Documentation
Objectives
During this module fellows will broaden their understanding of how to develop, manage and deliver a documentation system to help manage their collections. The module will look at the benefits and challenges of effective documentation.
- Introduction to museum documentation
- What is documentation?
- Challenges and benefits of good documentation
- Documentation tools
- Plans, policies and procedures
- Using standards and principles to improve documentation
- Documentation systems
- Collections Management Systems (CMS)
- How to choose a CMS that is appropriate for your institution
- Associated management tools: DAMS, Bibliographic systems