I am in the process of developing an internal review / comment process for licensing products. Its something that might be extended to publications, though that is a somewhat different matter for us. Do you (or anyone on the list) have a written procedure they can share as a model? Feel free to respond off-list. Many thanks. Melissa Smith Levine Associate Director, Finance & Administration The Wolfsonian - Florida International University 1001 Washington Avenue Miami Beach, Florida 33139 Tel 305-535-2655 Fax 305-531-2133 [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: David Harvey [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2004 9:19 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Internal Requests for Reproducing Artifacts In my many years at Colonial Williamsburg we had a Product Review Committee composed of various department representatives (Research, Products, Historic Trades, etc. who would review proposed ideas and prototypes for accuracy and compatibility with the existing product line. This worked very well because all of the interested parties had a voice in the process and nothing could go forward without consensus. Reproductions were sourced either internally by our own historic trades staff, by craftsman contractors, or licenses were issued by contract with large firms. Some of us in conservation were also part of the process in being involved whenever anything beyond measurements and drawings were involved, such a making molds from original objects or elements of objects. Our department charged off our time and materials to products development fund. I also remember hearing that a percentage of any product sales from reproductions would go into the collections acquisition fund. Cheers! Dave David Harvey Conservator Los Angeles, California USA ========================================================= 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). ========================================================= 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).