Gloria  --  Attached is a small deaccessioning bibliography that I
collected for policy formulation processes here at Scienceworks.  I hope
it's useful. -- Lawrie
 
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References and Bibliography
 
* = copy held in my files
 
*Andrew, C. (1990). Background Paper on Deaccessioning.
Unpublished paper prepared by Head of Collection Development for
the Trust of the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences (Powerhouse
Museum: Sydney).
*Anon. (no date).  National Gallery of Australia Guidelines for
De-Accessioning. (National Gallery of Australia: Canberra).
*Anon. (no date).  Queensland Museum Deaccessioning and Disposal
Policy.  (Queensland Museum: Brisbane).
*Anon. (no date).  Accession and Deaccession Policy.  Museum of
Transport and Technology of New Zealand and New Zealand Science
Centre.  (MTTNZ/NZSC: Auckland).
*Anon. (1988). National Museum of Australia Collections Management
Manual No. 2, Deaccessioning Procedures. (National Museum of
Australia: Canberra).
*Anon. (1987). Art Gallery of South Australia De-Accessioning &
Disposal Policy.  (Art Gallery of South Australia: Adelaide).
*Anon. (1990). Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences Deaccessioning
Policy, September 1990.
(MAAS: Sydney).
Anon. (1991). The Hammer.  Museums Journal (June):8.
*Anon. (1991). Draft - History Trust of South Australia
Deaccessioning & Disposal Policy.  (HTSA: Adelaide).
Audit Commission. (1991). The Road to Wigan Pier?  Managing Local
Authority Museums and Art Galleries.  (HMSO: London).
*Babbidge, A. (1991a). Disposal from Museum Collections: A Note on
Legal Considerations in England.  Museum Management and
Curatorship 10(3):255-61.
*Babbidge, A. (1991b). Legal, Decent and Honest. Museums Journal
91(9):32-33.
Barr, D.W. (1990). Legacies and Heresies: Some Alternatives in
Disposing of Museum Collections, Muse (Summer):14-16.
*Besterman, T. (1991). The Ethics of Emasculation. Museums Journal
91(9):25-28.
*Bitner, R. (1991). Collections Management Policy.  Saskatchewan
Western Development Museum. (Western Development Museums:
Saskatoon, Canada).
Bitner, R. & Richeson, D. (1990). Artifact Deaccessioning and
Disposal at the Saskatchewan Western Development Museum 1984-1988.
Muse (Summer):35-37.
Borg, A. (1991). Confronting Disposal. Museums Journal 91(9):29-
31.
Clark, R. (1991). Scottish Sense. Museums Journal 91(9):34-35.
Collins, P. (1989).  A Policy for the Development of Museums and
Historic Sites in New South Wales.  (Ministry for the Arts:
Sydney).
Council of Australian Museums Associations. (1985). Code of Ethics
for Art, History and Science Museums.  (CAMA: Melbourne).
Delbridge, A. (Ed.). (1986).  The Penguin Macquarie Dictionary.
(Penguin: Ringwood).
Ewles, R. (1991). Disposals and Registration. Museums Journal
91(9):37.
*Fleming, D. (1991a). Changing the Disposals Culture. Museums
Journal 91(9):36-37.
*Fleming, D. (1991b). Immaculate Collections, Speculative
Conceptions. Museum Management and Curatorship 10(3):263-272.
Government of Victoria.  (1983).  Museums Act 1983.  No. 9903.
Government Gazette 65369/83
Hunt, S. (1988). Eleven Years On: The Refurbishment of Elizabeth
Bay House.  Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales Newsletter
18.
International Council of Museums (ICOM). (1990). Code of
Professional Ethics. (ICOM: Paris).
Jacob, J. (1971). The Sale of Museum Objects: The Principles
Involved, and an Account of Some Cases in Point.  Museums Journal
71:112-115.
*Konecny, T.A. (1991). Less Is More: Deaccessioning from the
Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales. Museum Management and
Curatorship 10(3):281-292.
Lord, B., Lord, G.D. & Nicks, J. (1989). The Cost of Collecting.
(HMSO: London).
*Malaro, M.C. (1991). Deaccessioning: The American Perspective.
Museum Management and Curatorship 10(3):273-279.
*Miller, S. (1991). Deaccessioning: Sales or Transfers?  Museum
Management and Curatorship 10(3):245-253.
Museums Association of Australia. (1982). Museum Ethics and
Practice, 1982 Interim Document. (MAA: Melbourne).
Robertson, I. (1990). Infamous Deaccessions. Museums Journal
(March): 32-34.
Roth, E. (1990). Deaccession Debate. Museum News (March/April):
42-46.
Sande, T.A. (1990). Plying the Proceeds. Museum News
(March/April): 47-51.
*Scottish Museums Council. (1990). Collecting and Disposal
Policies for Museums. (Scottish Museums Council: Edinburgh).
Thompson, J.M.A., Bassett, D.A., Duggan, A.J., Lewis, G.D. &
Fenton, A. (Ed's). (1992).  Manual of Curatorship.  A Guide to
Museum Practice.  (Second Edition). (Butterworth/Heinemann:
Oxford).
*Tolmatch, E. (1990). A Case Study: The Deaccession and Disposal
Controversy at the New Brunswick Museum (1985-1990).  Muse
(Summer):20-27.
*Weil, S.E. (1987). Deaccession Practises in American Museums.
Museum News 65(3): 44-50.Appendix II:
 
 
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