Guidance for bulk accessioning
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This resource outlines bulk accessioning and how to apply it to different collections.
Cataloguing
Simple cards
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Collections Trust supplies simple cards that support the Spectrum Cataloguing procedure (a Spectrum Primary Procedure). They allow the museum to capture a basic level of information for a wide variety of collections.
Part of: Cataloguing, Cataloguing
Object cards
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Collections Trust supplies object cards that support the Spectrum Cataloguing procedure (a Spectrum Primary Procedure). Object cards allow the museum to capture detailed cataloguing information for a wide variety of collection types.
Part of: Cataloguing, Cataloguing
How to research a portrait or portrait collection toolkit
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This toolkit from Understanding British Portraits SSN is designed to assist researchers to compile accurate and reliable information about a portrait or collection of portraits.
Guidelines on marking and labelling methods
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This resource from National Museums Liverpool outlines guidelines on marking and labelling methods. It includes a table which offers suggestions for how and where to mark different object types.
Labelling and Marking Museum Objects booklet
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These guidelines on the labelling and marking of museum objects were developed by the Collections Trust with the help of Vivien Chapman at the National Conservation Centre, National Museums Liverpool (NML).
MDA codes
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As part of its work with documentation standards the Collections Trust (and its predecessor body MDA) has, since the 1970s, been developing and maintaining a scheme which allows the identification of UK collection-holding organisations and their collections through “codes” which are unique to each organisation.
Numbering
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This resource gives guidance on numbering your collection, on different types and formats and a summary of commonly occurring issues surrounding numbering.
Marking museum objects using the starch paste method
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In this short video, a conservator demonstrates the techniques for marking objects within your collection using the non-chemical starch paste method.
Part of: Cataloguing, Uniquely identifying items
Labelling and marking textiles in museum collections
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In this short video, a conservator demonstrates the techniques for labelling and marking textiles within your collection.
Part of: Cataloguing, Uniquely identifying items
Labelling and marking museum objects
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To manage effective marking and labelling in a museum, it is important to have an organised ‘kit’ or box of equipment to hand. In this short video from SHARE Museums East, a conservator demonstrates what you will need in your basic label and marking kit.