museums association seminar presentation - practical support for accreditation - paul fraser webb...
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Presentation given by Paul Fraser Webb, Collections Manager at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, at the MA Conference, October 2011. Paul presents a case study of how the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust responded to an invitation to pilot the 2011 New Accreditation Scheme; the changes they made; the guidance they found helpful and what they achieved.TRANSCRIPT
Case Study:
Accreditation Pilot.
Invited to participate in the pilot scheme: Autumn 2010.
Submission date: April 2011.
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To be completed…
Complex organisation.
Integration of museum, library and archive.
All organisations experience change.
A&D Policy 2008 – 2012.
Fwd Plan 2008 – 2012.
Draft Corp Plan 2010 – 2016.
Accreditation should reflect what we do, not drive it.
Opportunity to pause and reflect.
Opportunity for external scrutiny.
Opportunity for internal audit of practice.
Need…
A benchmark against which to audit ourselves.
Models to fill in any policy or procedural gaps.
Results:
Self audit.
More integrated collections management plan.
Input into next forward plan.
External validation.
A better museum!