News items relating to Collections Management are listed below.
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- New Research into British Collections Highlighted at the National Gallery
- 22 January 2008
The National Inventory Research Project, initiated by the National Gallery, the University of Glasgow and Birkbeck, University of London, aims to address the decline in collection research in UK museums and the lack of publicly accessible information about collections.
- Operational Area: Collections, Museums
- DiSCS-UK National Launch Means Greater Choice for Museums
- 01 November 2007
Museums, libraries and archives in the South East region are now able to benefit from expertise from across the UK to bring their collections into the digital age.
- Operational Area: Archives, Collections, Libraries, Museums
- Conservation Register
- 31 October 2007
Icon owns and operates the Conservation Register which provides an easy way to find experienced and professionally qualified conservators, as well as guidance information on topics such as choosing and working with a conservator, and pointers on caring for a range of objects and collections.
- Operational Area: Collections
- Intellectual Property Manifesto for Museum Collections
- 20 September 2007
MDA, a leading provider of copyright and intellectual property (IP) advice and training to museums, has announced the publication of an Intellectual Property Manifesto for collections.
- Operational Area: Collections, Museums
- MDA Publishes Guide to Applying for Documentation Funding
- 14 September 2007
MDA, MLA East of England and the East of England Regional Archives Council have announced the publication of 'Making the Case' - a guide to making funding bids for documentation projects.
- Operational Area: Archives, Collections, Funding & Fundraising, Libraries, Museums
- Second Edition of the MICHAEL-UK Collection Description Manual
- 26 June 2007
MICHAEL is a multilingual online catalogue which aims to provide quick and simple access to the digital collections of museums, libraries and archives from European countries.
- Operational Area: Archives, Collections, E-Society, Libraries, Museums, Standards
- Portable Antiquities Scheme
- 11 June 2007
The Portable Antiquities Scheme is a voluntary scheme to record archaeological objects found by members of the public in England and Wales.
- Operational Area: Collections
