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 - Building a Unified Discovery System for Libraries and Museums (Conference Session, 2019)
- April 26, 2021
- Discussion on the creation of a unified platform for the discovery of digitized collections
- Co-Ownerships: Concerns, Contracts, and Crossing borders (Conference Session, 2019)
- April 26, 2021
- Discussion on the co-ownership of artwork - reasons to join a co-ownership, contract elements, law abidance, and artwork maintenance.
- Databases, A Workflow, and A Student Staff : The Johns Hopkins Archaeological Museum’s Approach to Digitizing 137 Years of Collections Records
- April 26, 2021
- Discussion on The Johns Hopkins Archaeological Museum's success with tackling complex, multi-year projects using its student staff with a few simple tools: the museum’s object database, basic customized project databases, and detailed written work fl…
- Off Site Storage: Build or Rent
- April 28, 2021
- Panel discusses the pros and cons of a museum having its own storage facility versus renting storage space from a fine arts warehouse.
- What to Expect When You’re Expanding: Pitfalls, Solutions, and How to Manage Your Move
- April 28, 2021
- This session provides insights for those about to embark on a move project or those already in the midst of one.
- Fine Art Storage – An environmental and economical storage approach
- April 28, 2021
- Insight into how Hasenkamp has successfully planned for Fine Art Storage with the environment and budget in mind. Learn how to be sustainable and limit your carbon footprint in terms of Fine Art Storage.
- Flexible Cataloging for Enormous Collections
- April 28, 2021
- The Heny Ford musuem acquires a the entire collection of a local museum needing to close. The process consisted of assessing what types of objects were being acquired, physically moving it, reviewing the cataloging process, and how to maintain an ong…
- Managing Previously Unmanaged Collections: A Practical Guide for Museums
- January 2, 2024
- Managing previously unmanaged collections can be challenging. The process of securing the collection and making it accessible needs the mindset of a collections manager as well as the one of a project manager. The target audience are museum professio…
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