinson (Norfolk Museums Service) and Deborah Walton (UCM).
Oral History- Interview Checklist Oral History: Listening Exercises Oral History: Using the Marantz Solid State PMD660 Oral History: Choosing Interview Topics Oral History: Sample Interview Guide Oral History – Sample Interview Log Oral History: Tips For Practising Oral History: Sample Recording Permission Form Oral History – How To Ask Questions
A series of helpful guides on Oral History.
Something Borrowed – Studies in PartnershipIntroduction to the Renaissance-funded Something Borrowed project, in partnership with the BritishMuseum.
Something Borrowed – Evaluation ReportEvaluation Report to the Renaissance-funded Something Borrowed project, in partnership with the British Museum.
Something Borrowed – Things to consider when preparing for a loan from another museumResource from the Renaissance-funded Something Borrowed project, in partnership with the British Museum, on what to consider when preparing for a loan from another museum.