Rowman & Littlefield Publishers / AASLH
Pages: 158
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Trim: 8¾ x 11½
978-1-4422-7711-3 • Hardback • July 2017 • $117.00 • (£90.00)
978-1-4422-7712-0 • Paperback • July 2017 • $52.00 • (£40.00)
978-1-4422-7713-7 • eBook • July 2017 • $49.00 • (£38.00)
Daniel B. Reibel worked in the museum field for over fifty years as a curator or director. His career began at the Detroit Historical Museum and he went on to work at the Allen County – Fort Wayne Historical Society and the Old Barracks Museum giving him his experience with small museums. He had a twenty-five-year career with the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission as director of Old Economy Village, the Landis Valley Museum, and Washington Crossing Historic Park and as a regional director.
Deborah Rose Van Horn has worked in the museum field for almost twenty years. She has spent the last fourteen years at the Kentucky Historical Society. Deborah is currently the chair of the Southeastern Registrars Association, and she has also served on the board for the Registrars Committee of the American Alliance of Museums as the southeastern representative.
Chapter 1Why Have a Museum Registration System?
Chapter 2Acquisition
Chapter 3The Accession Number
Chapter 4Accessioning
Chapter 5Documentation
Chapter 6The Catalog
Chapter 7Loans
Chapter 8Computers
Conclusion: The Final Word
Appendix AForms
Appendix BA Registration Manual for a Volunteer-Run Museum
Appendix CExample of a Museum Collection Policy for a Museum with Professional Staff
Registration Methods for the Small Museum is a classic covering everything staff in a small museum needs to know about proper record keeping. The new edition brings the original text carefully into the 21st century. For example, this edition introduces detailed discussion of what to consider when choosing a collections management system. The forms in the appendix are significantly enhanced, so that you now can hit the ground running in almost all thinkable circumstances at a small museum. This edition is an indispensable companion for every museum professional.
— Angela Kipp, collections manager, TECHNOSEUM, Mannheim, Germany, and co-founder and administrator of Registrar Trek
Registration Methods for the Small Museum is a practical “how to” manual for the various aspects of collections management. The book’s step-by-step methods and excellent structure provide the perfect guide to the development of a museum’s core documents and policies. Van Horn’s update of Reibel’s standard should be on every museum professional’s bookcase.
— Matthew S. Davis, Director, Georgia’s Old Governor’s Mansion and Sallie Ellis Davis House