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Explaining and critically reviewing management procedures such as performanceindicators and strategic planning this book shows how techniques frommainstream management can be used to facilitate a holistic and professionalapproach to the business of conservation and collection preservation. It offerspractical guidance on strategy quantitative planning and condition surveyingand presents many solutions to the challenges faced by museum staff andconservation specialists.This new edition takes into account changes such as the arrival of the HeritageLottery Fund policies for access and the growing convergence of museumslibraries and archives. It also highlights the advent of digital collectionsand the use of information and communications technology. Learn about professional management information techniques and how to applythem to the preservation of collections Covers the latest issues in conservation management including information ondigital collections to give readers a full understanding of the subject An ideal reference which demystifies the issue of management «