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AAM & RCAAM Publications

  • Archaeological Standards Press Release (word) (Aug. 2008)

  • Standards Regarding Archaeological Materials and Ancient Art (pdf)

  • 1998 Blank Standard Facility Report (Word)
    Please continue using this version until the revised version is available from AAM.

  • Revised Standard Facilities Report
    Invaluable as an analytical tool, this new revision in PDF format has been brought up-to-date and is easier to use.It is available for purchase through AAM’s website
    Your computer must be running at least Adobe Reader version 7.0 Click here to go to the Adobe download site.


  • Museum Registration Methods, 5th edition. new from the AAM Press
    and RC-AAM (2010).





  • Beyond Fingernail Polish III handbook - Latest Version

    Contact Devon Pyle-Vowles at dpvowles@adlerplanetarium.org to order.

    Updated for the Workshop "The Numbering of Objects for Museums, Historical Houses and Private Collections," Presented by Helen Alten, Northern States Conservation Center, AAM Annual Meeting in Portland, Oregon, May 22, 2003. Sponsored by the Registrars Committee of the AAM.

    This handbook includes updated information from both the Beyond Fingernail Polish I and II along with new information prior to the workshop in 2003. It includes new sections on labeling plastics and bar-coding. There is also the lecture notes from the workshop by Helen Alten. (162 pages with a 9 page bibliography) It is designed to assist collections staff in making an informed choice when marking and labeling collection objects.

    Available from the American Association of Museums The following publications were authored and edited by RC-AAM and its members. They may be ordered directly from AAM Bookstore. Don't forget that your AAM membership gives you a discount on the purchase of these items.

    Registrars on Record: Essays on Museum Collections Management,
    Edited by Mary Case.

    This volume chromcles the daily challenges, defines the wide scope of museum registration practice, provides historical perspectives, and conveys the excitement of working with the wide range of museum collections. Policy development, legal aspects, and new technologies are portrayed from the vantage point of museum veterans with shared values and ethical commitment.

    Courierspeak: A Phrase Book for Couriers of Museum Objects,
    by Cordelia Rose. [Out of print, copies may be available from Amazon]

    The only sourcebook of its kind, Courierspeak is a multilingual, pocket-sized reference on protecting and caring for art and other precious materials during transit. Both training tool and manual, this book provides every step in the couriering process. The phrases are provided in six languages - English, French, German, Japanese, Russian, and Spanish - and are illustrated with lighthearted cartoons by Anna C. Blofield. Click here to
    search to the Amazon.com website for it.

    The New Museum Registration Methods,
    4th edition, Edited by Rebecca A. Buck and Jean Ailman Gilmore.

    An all-new version of the "bible of museum regrstrars", this long-awaited volume was written by over 60 museum registrars and other professionals. It covers documentation, collections management, registration processes, administrative %nctions, risk management, and ethics and legal issues. It is sure to assume the position of its predecessors and the basic reference book.

 

RCAAM Newsletters

 

RCAAM Condition Reports

 

RCAAM Annual Reports

 

RCAAM Manual

 

Agreements

 

Contributions

 

Past Workshop Materials

Workshop: How To Deal With Your Old Loans
presented at AAM Conference, New Orleans, LA, May 10, 2004
Coordinators: Devon Pyle-Vowles, Vice Chair of RC-AAM, Jane MacKnight

Panelists:

Ildiko P. DeAngelis, Director, Museum Studies Program
George Washington University, Washington, D.C.

Kathryn Speckart, Collections Manger, US Diplomacy Center
United States Department of State, Washington, D.C.

Jay Brennan Pattison, Registrar, Permanent Collections
Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, OH

Catherine E. Dean, Curator of Collections
APVA—Preservation Virginia, Richmond, VA

Jane MacKnight, Registrar
Cincinnati Museum Center, Cincinnati, OH

Devon Pyle-Vowles, Vice Chair of RC-AAM
Collections Manager, Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum, Chicago, IL

Special Appreciation goes to :

Katie Haigh, Registrar, Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, OH

Stephen Vowles, Computer Technician, Computer Support Ltd., Glencoe, IL

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