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jfeagan

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The Conflict Between Public Trust and Surviving

The Conflict Between Public Trust and Surviving

This week we read about the controversial act of deaccessioning. As funding for cultural institutions continues to dwindle, more institutions are turning to selling part(s) of their collection. As our

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peartree4

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///Public (re)Record///

///Public (re)Record///

What is the public record? Is it the running list of top 10 Billboard hits? Twitter? Anything with an ISBN number and barcode? Or is it something less tangible yet infinitely more sanctimonious? Once I'm

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dduquette

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Where There's a Will, There's a Way: Creating a Document Directing Deaccessioning Upon a NonProfit's Demise

Where There's a Will, There's a Way: Creating a Document Directing Deaccessioning Upon a NonProfit's Demise

I, @dduquette, resident of Steemit, being of sound mind, not acting under duress or undue influence, and fully understanding the nature and extent of all my property and of this disposition thereof, do

dduquette

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What Not to Do In a Deaccession: Lessons from the Franklin Institute and the Berkshire Museum

What Not to Do In a Deaccession: Lessons from the Franklin Institute and the Berkshire Museum

Last week we discussed acquiring collections from collectors, and what a process that can be. This week, however, we are tackling a more complicated issue: deaccession, that is, getting rid of collections