Note the section "Get to Grips with Copyright." Thank you, Gordon!
Amalyah Keshet Head of Image Resources & Copyright Management The Israel Museum, Jerusalem Chair, MCN IP SIG ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gordon McKenna" <gor...@mda.org.uk> To: "Museum Computer Network Listserv" <mcn-l at mcn.edu> Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 12:26 PM Subject: [MCN-L] Benchmarks in Collection Care Now Available on CollectionsLink Website > Apologies for cross-postings: > > MDA is delighted to announce that Benchmarks in Collection Care for > Museums, Libraries and Archives is now available from the Collections > Link website as an interactive database. > > Benchmarks in Collection Care is a self-assessment checklist to help > collections holders evaluate how well they are caring for their > collections, to give an indication of where and what improvements > might be needed, and to provide a practical framework for measuring > improvement. > > Peter Winsor, Collections Link Project Director, commented, 'The > publication of Benchmarks in Collection Care is one of the most > significant additions to Collections Link since the service was > launched earlier this year. The site is the only place where > practitioners can find the original document, along with a simple > Word version of the checklist and the interactive Access database > version - making this a much more flexible, user-friendly resource.' > > The scheme uses three practice levels, Basic, Good and Best, to > evaluate the quality of practice in nine broad categories, including > storage, conservation, environmental monitoring and control, and > emergency preparedness. > > Benchmarks is simple to use by institutions of any size. Possible > reasons for completing an assessment include: > > * To develop a forward plan > * As preparatory work for an application for a development grant > * To make a case for additional resources from a governing body > * As part of an application to MLA for Designated Collection status > > > Benchmarks in Collection Care is one of a range of resources added to > the Collections Link service in recent months, alongside the new > Accreditation Resource Directory and the Standards in Museum Care of > Collections series. > > To download Benchmarks in Collection Care, please visit: > > http://www.collectionslink.org.uk/collections_care > > > ******************************************************* > Gordon McKenna e-mail: gordon at mda.org.uk > MDA > The Spectrum Building, > The Michael Young Centre, > Purbeck Road > Cambridge CB2 2PD, UK > > Tel: +44 1223 415760 > Fax: +44 1223 415960 > > Setting the standard for managing collections information > *************** http://www.mda.org.uk/ **************** > > _______________________________________________
