Contact the Collections Manager of the Children's Museum of Indianapolis
(Indiana, USA), Robin Toulouse. They've pioneered the tiered system of
"categorizing" collections based on useage levels.

Robin's e-mail is: [log in to unmask]



On Thu, 17 Feb 2000 17:24:36 -0500, Jenny Yearous <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

>The State Historical Society of North Dakota is about to consider
>designating artifacts and specimens in its permanent and educational
>collections into categories such as "Permanently Preserve - approved
>research projects only" to "Touchy-Feelies" and things in between such as
>loan objects; docent use, etc....  Does anyone do anything similar and, if
>so, do you have procedures / policies?
>
>Most museums probably have a permanent collection and a "hands-on"
>educational collection (SHSND's is uncataloged and not part of the "museum"
>collections at all).  Does anyone have written / standardized procedures or
>polices to determine what potential acquisitions are accessioned into the
>permanent collection as opposed to the educational collections????  Thanks.
>
>Len Thorson, Registrar
>State Historical Society of North Dakota

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