Directory of Documentation and Cataloguing Resources

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Contains sites for professional resources in collection management, documentation and provenance, and cataloguing.

Subcategories

• Museum Collection Software
• World War II Provenance Research

Resources in This Category

• Categories for the Description of Works of Art

  http://www.getty.edu/research/publications/electronic_publications/cdwa/index.html
  Guidelines for formulating the content of art databases.

• Doctor Dada: A Comparison of Interactive Multimedia and Face-to-Face Education in Museums

  http://doctordada.com/face-to-face-vs-multimedia.html
  Discussion of multimedia collection databases, orientation guides, and exhibit support programs from Information Online.

• Guide to the Description of Architectural Drawings

  http://www.getty.edu/research/publications/electronic_publications/fda/index.html
  Descriptive standards for architectural drawings in museums and libraries.

• Nominating Historic Vessels

  http://www.nps.gov/nr/publications/bulletins/nrb20/vs1.htm
  Prescribes the types of vessels which may be eligible for listing in the National Register as directed by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service.

• Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland

  http://www.rcahms.gov.uk/
  Independent non-departmental government body financed by Parliament, responsible for recording, interpreting and promoting the historic monuments of Scotland. Provides information about the Royal Commission and access to the CANMORE database of the National Monuments Record of Scotland.

• The Art and Architecture Thesaurus

  http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabularies/aat/
  Glossary of terms for describing and retrieving information on fine art, architecture, decorative art and material culture.

• The Computerized Accession Ledger

  http://www.studiolo.org/MusComp/LEDGER.htm
  Museum computer consultant Robert A. Baron's discussion of accession methods in relation to computerized records and hand written, bound records.

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