DOI Museum Property Handbooks

Museum Property Handbook Volume I: Preservation and Protection of Museum Property
Chapter 1: Introduction to Museum Property Management	PDF
Chapter 2: Planning for Museum Property Management	PDF
Chapter 3: Scope of Museum Property Collections	PDF
Chapter 4: Introduction to Museum Property Preservation	PDF
Chapter 5: Agents of Deterioration	PDF
Chapter 6: Biological Infestations	PDF
Chapter 7: Housekeeping: Preventative Conservation	PDF
Chapter 8: Handling, Packing, and Shipping	PDF
Chapter 9: Museum Property Storage	PDF
Chapter 10: Conservation Treatment	PDF
Chapter 11: Museum Property Security and Fire Protection	PDF
Chapter 12: Museum Property Emergency Planning	PDF
Chapter 13: Professional Considerations	PDF
Chapter 14: Programming: Funding, and Staffing	PDF
Chapter 15: Artwork in Office Space	PDF
Appendix A: Mandates and Standards	PDF
Appendix B: Professional Organizations and Societies	PDF
Appendix C: Codes of Ethics	PDF
Appendix D: Scope of Collections Statement	PDF
Appendix E: Museum Property Management Checklist	PDF
Appendix F: Monitoring the Environment	PDF
Appendix G: Storage of Museum Property	PDF
Appendix H: Documentation of Conservation Treatment	PDF
Appendix I: Protection of Museum Property	PDF
Appendix J: Museum Property Supplies and Equipment Sources	PDF
Appendix K: Glossary	PDF

Museum Property Handbook Volume II: Documentation of Museum Property
Chapter 1: Documentation and Accountability	PDF
Chapter 2: Accessioning	PDF
Chapter 3: Cataloging	PDF
Chapter 4: Inventory and Other Special Instructions	PDF
Chapter 5: Incoming and Outgoing Loans	PDF
Chapter 6: Deaccessioning	PDF
Appendix A: Mandates and Standards	PDF
Appendix B: Estimating Cataloging Costs	PDF
Appendix C: Historical and/or Scientific Documents	PDF
Appendix D: Classifying Museum Property	PDF
Appendix E: Lot Cataloging	PDF
Appendix F: U.S. Postal Service State and Territory Codes	PDF
Appendix G: FIPS County Codes	PDF
Appendix H: Recommended Readings for Cataloging	PDF
Appendix I: Photography	PDF
Appendix J: Marking and Numbering Museum Property	PDF
Appendix K: Techniques for Recording Measurements	PDF
Appendix L: Optional Data Categories for Accessioning	PDF
Appendix M: Optional Data Categories for Cataloging Cultural Resources	PDF
Appendix N: Optional Data for Natural History	PDF
Appendix O: Optional Data Categories - Loans	PDF
Appendix Q: Glossary	PDF
Master Index	PDF

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