-- With apologies for cross-posting -- 

MDA, the UK’s lead organisation on the management of information 
about museum collections, has published the revised edition of 
SPECTRUM, the documentation standard for museums.   

SPECTRUM has been developed in partnership with over 100 museum 
professionals and is recognised nationally and internationally as the 
authoritative source of best practice in documentation. It includes 
21 procedures, eight of which are defined as requirements of the 
Museum, Library and Archive Council’s (MLA) Museum Accreditation 
Scheme, the national minimum standard for museums. The procedures 
cover all aspects of the management of an object within a museum’s 
collections, from acquisition to loan or disposal.   

The revised edition has been comprehensively updated, and features 
three entirely new procedures including information on Rights 
Management. Other updates to the standard include a new, more 
accessible format, and updates to the sources of help and advice that 
are referenced throughout.   

SPECTRUM is available free of charge for non-commercial use by 
museums. It can be downloaded from the redesigned MDA website at 
http://www.mda.org.uk/spectrum.htm   

This page is a form to sign up for the non-commercial licence, either 
for an organisation or an individual. We encourage you to look at the 
licence before you download.   

Wire-bound print-outs can be purchased from MDA for 30 UKP incl. p&p 
(25 UKP for members of MDA). Orders should be addressed to MDA 
Publications on 01223 415760 or by email to [log in to unmask]   

MDA is supported in England by the Museums, Libraries and Archives 
Council (MLA), http://www.mla.gov.uk  

Gordon.  


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 MDA       
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