Apologies for cross-postings:
MDA is delighted to announce that Benchmarks in Collection Care for
Museums, Libraries and Archives is now available from the Collections
Link website as an interactive database.
Benchmarks in Collection Care is a self-assessment checklist to help
collections holders evaluate how well they are caring for their
collections, to give an indication of where and what improvements
might be needed, and to provide a practical framework for measuring
improvement.
Peter Winsor, Collections Link Project Director, commented, 'The
publication of Benchmarks in Collection Care is one of the most
significant additions to Collections Link since the service was
launched earlier this year. The site is the only place where
practitioners can find the original document, along with a simple
Word version of the checklist and the interactive Access database
version - making this a much more flexible, user-friendly resource.'
The scheme uses three practice levels, Basic, Good and Best, to
evaluate the quality of practice in nine broad categories, including
storage, conservation, environmental monitoring and control, and
emergency preparedness.
Benchmarks is simple to use by institutions of any size. Possible
reasons for completing an assessment include:
* To develop a forward plan
* As preparatory work for an application for a development grant
* To make a case for additional resources from a governing body
* As part of an application to MLA for Designated Collection status
Benchmarks in Collection Care is one of a range of resources added to
the Collections Link service in recent months, alongside the new
Accreditation Resource Directory and the Standards in Museum Care of
Collections series.
To download Benchmarks in Collection Care, please visit:
http://www.collectionslink.org.uk/collections_care
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