Christina,

What collections database software do you use? A number of them either have an object condition report template or allow you to create and link one with your catalogue files. Since you will be taking the time to do condition reports during your move it would be good to have them linked with your catalogue records for the objects so the information is in the same place. As a conservator I have always been overjoyed when previous condition and conservation treatment records were part of the portfolio in the objects catalogue database. It can be very helpful in knowing the history of the object over the years.

Cheers!
Dave

David Harvey
Senior Conservator & Museum Consultant
Los Angeles CA
www,cityofangelsconservation.weebly.com


On Wed, Apr 16, 2014 at 12:04 PM, Christina McClellan <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Dear Museum L-Servers, 

Our museum is looking into digitizing our condition reports.  I was wondering if any of you have done this before?  What format do you use? How do you store the reports? (Do they upload immediately to your collections database? Or do you have to save them on a separate file on the computer?)  
We are about to move our art collection from our old building to a new one, and would like to inventory and condition report as we go. So any advice or suggestions on ways to do condition reports on an iPad, or other mobile technology besides a laptop would also be greatly appreciated. 

Thank you all for your help and time, 
Christina

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Christina McClellan, M.A., M.S.




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