Efficient Documentation of Collections: The How and Why
- Objective:
- Understand the importance of documenting heritage collections. Identify the main steps and the purpose of each step.
- Duration:
- Reading: 15 to 20 minutes Quiz: 15 minutes
- 2.1 Why Should We Document Heritage Collections?
- 2.2 How Do We Document Heritage Collections?
- 2.2.1 Inventory
- 2.2.1.1 Counts
- 2.2.1.2 Physical Inventory
- 2.2.2 Cataloguing
- 2.2.3 Choosing the Appropriate Process
- 2.2.1 Inventory
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