Dear colleagues,

with apologies for the shameless self-promotion I wanted to let you  
all know that my book „Managing Previously Unmanaged Collections – A  
Practical Guide for Museums“ is now published by Rowman & Littlefield.

This book is a step-by-step guide to managing a previously unmanaged  
collection as well as a tool for those who have to tackle a certain  
amount of backlog, accession a collection that is large in numbers or  
make sense of some kind of chaotic collection management inherited  
from a predecessor.

 From a first assessment of the situation to securing the collection  
physically, from the first sorting to a documentation and collections  
care strategy, from the first wave of tidying to a complete storage  
master plan, this book provides an overview of what to do and when to  
do it. It always keeps in mind that most museums are limited in money,  
staff and time. It is written for the colleague who might be  the only  
museum professional within the next few hundred miles. It keeps in  
mind that he or she has a variety of different tasks to perform and  
can’t work on the collection continuously. Therefore it creates  
“logical exits”, steps at which it is safe to stop the collections  
work for a certain amount of time without risking that everything done  
so far was useless. Wherever possible, it points to useful references  
and available resources.

The book is available via the website of Rowman & Littlefield (see  
flyer on this website:  
http://world.museumsprojekte.de/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Managing-Previously-Unmanaged-Collections-Flyer.docx for getting 30% off list price if you are in the U.S.) or any book store near  
you.

Best wishes
Angela

Angela Kipp
Collection Manager
TECHNOSEUM, Mannheim, Germany
www.technoseum.de

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