I would think that the impetus for the deaccessioning matters in answering this question. If the item is being removed b/c it is no longer viable or in disrepair, that does not connote a moral decision or judgement as to the nature of the item. However, if the item is deaccessioned specifically because it, by it's very nature, is considered offensive, then I would construe that as "editing" the content of the collection. Anne Doss PS--I'd like to thank everyone for their responses so far; please keep them coming! >From: Jill Brush <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: research help >Date: Tue, 9 Nov 1999 13:16:49 -0600 > >Does deaccessioning fall into the category of "editing a collection?" > >Jill Brush >Curator >Kansas State Historical Society > >========================================================Important >Subscriber Information: > >The Museum-L FAQ file is located at >http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ museum-l.html. 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). ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ museum-l.html. 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).