Sharon, may I also have a copy of your collections policy and if you have a collections planning guide also. I'm researching for my thesis on the importance of having a collection planning guide in addition to a collection management policy for a historic site. My e-mail is [log in to unmask] Thanks, Georgia Bonilla MA student Seton Hall ----- Original Message ----- From: Sharon Koomler To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 7:51 PM Subject: Re: Collecting plans Sure, Victoria, I will be happy to share our collections policy which details what we collect and how we take care of it and how we consider deaccessioning if/when necessary. Send an address. Sharon Duane Koomler Director of the Museum Shaker Museum and Library ========================================================= 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).