This page is part of the 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. For an outline of the Information Groups and Categories in the Guidelines, turn to the introductory list.
Purpose:
Deaccession and disposal information supports Security, Accountability, and Access. Without this information it is not possible to tell whether an object is missing or whether it has been actively deaccessioned.
Information categories:
Deaccession date
Disposal date
Disposal method
Disposal recipient
Examples:
Deaccession
date: 1992-01-12
Disposal date: 1992-01-13
Disposal method :
transfer
Disposal recipient: The Henley Rowing Museum
Notes:
Definition:
The date the object was formally struck from the accessions register.
Examples:
1994-03-01
Notes:
Move to beginning of Deaccession and Disposal
Definition:
The date a deaccessioned object was actually disposed of. This date may be later than the deaccession date.
Examples:
1994-03-01
Notes:
Move to beginning of Deaccession and Disposal
Alternate names:
Disposal type
Definition:
The method by which a deaccessioned object was disposed of.
Examples:
destruction
transfer
loss
sale
Notes:
Move to beginning of Deaccession and Disposal
Definition:
The person, group, or organization to whom a disposed object has been transferred.
Examples:
Giles Teaching Collection
Notes:
Move to beginning of Deaccession and Disposal
Move to outline of the Information Groups and Categories or the next section of the Guidelines, Description
file: guidedis.htm; author: CIDOC; updated June 1995