-- With apologies for cross-posting -- MDA, the UK’s lead organisation on the management of information about museum collections, has published the revised edition of SPECTRUM, the documentation standard for museums. SPECTRUM has been developed in partnership with over 100 museum professionals and is recognised nationally and internationally as the authoritative source of best practice in documentation. It includes 21 procedures, eight of which are defined as requirements of the Museum, Library and Archive Council’s (MLA) Museum Accreditation Scheme, the national minimum standard for museums. The procedures cover all aspects of the management of an object within a museum’s collections, from acquisition to loan or disposal. The revised edition has been comprehensively updated, and features three entirely new procedures including information on Rights Management. Other updates to the standard include a new, more accessible format, and updates to the sources of help and advice that are referenced throughout. SPECTRUM is available free of charge for non-commercial use by museums. It can be downloaded from the redesigned MDA website at http://www.mda.org.uk/spectrum.htm This page is a form to sign up for the non-commercial licence, either for an organisation or an individual. We encourage you to look at the licence before you download. Wire-bound print-outs can be purchased from MDA for 30 UKP incl. p&p (25 UKP for members of MDA). Orders should be addressed to MDA Publications on 01223 415760 or by email to [log in to unmask] MDA is supported in England by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA), http://www.mla.gov.uk Gordon. ******************************************************* Gordon McKenna e-mail: [log in to unmask] MDA The Spectrum Building, The Michael Young Centre, Purbeck Road Cambridge CB2 2PD, UK Tel: +44 1223 415760 Fax: +44 1223 415960 Setting the standard for managing collections information *************** http://www.mda.org.uk/ **************** ========================================================= 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).