From everything that I have ever heard or read, it is considered highly unethical (and dangerous from a public relations standpoint) to use funds from the sale of deaccessioned collections for anything other than the acquistion or care or collections. Our policy states clearly that these funds can only be used for the above stated purposes. If other museums have policies that allow using these funds for non-collection purposes and/or have had positive experiences in this type of matter, I would also be interested in learning of them. Deborah Arenz Curator/Manager of Collections Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer 3133 W. Hwy. 34 Grand Island, NE 68801 308-385-5316 ext.169 Fax 308-385-5028 >From: Alex Barker <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: uses of funds from deaccessioned collections >Date: Wed, 24 May 2000 23:27:09 -0500 > >I'm collecting information on policies from museums on the uses of proceeds >from the sale of deaccessioned collections. Any summaries, examples or >comments would be welcome. For balance, I'd also welcome views for and >against the use of funds for purposes other than acquisition of >collections. > >AB > > >____________________________________ > >Alex W. Barker, Ph.D., RPA >Curator of Archaeology >Dallas Museum of Natural History >PO Box 150349 Dallas, TX 75315-0349 >(214) 421-3466 ext. 244 [log in to unmask] > >========================================================= >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). ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.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).