Apologies for cross postings:
MDA has announced that it has granted its 1000th license in the UK to
download the revised edition of SPECTRUM, the industry standard for
museum practice and information management.
The 1000th licensee is Brixham Heritage Museum in Devon, an
independent community museum with an acclaimed maritime collection
illustrating the history of the ancient town and fishing port. Its
exhibitions on shipbuilding, sailing and smuggling have been praised
for their innovative approach to recording and displaying community
life. A registered museum since 1997, it is now among the Year 1
applicants for Accreditation in the South West region and hopes to
qualify in April 2006.
The revised edition of SPECTRUM was developed in collaboration with
over 100 museum professionals, and was made freely-available as an
open standard on the MDA website in April 2005. SPECTRUM is embedded
in the documentation requirements of MLA's Museum Accreditation
Standard, ensuring that every accredited museum has an accountable
documentation system.
Nick Poole, MDA Director, commented, "Brixham is a great example of
an independent museum which plays an important role both in its
community and in the preservation of the national maritime heritage.
SPECTRUM is designed to help museums like Brixham make the most of
the potential of their collections. This is another important step in
our mission to ensure that every museum in the UK has easy access to
advice, training and guidance in achieving best practice."
Dr. Philip Armitage, Curator at Brixham, commented, "The provision
for downloading free the revised SPECTRUM standard was very much
welcomed by this small, independent - cash strapped - museum. At
virtually negligible cost to us (other than printing ink/paper) we
now have to hand a copy of what is the most comprehensive guide to
documentation procedures and standards, which will allow us to
identify and hopefully remedy any weaknesses or deficiencies in our
existing documentation system."
In addition to the UK downloads, hundreds of organisations from
outside the UK have been licensed to use SPECTRUM, firmly
establishing it as an international standard. The 1000th licensee
overall was Cultuur Onder Dak Apeldoorn (Culture under One Roof),
which houses the municipal archives, museum and library of the town
of Apeldoorn in the Netherlands.
SPECTRUM can be downloaded free for non-commercial use from the MDA
website at:
http://www.mda.org.uk/spectrum.htm
Hard copy print-outs are also available at a cost of 25 pounds for
MDA members or 30 pounds for non-members.
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