Valuing your collection : a practical guide for museums, libraries and archives /

This book addresses the issues around valuing objects in cultural collections, ranging from high-value to low or no-value, including practical advice on how to assign values and examples from museums, libraries and archives. There is an increase in lending and borrowing, meaning more loans which req...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Matassa, Freda (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London : Facet Publishing, 2017.
Subjects:
Museums > Collection management.
Archives > Collection management.
Collection management (Libraries)
Antiquities > Valuation.
Archival materials > Valuation.
Books > Valuation.
Appraisal of archival materials.
Books > Evaluation.
Musées > Gestion des collections.
Archives > Gestion des collections.
Gestion des collections (Bibliothèques)
Documents d'archives > Évaluation.
Livres > Évaluation.
collections management.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Museum Administration & Museology.
REFERENCE > General.
TRAVEL > Museums, Tours, Points of Interest.
Archival materials > Valuation
Archives > Collection management
Books > Valuation
Museums > Collection management
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • List of figures and tables
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The difficulty of valuation
  • 3. Law and ethics
  • 4. Insurance
  • 5. Alternatives to insurance
  • 6. Valuing your collection
  • 7. Valuing an entire collection
  • 8. Assigning a value
  • Case studies: valuing different types of objects
  • Templates
  • Appendix 1: UK Government valuation of cultural items
  • Appendix 2: European Report, Valuation of Works of Art for Lending and Borrowing Purposes
  • Appendix 3: Glossary
  • Index.

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