Thanks, great information. I probably should have been more specific. It¹s not just computer hardware. We have AV equipment such as mics, video cameras, cables, headphones, external drives, etc.
So we¹ll still need to figure out a solution for those items. Best, Heather Marie On 1/8/15, 12:21 PM, "Douglas Hegley" <dheg...@artsmia.org> wrote: >In Minnesota, we're lucky to have this organization: >http://www.pcsforpeople.com/ >I would hope that there is something similar near to you. You might even >consider contacting PCs for People to see if they know of other >organizations doing similar work. >Some other things to keep in mind: >- Caution over software licensing and proprietary data: make sure to >reformat or remove + destroy all hard drives >- Staff disclosure: staff will want to take old computers home themselves, >but it's generally a bad idea in terms of tax implications and potential >support issues >- Cost: many salvage companies will want to charge you to remove your >equipment; these charges might be negotiable, so push hard and/or find a >service that is free >- Document: all serial numbers, hard drive destruction/certification, tax >receipts, expenses, written contractual agreements, etc. >- Make sure that Accounting and Legal are totally on-board before doing >anything! >Good luck, >Douglas > >On Thu, Jan 8, 2015 at 9:30 AM, Heather Marie Wells < >heathermarie.we...@crystalbridges.org> wrote: > >> All, >> >> Please, excuse cross-postings. >> >> I'm inquiring as to what other museums do when it comes to liquidating >> hardware. We have equipment that we have upgraded over the years and we >> would like to stop taking up our storage spaces with it. >> >> Do you resell it, recycle it, donate it to another organization or >> something else entirely? What are your procedures for doing this like? >> What kind of documentation do you keep on the process? If you have a >>formal >> written policy, would you, please, share it? >> >> Thanks, >> Heather Marie >> >> >> >> Heather Marie Wells >> >> Digital Media Specialist >> >> Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art >> >> 600 Museum Way >> Bentonville, AR 72712 >> >> 479-418-5700 (main) >> CrystalBridges.org<http://crystalbridges.org/> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum >>Computer >> Network (http://www.mcn.edu) >> >> To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu >> >> To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: >> http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l >> >> The MCN-L archives can be found at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/ >> >> > > >-- >Douglas Hegley >Director of Media and Technology >Minneapolis Institute of Arts >2400 Third Avenue South >Minneapolis, MN 55404 >(612) 870-3072 | dheg...@artsmia.org | www.artsmia.org _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/
