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MDA, the UK’s lead organisation on the management of information about museum
collections, has published the revised edition of SPECTRUM, the documentation
standard for museums.
SPECTRUM has been developed in partnership with over 100 museum
professionals and is recognised nationally and internationally as the authoritative
source of best practice in documentation. It includes 21 procedures, eight of which
are defined as requirements of the Museum, Library and Archive Council’s (MLA)
Museum Accreditation Scheme, the national minimum standard for museums. The
procedures cover all aspects of the management of an object within a museum’s
collections, from acquisition to loan or disposal.
The revised edition has been comprehensively updated, and features three entirely
new procedures including information on Rights Management. Other updates to the
standard include a new, more accessible format, and updates to the sources of help
and advice that are referenced throughout.
SPECTRUM is available free of charge for non-commercial use by museums. It can
be downloaded from the redesigned MDA website at
http://www.mda.org.uk/spectrum.htm
This page is a form to sign up for the non-commercial licence, either for an
organisation or an individual. We encourage you to look at the licence before you
download.
Hard copies can be purchased from MDA Publications for £30 incl. p&p (£25 for
members of MDA). Orders should be addressed to MDA Publications on 01223
415760 or by email to
[email protected]
MDA is supported in England by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council
(MLA),
http://www.mla.gov.uk
Nick Poole
Director
MDA
The Spectrum Building
The Michael Young Centre
Purbeck Road
Cambridge
CB2 2PD
Telephone: 01223 415 760
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.mda.org.uk
