An institution’s collections care and business practices are defined by its written policies and procedures. Institutional memory is often lost through staff changes, but best practices are encoded in these important documents. This program will provide an overview of policy and planning documents that are essential for collections care, such as collections management policies, handling guidelines and maintenance policies. Participants will learn the critical components of these documents and tangible examples of how to adapt them to different institutions will be given. Also, policy development, approval and implementation responsibilities of staff, volunteer and board will be discussed.
Fee: $50
Location: The Rosenbach Museum and Library
Speaker: Laura Hortz Stanton, Director of Preservation Services, CCAHA