Greetings all - I am continuing my work with the Virginia Association of
Museums on Abandoned Property/Unclaimed Loans legislation for the
Commonwealth of Virginia.  As the bill passed the House last year, a
rider was attached that, in essence, negated the intent of the bill.  It
changed the effective date of the legislation so that only abandoned
property & unclaimed loans left with museums AFTER July 2002, would be
affected. QUESTION -- We need to better understand & explain to
legislators, why museum documentation has changed so dramatically over
time.  Why, sometime in the 1970s, did documenting collections become
such an important focus?  Sure, the bicentennial sparked interest in
things historic, but that alone does not explain the increased attention
to record keeping.  When did AAM start accrediting museums?  Was this
about the time that the discussions of individual certification were
rolling around? I was not yet in the field at that point and would
appreciate some 'sound bites' and information to use when trying to
explain this to non-museum folks.

MANY, MANY THANKS for any and all input!
VivianLea Stevens

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VivianLea Stevens
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Re:discovery Software, Inc.
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Charlottesville, VA  22901
434-975-3256, x 12
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