Museum Handbook, Part III: Museum Collection Use

This NPS Handbook provides guidance on, and addresses issues of access to, and use of museum collections. The Handbook provides guidance on how to evaluate and document museum collections use; legal issues of museums, publications; 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional reproductions; other uses of museum collections; using museum collections in exhibits; and furnished historic structures; and other related issues.

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Chapters

• Table of Contents
• Introduction and Acknowledgements
• Chapter 1: Evaluating and Documenting Use
• Chapter 2: Legal Issues
• Chapter 3: Publications
• Chapter 4: 2-D Reproductions
• Chapter 5: 3-D Reproductions
• Chapter 6: Other Uses of Museum Collections
• Chapter 7: Using Museum Collections in Exhibits
• Chapter 8: Using Museum Collections in Historic Furnished Structures

Appendices

• A: Publications Glossary
• D: Planning a Research Space