The book is : Barry Lord, Gail Dexter Lord & John Nicks: 'The Cost of Collecting. Collection Management in UK Museums' (London, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1989). The report was commissioned by the (the) UK Office of Arts & Libraries. Barry Lord is now vice president of Lord Cultural Resources Planning & Management Ltd (Toronto), and they have a web site: http://www.lord.ca Adriaan Linters KLEIO heritage consultants Vlamingstraat 4 B-8560 Wevelgem Flanders - Belgium T: (+32)56.253373 - (+32)496.377791 F: (+32)56.417636 http://www.conservare.be/kleio/ At 09:57 21/04/00 -0700, you wrote: >What does it cost per year for the care and oversight of a single museum >object? >This amount was calculated by someone a few years ago in some published >essay. What was the amount? Who was the author, what was the >publication, what would that amount be today? Any help is appreciated. >Please reply off line. > >========================================================= >Important Subscriber Information: > >The Museum-L FAQ file is located at >http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed >information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail >message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should >read "help" (without the quotes). > >If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to >[log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read >"Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).