Contact me off-list and I'll send you a copy of the disposals policy of the Canadian War Museum. Can your system read an MSWord 6.0 file or would you prefer it as a DOS .txt file? Harry "Though we cannot out-vote them, we will out-argue them" - Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) Harry Needham, M.A., CFE, etc. President Harry Needham Consulting Services Inc. Training & consulting services for heritage institutions - and others! 74 Abbeyhill Drive Kanata, Ontario K2L 1H1 Canada email: [log in to unmask] (Voice) +1.613.831-1068 (Fax) +1.613.831-9412 ----- Original Message ----- From: Gloucester County Historical Society <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, August 27, 2000 3:13 PM Subject: Creating a policy for my historical museum in the areas of deacessioning procedures and reporting thefts. > I am a museum director in southern New Jersey. The collecting focus > of my site is the material culture of the Delaware Valley. I am > wrestling with the creation of two policy statements. First, how and > when inappropriate objects should be deacessioned from my museum. > Secondly, if my museum is the victim of a theft, my Board is wondering > who we should report the artifact theft to, or whether it would be in > our site's best interests not to report thefts at all. Your response > is appreciated - this is my first time using this service. > > ========================================================= > 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).