We're in Scotland, so the legal stuff may well be different, but our Collections Policy is online at:
<http://www.eastlothianmuseums.org/policy/collections_policy.doc>

Pete
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Peter M Gray
Museums Officer

www.eastlothian.gov.uk/museums
www.eastlothianmuseums.org
www.prestongrange.org


> -----Original Message-----
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> Behalf Of Linda McAllister
> Sent: 11 May 2006 15:42
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> Subject: Re: Collection policy
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> 
> Yes, we are members.  I looked in the bookstore and found 
> nothing useful
> for a policy.  I'll check out the website again.  Many thanks! 
> 
> 
> 
> Linda McAllister, CFRE
> Curator of Advancement
> Office:  863-644-2431 ext. 142
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> Behalf Of Clarissa Fostel
> Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 10:22 AM
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> Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] Collection policy
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> Linda,
> 
> Have you visited the AAM site? If you or your institution are 
> a member,
> you can register to use their Information Center, which (among other
> things) lists the CMPs for several institutions. Go to the 
> website, then
> Information Center-->Collections Stewardship-->Collections
> Management-->Writing a Collections Management Policy.
> 
> Clarissa
> 
> ______________________________________
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> Clarissa Fostel
> Assistant Registrar
> The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art
> 5401 Bay Shore Road
> Sarasota, FL 34243
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> >>> [log in to unmask] 05/11 10:03 AM >>>
> Is anyone willing to share their written collection policy with us?
> We're GREEN and can use some help.  Thanks!
>  
> 
> Linda McAllister, CFRE
> Curator of Advancement
> The Florida Air Museum
> Office:  863-644-2431 ext. 142
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