I would see no problem with putting accession lists on the museum's website. However I would leave off contact details for donors (unless they are other museums/public companies) and where donors have requested anonymity I would replace their names with "anonymous donor" or similar. I would not expect valuations to be in the accession register but I would leave off any valuation information if it was there. Most archives in the UK do publish accession information any so do many museums. Although we don't put our accession list on our website at present we would have to release the information in response to requests under a Freedom of Information Act request, when we published a paper annual review we used to include the information in that publication. Trevor Reynolds Collections Registrar English Heritage, 1 Waterhouse Square, 138 Holborn, London EC1N 2ST Telephone +44 (0)20 7973 3482 -----Original Message----- From: Museum discussion list on behalf of Museum Consultant Sent: Thu 08/11/2007 17:17 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Accession Files Access For registration or collections management offices - has anyone put their accession list on a website? What are the feelings about posting the accession list to the general public? We are a private museum not a state, county or federal establishment. Nancy Lins Administrator PO Box 969 103 Jefferson Street Oconomowoc, WI 53066 Ph: (262) 569-0740 visit: www.oconomowochistoricalsociety.com ========================================================= 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). _________________________________________________________________________________ This e-mail (and any attachments) is confidential and may contain personal views which are not the views of English Heritage unless specifically stated. If you have received it in error, please delete it from your system and notify the sender immediately. Do not use, copy or disclose the information in any way nor act in reliance on it. Any information sent to English Heritage may become publicly available. ========================================================= 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).