PROGRESS IN DOCUMENTATION: MUSEUM DOCUMENTATION

Abstract

A survey of the current state of documentation practice in museums is presented. This concentrates on the broad themes of the practice, making comparisons with analogous library procedures, where appropriate. A brief introduction to museums and their organizational framework within the United Kingdom is given. With this as background, the methods of documentation used by museums are reviewed, and a survey presented of current developments on an international and national scale.

Citation

ANDREW ROBERTS, D. and LIGHT, R.B. (1980), "PROGRESS IN DOCUMENTATION: MUSEUM DOCUMENTATION", Journal of Documentation, Vol. 36 No. 1, pp. 42-84. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb026691