Registration Methods for the Small Museum (American Association for State and Local History)

Registration Methods for the Small Museum has been the definitive guide to registration methodology for small museums since 1978. The book covers all aspects of the registration process and provides practical solutions for the small museum professional in a concise, readable manner. This step-by-step guide begins with developing policy and takes the reader through acquisition, numbering, accessioning, documentation, loans, and deaccessioning. It is a great introduction to both manual and computer systems and can help those that are unfamiliar with museum registration systems learn more about their collections. The fifth edition updates the handbook to fit the registration systems in today’s small museums and provides additional forms that weren’t in previous additions of the book.

Features include:
Easy to understand forms and templatesOverviews of both manual and computer registration systemsOverview of the acquisition processOverview of the cataloging processOverviews of museum loansExamples of a collections policy and registration manual for a small museumGuidance for small museums on how to create a new registration system or interpret the one they have

Daniel B. Reibel worked in the museum field for over fifty years as a curator or director. His career began at the Detroit Historical Museum and he went on to work at the Allen County – Fort Wayne Historical Society and the Old Barracks Museum giving him his experience with small museums. He had a twenty-five-year career with the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission as director of Old Economy Village, the Landis Valley Museum, and Washington Crossing Historic Park and as a regional director.

Deborah Rose Van Horn has worked in the museum field for almost twenty years. She has spent the last fourteen years at the Kentucky Historical Society. Deborah is currently the chair of the Southeastern Registrars Association, and she has also served on the board for the Registrars Committee of the American Alliance of Museums as the southeastern representative.