Robert A. Baron, Papers on Museum & Arts Computerization

Robert A. Baron

III. Papers on Museum and Arts Computerization:

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NOTICE to Libraries and Librarians:
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A collection of books and articles relating to collection management issues
is available as a gift to non-profit 501 (c) 3 organizations.
There are four large boxes of these materials.
Direct inquiries to Robert Baron, Box 93, Larchmont, NY 10538
(As time permits, a list of available items will appear in this space.)
BOX Number 1

The Forgotten Applications
Citations, Object Usage, Rights & Reproductions, and Photo Archives
1994-2002, unpublished

The Computerized Accession Ledger
What is the function of the Registrar's paper logbook
in the age of computers? (Registrar, 1991):

Using MARC for Collection Management: Arguments Against
Spectra (A publication of the Museum Computer Network), 1995.

Computerized Collection Management: A Primer
Registrar (A publication of the Registrars Committee of the American Association of Museums),
Vol. 4, No. 2 (Fall 1987), 2-6.

Choosing Museum Collection Management Software
The Systems Analysis: Its Methods, Functions and Benefits
A discursive paper discussing a wide range of topics relating to
Systems Analysis and Data in a Museum Setting (unpublished).

The Swap Project
Building a Museum Database from the Bottom Up
A pre-publication version of the paper published in
The International Journal of Museum Management and Curatorship
Vol. 8, No. 1 (March 1989), pp. 11-32.
Readers will smile when they read the lengths taken to build a large
database with limited media, but may find the lessons on database architecture
and systems building still useful. (6/29/98)

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