DSWG: Checklist for Museums for better software procurement

CIDOC fact sheets are produced to disseminate to the museum world, information on aspects of museum documentation in a simple format. This CIDOC fact sheet shows, in 8 steps, how an object can be registered after entering the museum. This step by step method is applicable, depending on the museum's circumstances, to both manual and computerized registration systems.

CIDOC fact sheets are produced to disseminate, in a simple format, information on aspects of museum documentation. This fact sheet is concerned with the methods used for labelling and marking of objects with their accession or inventory number. The methods to apply the number to the object are not always agreed upon. However, there are some rules generally accepted in the museum community. As this fact sheet can only give summarised information, it concludes with some literature for further reading.

CIDOC fact sheets are produced to disseminate, in a simple format, information on aspects of museum documentation. This fact sheet is concerned with the methods used for photographing objects so that they can be readily identified. These recommendations may not apply to all cases. However, there are some rules generally accepted in the museum community. As this fact sheet can only give summarized information, it concludes with some literature for further reading.