The document discusses standards that can benefit museums and cultural institutions. It introduces Collections Trust and their programs including Collections Link, Culture Grid, and Excellence in Collections. It discusses how Collections Trust helps institutions improve practices through standards like SPECTRUM 4.0 and benchmarks. The standards are meant to help institutions become more efficient and sustainable while increasing impact through a framework focused on mission, collections care, use, learning and development.

1. SPECTRUM 4.0 & how standards can benefit us all Nick Poole, CEO, Collections Trust

2. Where next for Museum Standards? Nick Poole, CEO, Collections Trust

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11. Conceptual model of an organisation People use systems to implement processes which generate information. It is an holistic view – each of these elements acts on the other. Efficiency comes when they exist in balance. Value comes when they are motivated towards an external purpose. Sustainability comes when they can adapt in response to emergent needs.

12. Conceptual model of museum functions Museums have traditionally been presented as a balance between access and preservation. This misses both the emergent/ dynamic nature of what we do, and the intellectual capital which is generated. Cultural value emerges from the interaction of caring for material, acquiring and developing collections, promoting their use and developing new knowledge from them.

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32. http://standards.collectionslink.org.uk

33. http://www.vocman.com/cultureGrid

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37. BSI PAS 198 OBJECT Intended lifespan Intended use Material properties Object factors Heat Light Humidity Pollution Ventilation Environmental factors Energy use

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