Two on-line collections cataloging courses available at the end of
November through
www.museumclasses.org:
MS207Collections Management: Cataloging Your Collections Instructor: Peggy Schaller
Dates: November 29 - December 17, 2004
Price: $350
This workshop will cover the basics and details of collections
cataloging. Why do we catalog artifacts? What are the considerations for
different types of objects? How do we describe an object? Sample forms to
support procedures will be provided. Best practices for numbering
artifacts will be presented, as well as how to perform inventories and
condition reports. Procedures for handling, measuring, and describing all
types of objects and materials will be discussed. An overview of the
general care and storage of specific objects will be discussed. Students
will be asked to describe an everyday object and practice cataloging
several items from their own collections or households.
MS207 Collections Management: Cataloging Your
Collections
$350.00
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MS208 Applying Numbers to Collection Objects: Materials and Methods
of Object Numbering Instructor: Helen Alten
Dates: November 29 - December 10, 2004
Price: $350
A popular AAM workshop, now available on-line by its pioneering
instructor. Applying Numbers to Collection Objects covers the materials
and methods of object numbering. Topics covered by the lecture include
and overview of registration steps, handling objects, labeling and
marking overview, number placement and documentation, health and safety
concerns, tags and labels, transponders and barcodes, surface marks, inks
and paints and barrier coats. Each student will receive a collections
labeling kit. Students will leave the course with a clear understanding
of the differences between and appropriate uses for B-72, B-67, Gloss
Medium, Aquazol, and other substances that have been used to apply
numbers to artifacts.
MS208 Applying Numbers to Collection Objects:
Materials and Methods of Object Numbering