{"product_id":"things-great-and-small-9781442277441","title":"Things Great and Small","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis revised edition of Things Great and Small is a comprehensive resource for preparing and applying collections management policies. Simmons reviews current ideas and literature on the subject, highlights the issues that collections management policies should address, and explains the pros and cons of choosing some policy options over others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith this second edition, Things Great and Small (first published in 2006) maintains its position as an exemplary resource in the field because of its comprehensiveness, accessibility, and approachable writing. This is a how-to manual for museum professionals, board members, and others seeking to engage in the collaborative process of preparing and implementing collections management policies. Resources, approaches, and processes are offered throughout the 20 chapters, which feature content ranging from definitions to processual writing about collection management policies, collections care, documentation, digitization, disposal, and deaccession. The text is enlivened by 11 figures, 31 vignettes, and 42 tables. The vignettes (for example, “When Policy Meets Reality”) offer short-form narratives that elucidate the gap between theory and practice—between the teaching and instruction of museum studies and the practices undertaken in the real world—which, in turn, serve as starting points for discussion in the seminar room as well as the museum. In addition, a robust list of nearly 200 references includes standard texts, journal articles, and current literature on approaches. Three appendixes offer a glossary, the AAM code of ethics, and laws and legislation regarding the titles and control of collections. An invaluable resource for museum, historical society, and archives professionals and scholars working in these arenas.  Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students, researchers, faculty, professionals. * CHOICE *\u003cbr\u003eSimmons provides information for all types of museums - whether large or small, new or established - and for institutions with all types of collections, whether art, science, history, technology, or living.  Things Great and Small is an exhaustive compendium of essential advice for administrators, registrars, and collections staff, and lays a solid foundation for collections management, with valuable updates in this new edition. -- Stephanie Carson, senior museum registrar, Office of the Registrar, American Museum of Natural History\u003cbr\u003eSimmons is able to take a complicated and quite varied matter and present it in a manner that is approachable and easy to understand for museums of all sizes. Things Great and Small spells out the intricacies of museum policies writing in a thorough way, which is useful to the novice museum professional as well as the weathered museum veteran, and everyone in between. Whether it is someone’s first time working in a museum\/writing policies, or their 20th year, Simmons’ work is a must-have on the shelves of any person working or thinking about working in a museum. -- Sebastián E. Encina, collections manager, Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, University of Michigan\u003cbr\u003eDetailing the key points that go into creating a strong collections management policy, this updated edition is a comprehensive guide that incorporates recent changes in the field. An invaluable resource for museums of all sizes and collections. -- Danielle Hall Bennett, associate registrar for Collection Management, The Walters Art Museum and president, Association of Registrars and Collections Specialists\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1: Considering Collection Management Policies  Chapter 2: Preparing Collection Management Policies  Chapter 3: Introductory Sections  Chapter 4: Authority  Chapter 5: Scope of Collections and Categories of Collections  Chapter 6: Acquisitions, Accessions, and Registrations Chapter 7: Deaccessions and Disposal  Chapter 8: Loans  Chapter 9: Objects in Custody  Chapter 10: Documentation  Chapter 11: Collections Care  Chapter 12: Collections and Collection Information Access and Use  Chapter 13: Risk Management and Insurance  Chapter 14: Intellectual Property  Chapter 15: Digitization  Chapter 16: Cultural Property  Chapter 17: Ethics  Chapter 18: Appraisals, Identifications, and Research Services  Chapter 19: Policy Review and Revision  Chapter 20: Epilogue: When Policy Meets Reality  Appendix A: Glossary Appendix B:  American Alliance of Museums Codes of Ethics for Museums  American Alliance of Museums The Accreditation Commission’s Expectations Regarding Collection Stewardship  Appendix C: Laws and Legislation","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040010371415,"sku":"9781442277441","price":73.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781442277441.jpg?v=1750945504","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/things-great-and-small-9781442277441","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}