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Resource Submission

Have a resource you would like to submit for our Resource Kit? Submit using the form below: 

ARCS Website Resource Submission Form

*Please note: All resources submitted will be reviewed by the Professional Development Task Force prior to posting. 


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Code of Ethics and Professional Practices for Collections Professionals (AAM)
February 24, 2021
The ethical management of collections is a vital aspect of maintaining the objects held in the public trust. While various codes of ethics exist for different types of institutions and roles within the field, this Code of Ethics and Professional Prac…
ARCSchat February 4, 2019
February 4, 2019
The courier conundrum: Send or don't send? Hosts John Robinette (@CargaLatina), Robin Bauer Kilgo (@rbkilgo) and Amanda Robinson (@ARobKabob) speak with Jacqueline Cabrera (@jcabrera2010) and tackle the ethics and responsibility behind the decision t…
ARCSchat February 4, 2019
February 4, 2019
The courier conundrum: Send or don't send? Hosts John Robinette (@CargaLatina), Robin Bauer Kilgo (@rbkilgo) and Amanda Robinson (@ARobKabob) speak with Jacqueline Cabrera (@jcabrera2010) and tackle the ethics and responsibility behind the decision t…
ARCSchat September 7, 2021: Restitution and Repatriation with Alexander Herman
September 7, 2021
Like the change of seasons, the arrival of September brings the return of #ARCSchat on the first Tuesday of every month. We begin our new season with Mr. Alexander Herman, Assistant Director of the Institute for Art Law, to discuss and take your ques…
ARCSchat April 2022 Exploring NAGPRA and the 2021 Proposed Program Changes
April 5, 2022
Since 1990, the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act has been in place to provide for the repatriation and disposition of certain Native American human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects, and objects of cultural patrimony. Ov…
ARCSchat January 2022: The Trials and Ethics of Rapid Response Collecting
January 11, 2022
In April of 2020, The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History launched a task force charged with collecting and documenting the impact of COVID-19 on history and culture. At a moment's notice they had to formulate a collecting strategy and …
ARCSchat April 6, 2021: Lost in the News: Paddy Johnson Decodes the Headlines
April 6, 2021
Deaccessioning, unionizing, social justice, NFTs, and more. For the April episode of #ARCSchat, we dish on the great cultural and collections controversies in the news with Paddy Johnson, founder of VVrkshop and the Art F City blog, as well as the co…
NAGPRA Update 2024
January 12, 2024
Updates to the NPS website about NAGPRA, including new templates and guidance, published on Friday, January 12, 2024. Join Melanie O'Brien for a tour of the changes and new documents. *Session was re-recorded on January 18, 2024, due to technical iss…
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