Carrie-
I’m not
sure I understand your question….maybe I’m trying to make it too complex.
1)I create
a map of each room/area and give each unit, case, shelf, etc a number,
2)On my
inventory sheet I record the location at the top and only use one sheet per
location
3) On the
inventory sheet, we always record the item #, description, and condition.
4) If the
area is very complex, I record on the map when each area is complete
5) Once an
area is complete, I reconciling the information ASAP and file the forms by
room/exhibit
I would be
happy to share our procedures with you or discuss the process I use. I have done many, many inventories of both
the current collection I am working with and also at the last museum which has
a very large and complex collection.
Tracie Evans
Collections Manager
Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum
PO Box 2570, Waco TX 76702
254/750-8631
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From: Carrie Snow
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Subject: Inventory procedure
Does any one have a
procedure for identifying areas of the collection to be inventoried or a
workflow for conducting an inventory that they would be willing to share?
We have a rough
mechanism identifying areas to be inventoried, but no formal policy. We
are being asked to start documenting our procedures and I would like
to see if we can improve our approach.
Thanks for your help,
Carrie Snow
Carrie Snow
Senior Registrar
Museum of Church History and Art
45 North West Temple Street
Salt Lake City, UT 84150
(801) 240-4619