reCollections

Supporting distributed cultural collections by connecting conservators and custodians

Collection Tips and Guides

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Management Practices

Understand how best practice and benchmarking can help museums, galleries and libraries.

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Acquisitions and Significance

How knowing the significance of an object can help institutions set priorities for work programs and the allocation of resources.

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Collection Surveys and Condition Reporting

Understand the value of examining and recording the condition of your collection and individual items in the collection.

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Planning and Budgeting

Budgetary process in terms of planning, controlling and reviewing income and expenditure, and the achievement of objectives.

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Electronic Information Media

Set up a preservation program for electronic information and media.

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Handling

Learn of how vulnerable objects are when they are being handled.

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Leather

Understand the storage and display conditions which are required to minimise the deterioration of leather objects.

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Books

Practical knowledge about how to store and display books so that damage is minimised.

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Health and Safety

Be aware of your responsibilities in relation to health and safety issues.

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Counter-Disaster Planning

Understand the need to assess the extent of a disaster, and quickly assemble the resources you need to deal with it.

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Biological Pests

Know and understand how to set up an integrated pest management system to protect valuable items in your care.

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Outdoor Collections

Know the basics of caring for and maintaining outdoor cultural materials.

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Popular Topics

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Paintings

Handling Stretched Canvas.

Collection Surveys and Condition Reporting

Examining Objects.

Health and Safety

Chemicals and Solvents.

Volunteers

Recruitment and selection.

Handling

Handling composite objects.

Photographs

Identification of historic photographs.

Electronic Information Media

Preserving audio and video recordings on tape.

Paintings

Climatic Zones.

Common Deterioration Processes

Examples of Deterioration.

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reCollections: Caring for Distributed Collections, has been written by practicing conservators and is intended to provide a sound guide for the preventive care of cultural items. Active conservation treatment of cultural material should only be undertaken by, or on the advice of, a trained conservator. Before relying on any of the material in this guide, users should check its accuracy, currency, completeness and relevance for their purposes and should obtain appropriate professional advice. If in doubt, consult a conservator.

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