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Cataloguing :: Technical Services
Art and Antiquities :: Theft

Artefact - Group of companies providing technical and information services for museums, galleries and archives.
Meta Description: [ Collections for museums, galleries and other collections are best managed by ArteFact, one of Europe's leading collection management systems ]

Berding 3D Scanning - Provides laser scanning and reverse engineering services. Converts physical forms into 3D digital data for use in 3D CAD solid modeling, rapid prototyping, simulation for museums and other advanced technologies. Includes details, sample downloads and contact information. Located in Milford, Ohio.
Meta Description: [ Berding 3D Scanning provides reverse engineering and laser scanning services for efficient and accurate capture of 3-D digital data from physical forms. With our range of 3D laser digitizing technologies, we capture the details of the smallest part or largest building and with their portability ... ]

British Museum Materials Thesaurus - Hierarchical list of terms and everyday nomenclature used to standardize documentation terminology within the British Museum.

Categories for the Description of Works of Art - Guidelines for formulating the content of art databases.

Developments In Museum And Cultural Heritage Information Standards - Information system standards and management of museum collections.

Factsheets On-line - A large range of paper-based forms and informational sheets for use in documentation from the Museum Documentation Association.

Guide to the Description of Architectural Drawings - Descriptive standards for architectural drawings in museums and libraries.
Meta Description: [ A guide to describing and cataloging works of architecture and related objects (drawings, sketchbooks, albums, etc.). ]

Handbook of Standards Documenting African Collections - Standards for documentation and cataloguing of African collections in museums and cultural institutions.

Interactive Multimedia in Museums - Discussion of multimedia collection databases, orientation guides, and exhibit support programs from Information Online.

International Guidelines for Museum Object Information - The CIDOC Information Categories, a description of the information categories that can be used when developing records about the objects in museum collections.

500 Kestrel 3D laser scanning - Provides high resolution, full color laser scanning of museum artifacts. Resultant scans can be used for archiving assets, reconstructing artifacts or developing educational multimedia resources. Located in Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.

Object ID - The need for and use of Object ID standards with cultural property.
Meta Description: [ Welcome to the website of Object ID, an international standard for describing art, antiques and antiquities to help combat theft ]

RCAHMS / NMRS Scottish Thesaurus of Monument Types - Documentation standard used in the description of monument types relating to the built and buried heritage in Scotland.

Standards Program of the Getty Research Institute - The mission of the Getty Standards Program centers on enhancing worldwide access to cultural heritage information by promoting guidelines and practices critical to developing, managing, and delivering information online.
Meta Description: [ Getty Research Institute data standards and guidelines for enhancing access to the visual arts information and related disciplines. ]

The Art and Architecture Thesaurus - Glossary of terms for describing and retrieving information on fine art, architecture, decorative art and material culture.
Meta Description: [ The Art & Architecture Thesaurus© (AAT) is a structured vocabulary for describing and indexing the visual arts and architecture. ]

The Computerized Accession Ledger - Museum computer consultant Robert A. Baron's discussion of accession methods in relation to computerized records and hand written, bound records.

Trevor Croucher DataGraphics - Collection management and database service specializing in digital cataloguing of artifacts such as prehistoric lithics collections.
Meta Description: [ Publishing services, editorial services, book design, illustration & production. Local & Family History projects & publications, self-publishing. Cataloguing, databasing & collection management. From manuscript or idea to printed page or CD-ROM. ]

Vocabulary of Basic Terms for Cataloguing Costume - Includes terminology for women's, men's, and children's garments. Provided by the ICOM International Committee for the Museums and Collections of Costume.