C2CC What is this? Solving Problems Found in Collection
Channel: AIC & FAIC
Date: 2017-11-13

Recorded: Tuesday, October 17, 2017

Not sure if something is a collections object or a remnant from a past program? Embarrassed that you can’t identify something on your shelves?  What do you do when you discover an unnumbered object in your collection? What if you have no paperwork at all for an object or the paperwork you have is too sketchy to distinguish individual objects from each other. If you find objects that have lost their identification tags, what should you do? What actions should you take to untangle such puzzles in your collections documentation?

This webinar will define what constitutes a Found in Collection (FIC) and will provide useful guidelines for documenting, researching, and numbering FIC items, as well as identify potential problems with disposal of FIC items.

https://www.connectingtocollections.org/found-in-collection/