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Sorry hit the wrong button With best wishes, Gill Campbell Head of Environmental Studies English Heritage Fort Cumberland Fort Cumberland Road, Portsmouth P04 9LD tel: 02392 856780 -----Original Message----- From: The Forum for Information Standards in Heritage (FISH) [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of CAMPBELL, Gill Sent: 18 October 2006 14:23 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [FISH] Benchmarks in Collection Care Now Available on Collections Link Website Reference for your bibliography All the best Gill -----Original Message----- From: The Forum for Information Standards in Heritage (FISH) [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Gordon McKenna Sent: 18 October 2006 11:32 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [FISH] Benchmarks in Collection Care Now Available on Collections Link Website Apologies for cross-postings: MDA is delighted to announce that Benchmarks in Collection Care for Museums, Libraries and Archives is now available from the Collections Link website as an interactive database. Benchmarks in Collection Care is a self-assessment checklist to help collections holders evaluate how well they are caring for their collections, to give an indication of where and what improvements might be needed, and to provide a practical framework for measuring improvement. Peter Winsor, Collections Link Project Director, commented, 'The publication of Benchmarks in Collection Care is one of the most significant additions to Collections Link since the service was launched earlier this year. The site is the only place where practitioners can find the original document, along with a simple Word version of the checklist and the interactive Access database version - making this a much more flexible, user-friendly resource.' The scheme uses three practice levels, Basic, Good and Best, to evaluate the quality of practice in nine broad categories, including storage, conservation, environmental monitoring and control, and emergency preparedness. Benchmarks is simple to use by institutions of any size. Possible reasons for completing an assessment include: * To develop a forward plan * As preparatory work for an application for a development grant * To make a case for additional resources from a governing body * As part of an application to MLA for Designated Collection status Benchmarks in Collection Care is one of a range of resources added to the Collections Link service in recent months, alongside the new Accreditation Resource Directory and the Standards in Museum Care of Collections series. To download Benchmarks in Collection Care, please visit: http://www.collectionslink.org.uk/collections_care ******************************************************* Gordon McKenna e-mail: [log in to unmask] MDA The Spectrum Building, The Michael Young Centre, Purbeck Road Cambridge CB2 2PD, UK Tel: +44 1223 415760 Fax: +44 1223 415960 Setting the standard for managing collections information *************** http://www.mda.org.uk/ ****************