MDA announces the publication of the Condition Assessment Tool (CAT) on 
the Collections Link website at:

http://www.collectionslink.org.uk/conserve_objects/cat

The CAT is a downloadable database developed by the Scottish Museums 
Council (SMC), designed to enable heritage organisations to record information 
about the condition of objects in their collections and prioritise conservation 
work or improve collection care. SMC's user guidance notes and a 
comprehensive set of supporting fact sheets are also available to download 
alongside the database.

The CAT was designed to be used by people with a wide variety of experience 
and skills, and who work with all types of collections, from local community 
museums to professional conservation teams in a large service. Once 
downloaded, users are able to adapt the database to ensure that it suits the 
specific needs of their own organisation and collections.

Gill Findlay, Collections Development Manager at SMC, commented, "Museums 
in Scotland have already found the Condition Assessment Tool to be an 
extremely effective and easy to use resource which helps them to achieve 
best practice in the care of their collections. We are delighted to be working 
with Collections Link to make it available to the wider heritage community."

Peter Winsor, Collections Link Project Director, commented, "The CAT 
database is an important addition to the range of conservation and collections 
care resources already available through Collections Link. It complements the 
[Benchmarks in Collection Care] assessment tool that is also available as a 
download from the website, and will be invaluable to collections managers 
planning the long-term care of their collections."


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