Collection & Documentation and Research

Paper Code: 
MUS 152
Credits: 
04
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00

Aims methods and ethics of collections, excavations, explorations, field work.
Funds and special grants for collection.

Acts and Byelaws related to collection.
Exchange of museum materials
Long-Short term, permanent and extended terms

Documentation, identification, classification, accessioning, cataloguing, indexing, data processing, information retrieval and computerization

Insurance of Museum objects, photographic record of museum collection, Packing, transportation and storage of the museum objects.

Principles of Classification and methods of identification of museum materials.

Essential Readings: 

1. Dudley, D.H. & others : Museum Registration Methods
2. Bedekar, V.H : So You Want Good Exhibition.
3. Stolow, N : Conservation & Exhibition, Packing, Transport and Storage and Environmental Consideration.
4. Roychaudhary, D & OTHERS : Sangrahalaya Vigyan (Hindi)

Academic Year: 
2020-21
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