I am in the process of developing an internal review / comment process for
licensing products.  Its something that might be extended to publications,
though that is a somewhat different matter for us.  Do you (or anyone on the
list) have a written procedure they can share as a model?  Feel free to
respond off-list.  Many thanks.

Melissa Smith Levine
Associate Director, Finance & Administration
The Wolfsonian - Florida International University
1001 Washington Avenue
Miami Beach, Florida 33139    
Tel 305-535-2655
Fax 305-531-2133
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-----Original Message-----
From: David Harvey [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2004 9:19 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Internal Requests for Reproducing Artifacts

In my many years at Colonial Williamsburg we had a Product Review Committee 
composed of various department representatives (Research, Products, Historic

Trades, etc. who would review proposed ideas and prototypes for accuracy and

compatibility with the existing product line. This worked very well because
all 
of the interested parties had a voice in the process and nothing could go 
forward without consensus. Reproductions were sourced either internally by
our own 
historic trades staff, by craftsman contractors, or licenses were issued by 
contract with large firms. Some of us in conservation were also part of the 
process in being involved whenever anything beyond measurements and drawings
were 
involved, such a making molds from original objects or elements of objects. 
Our department charged off our time and materials to products development
fund. 
I also remember hearing that a percentage of any product sales from 
reproductions would go into the collections acquisition fund.

Cheers!
Dave

David Harvey
Conservator
Los Angeles, California  USA

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