Things Great and Small

Collection Management Policies

By: John E. Simmons

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Paperback | 23 April 2024 | Edition Number 3

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Collection care is a fundamental responsibility for museums and other collecting institutions, and the foundation of collection stewardship is good collection management policies. The new third edition of Things Great and Small continues to be a comprehensive resource for developing, implementing, and revising collection management policies and includes new information for addressing prolonged or permanent closure of museums, wider parameters for collection storage environments, and sustainable collection management practices to cope with climate change. Drawing on more than 50 years of experience as a collection manager, educator, consultant, and AAM Museum Assessment Program peer reviewer, John E. Simmons reviews the most recent collection management thinking and literature, helps determine which policies an institution needs, and provides guidance on policy content. In this new edition, coverage of critical areas is expanded, including digital objects, intellectual property rights, deaccessioning, decolonization, standards and best practices, collection storage environment parameters, managing off-site storage facilities, health and safety, laws and regulations, risk management, and sustainable collection management practices. With more than 50 tables and charts and model policy templates, this major publication is aimed at museums of all kinds, historic houses and sites, and other collecting institutions.

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Simmons takes a complicated subject matter and presents it in an approachable and understandable manner for museums of all sizes. Things Great and Small spells out the intricacies of museum policies writing in a thorough way, proving useful to the novice museum professional as well as the weathered museum veteran and everyone in between. Whether it is a person's first museum position or their 30th year in the field, Simmons' work is a must-have for all museum professionals.

--Sebasti?n E. Encina, Associate Director of Curation & Exhibition, Minnetrista Museum & Gardens, Muncie, IN

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