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ethics of deaccessioning



Archival colleagues:

I have been told the American Museum Association Code of Ethics specifically
forbids using the proceeds of sale of deaccessioned museum materials for
anything other than purchase of a new artifact.  The current SAA Code of
Ethics mentions nothing about deaccessioning whatsoever, perhaps, because we
may "weed" duplicate documents, but rarely sell these materials.  If an
archives decids to deaccession materials that don't fit into its collection
policy, it usually shreds them, offers them to another institution, or
returns them to the donor.

Can you give me some deaccession examples from your own experience and the
ultimate disposition of this material?

Thank you,

Tawny Ryan Nelb
Nelb Archival Consulting, Inc.
5610 Woodberry Ct.
Midland, MI  48640
(517) 631-1011
tawnyrn@aol.com

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