Approaching Regional Collections Mapping

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• Approaching Regional Collections Mapping
• Anna Siddall
• Senior Development Officer - Collections

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• Content
• Regional Context
• Current Projects
• - Archives Mapping
• - Collections Mapping

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Regional Context

• NEMLAC SRA since April 2001
• Archives 29 in total 4 County RO
• Libraries 12 public authorities (250 branches)
  5 Unis 22 Colleges 5 Learned
• Museums 85 (3 designated) Local Authority
  Unis Independent Private

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Strategic Aims

• Support improve the management by the sector of
  the regions heritage and cultural resource
• Promote support the development and adoption of
  professional and other service standards across
  the sector
• Ensure museums, libraries and archives provide
  appropriate, good quality well-managed
  facilities

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• Current Projects
• Regional Archives Survey
• Collections Mapping

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Regional Archives Survey

• Archive collections in museums, libraries as well
  known archive repositories
• Establish Scope and content
• Assess quality of care and management
• Database report then

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Collections Mapping

• To establish who holds what, in what quantities
  and of what significance and quality and
  benchmark the stewardship of the regions museum
  collections
• Cornucopia
• Benchmarks
• Plus contemporary collecting issues

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• How will NEMLAC use the mapping?
• Regional Stewardship Priorities
• Collaborative Collecting
• Full Disclosure Regional Digitisation Strategy

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• North East Museums, Libraries
• Archives Council
• www.nemlac.co.uk
• anna.siddall_at_nemlac.co.uk