Classes on museum topics, such as collections management or deaccessioning, are offered as part of the Technical Assistance Program. All course materials will be made available here after the class session. Museum Basics, Monday, October 31, 2011 - AASLH Technical Leaflet, "The Gift of History," Dennis A. O'Toole - AAM, "Code of Ethics for Museums" - Australian Government, Heritage Publications, "Part 2: Why Significance?" in Significance 2.0: A Guide to Assessing the Significance of Collections, Roslyn Russell and Kylie Winkworth - AASLH, "Is Your Organization Ready for StEPs?" - AASLH, "Sample StEPs Workbook Pages" Collections Management, Monday, November 7, 2011 --- NPS Conserve-O-Gram, "Preservation of Museum Collections" - Storage ----- NPS Conserve-O-Gram, "Determining Museum Storage Equipment Needs" - Major risks: --- Light ----- NPS Conserve-O-Gram, "Choosing UV-Filtering Window Films" --- Temperature --- Humidity --- Pests ----- NPS Conserve-O-Gram, "Identifying Museum Insect Pest Damage" ----- NPS Conserve-O-Gram, "Monitoring Insects with Sticky Traps" ----- NPS Conserve-O-Gram, "An Insect Pest Control Procedure: The Freezing Process" ----- Gaylord, Museum Pest Monitoring Kits & Refills --- Pollutants ------ NPS Conserve-O-Gram, "Mold: Prevention of Growth in Museum Collections" --- Security Collections Preservation, Monday, December 5, 2011 - NPS Conserve-O-Gram, "How to Select Gloves: An Overview for Collections Staff" - NPS Conserve-O-Gram, "How to Flatten Folded or Rolled Paper Documents" - NPS Conserve-O-Gram, "Storage Enclosures for Photographic Prints and Negatives" - NPS Conserve-O-Gram, "Cleaning Wood Furniture" - NPS Conserve-O-Gram, "Caring for Silver and Copper Alloy Objects" - NPS Conserve-O-Gram, "Causes, Detection, and Prevention of Mold and Mildew on Textiles" - NPS Conserve-O-Gram, "Storage Techniques for Hanging Garments: Padded Hangers" Accessioning, Monday, December 19, 2011 - SOHS forms: Temporary Custody Receipt, Terms Governing Gifts to the Society, Thank You Letter for Gifts, Deed of Gift, Incoming Loan Conditions, Incoming Loan Form - NPS Conserve-O-Gram, "Use of Acryloid B-72 Lacquer for Labeling Museum Objects" Deaccessioning, Monday, January 9, 2012 - SOHS Collection Management Policy --- ORS 358.420 - SOHS Deaccession Spreadsheet - AAM Information Center Fact Sheet: "Guidelines for Discussion of Deaccessioning" - AAM Information Center Fact Sheet: "Ethics of Deaccessioning" - AAM, Display Case, "Nothing Ethical About It," Mark S. Gold How to Write a Collections Policy, January 23, 2012 - AAM, "Managing Things - Crafting a Collections Policy" by John Simmons - SOHS Collection Management Policy Photograph Preservation, February 6, 2012 - NEDCC Preservation Leaflet, "A Short Guide to Film Base Photographic Materials: Identification, Care, and Duplication" - NEDCC Preservation Leaflet, "Types of Photographs" - NEDCC Preservation Leaflet, "Care of Photographs" - NPS Conserve-O-Gram, "Storage Enclosures for Photographic Prints and Negatives" - NEDCC Preservation Leaflet, "Creating Long-Lasting Inkjet Prints" - NPS Conserve-O-Gram, "Cold Storage for Photographic Collections - An Overview" - NEDCC Preservation Leaflet, "Preservation of Photographs: Select Bibliography" - The Society of American Archivists, "Celebrating the American Record with Photographs" Building a Meaningful Collection, March 12, 2012 Taught by Kyle Jansson, Coordinator, Oregon Heritage Commission - AASLH Steps (Standard and Excellence Program for Museums) Writing a Collections Manual, April 2, 2012 - ORS 358.415: Status of Property Loaned to a Museum |
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