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Alex Dawson

“Collections Trust’s services are practical and relevant - because we have contact with so many people who look after collections we know what’s needed and how to deliver it.”

Alex Dawson
Head of Programmes

Collections Trust Books

The Collections Trust's Practical Guide series is designed to give practitioners, volunteers and students the skills they need to manage their collections effectively. The first four books in the series are available now, and further titles will be published over the coming months, including a guide to security.


 Copyright: a practical guide

Written by Naomi Korn and Gordon McKenna

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Copyright: a practical guide provides essential guidance for anyone wishing to manage copyright in a collection. This book will be of interest to archive, library and museum professionals and provides a first stop in copyright guidance for collections managers, archivists, curators, librarians, volunteers, students and trustees.

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This book is now available to pre-order. For your copy, please complete the order form and return it to the Collections Trust. Orders will be dispatched in early January 2010.

Price: £25.00 (10% discount for Collections Trust loyalty card holders).

To enquire about discounts on bulk orders of 10 or more copies, please contact us.


Collections Management: a practical guide

Written by Susanna Hillhouse

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Collections Management: a practical guide is the essential source of reference for anyone responsible for collecting, caring for, and recording information about cultural collections and making them accessible to other people. The framework method described in this book is based on that set out in BSI PAS 197: Code of Practice for Cultural Collections Management.

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To order your copy, please complete the order form and return it to the Collections Trust.

Price: £25.00 (10% discount for Collections Trust loyalty card holders).

To enquire about discounts on bulk orders of 10 or more copies, please contact us.


Pest Management: a practical guide

Written by David Pinniger

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Pest Management: a practical guide provides cultural heritage organisations with essential information on identifying and dealing with pest problems, and gives comprehensive guidance on implementing an effective pest management programme.

A free copy of the new English Heritage/Collections Trust insect pest identification poster will be supplied with every copy ordered.

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To order your copy, please complete the order form and return it to the Collections Trust.

Price: £25.00 (10% discount for Collections Trust loyalty card holders).

To enquire about discounts on bulk orders of 10 or more copies, please contact us.


Documentation: a practical guide

Written by Margaret Harrison & Gordon McKenna

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Documentation: a practical guide is the essential first stop for anyone wishing to manage a museum collection and its documentation to a high standard. For those with no previous museum experience it presents the basics of documentation clearly and concisely, and for those with more experience it provides an easy-reference guide to good documentation.

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To order your copy, please complete the order form and return it to the Collections Trust.

Price: £25.00 (10% discount for Collections Trust loyalty card holders).

To enquire about discounts on bulk orders of 10 or more copies, please contact us.


SPECTRUM

Edited by Gordon McKenna & Efthymia Patsatzi

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SPECTRUM is recognised both nationally and internationally as the industry standard for Collections Management. Now in its 3rd, revised edition, SPECTRUM has been developed in partnership with over 100 museum professionals.

The latest edition can be downloaded free for non-commercial use from the SPECTRUM pages, and hard copies are available for purchase as ring-bound print-outs via the downloadable order form.

Price: £35.00, or £31.50 for Collections Trust loyalty card holders.


BSI / Collections Trust Code of Practice for Cultural Collections Management

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The Collections Trust has worked in partnership with the British Standards Institute to develop an innovative new standard: BSI PAS197:2009: Code of Practice for Cultural Collections Management.

Produced in consultation with leading practitioners across libraries, archives and museums, this new standard provides a blueprint to enable senior decision-makers to take an integrated and strategic approach to the business of delivering next-generation services through Collections Management.

Copies of the Code of Practice are available to purchase from the BSI website at:
http://www.s2d6.com/x/?x=c&z=s&campaignid=912&affiliateid=54221&t=http://www.bsi-global.com/en/Shop/Publication-Detail/?pid=000000000030175180

Price: £58.00


MDA legacy publications

The Collections Trust has a limited stock of books published by its predecessor body MDA. These are available to order from the remaindered books page or from the Collections Link shop. Please note that in many cases the content of these publications has been superseded by updated advice available free of charge on the Collections Link website.