study deck 145

Question 1

acquisition

Answer 1

an asset or object bought or obtained, typically by a library or museum.

Question 2

accession

Answer 2

a new item added to an existing collection of books, paintings, or artifacts.

Question 3

authority file

Answer 3

Authority files contain names and subjects that can be added to catalog records to simplify searching by providing a consistent vocabulary for access points.

Question 4

AAM

Answer 4

American Alliance of Museums

Question 5

bequest

Answer 5

the act of giving assets such as stocks, bonds, jewelry, and cash, to individuals or organizations,

Question 6

best practices

Answer 6

commercial or professional procedures that are accepted or prescribed as being correct or most effective.

Question 7

canon

Answer 7

canon is defined as the ideal standard by which other things are measured. In art history, this means the canon is defined by bodies of works that are of “indisputable quality” within a culture or have passed an ambiguous test of value that deem the works worthy for study.

Question 8

climate controlled environment

Answer 8

having or providing artificial control of air temperature, humidity, and movement. a climate-controlled museum

Question 9

conditional report

Answer 9

Condition Report, provides a basic overview of a property’s condition and the risks it may contain.

Question 10

cultural property laws

Answer 10

Cultural property law is the body of law that protects and regulates the disposition of culturally significant material, including historic real property, ancient and historic artifacts, artwork, and intangible cultural property.

Question 11

epistemology episteme

Answer 11

The term “epistemology” comes from the Greek words “episteme” and “logos”. “Episteme” can be translated as “knowledge” or “understanding” or “acquaintance”, while “logos” can be translated as “account” or “argument” or “reason”.

Question 12

restricted/unrestricted gift

Answer 12

A restricted gift is one that is designated for a specific purpose, whereas an unrestricted gift allows the nonprofit to use it in whatever way it wishes to further its mission.

Question 13

deaccession

Answer 13

officially remove (an item) from the listed holdings of a library, museum, or art gallery, typically in order to sell it to raise funds.

Question 14

disposal

Answer 14

the process used to remove permanently an object from the Museum’s collection or to document the reasons for an involuntary removal

Question 15

held in trust

Answer 15

If something valuable is kept in trust, it is held and protected by a group of people or an organization on behalf of other people. The British Library holds its collection in trust for the nation. [

Question 16

heterotopia

Answer 16

Heterotopia is a concept elaborated by philosopher Michel Foucault to describe certain cultural, institutional and discursive spaces that are somehow ‘other’: disturbing, intense, incompatible, contradictory or transforming. Heterotopias are worlds within worlds, mirroring and yet upsetting what is outside.

Question 17

IMLS (Institute of museum and library services)

Answer 17

The Institute of Museum and Library Services is an independent agency of the United States federal government established in 1996.

Question 18

mission statement

Answer 18

A mission statement is defined as an action-based statement that declares the purpose of an organization and how they serve their customers. This sometimes includes a description of the company, what it does, and its objectives. A mission statement is a short summary of your company’s purpose.

Question 19

NAGPRA

Answer 19

The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, Pub. L. 101-601, 25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq., 104 Stat. 3048, is a United States federal law enacted on November 16, 1990.

Question 20

NEH (National Endowment for the Humanities)

Answer 20

The National Endowment for the Humanities is an independent federal agency of the U.S. government, established by the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, dedicated to supporting research, education, preservation, and public programs in the humanities.

Question 21

Provenance

Answer 21

he place of origin or earliest known history of something.

Question 22

precatory language (related to a donor’s request)

Answer 22

Precatory expressions are commonly used in wills and trust and are not binding.

Question 23

preparator

Answer 23

a person who prepares scientific specimens or museum displays.

Question 24

repatriation

Answer 24

the return of something to its country of origin.

Question 25

home location (database management)

Answer 25

where the object is usually stored

Question 26

object ID

Answer 26

ID to identify and record cultural goods

Question 27

taxonomy

Answer 27

branch of science concerned with classification