Collection development policy project

1. Collection development policy project Based on our understanding of the mission, goals, and objectives of the Greensboro Historical Museum.

2. Introducing the:local historical museum Presentation includes: Analysis of user population Explanation of mission, goals, and objectives Description of budget priorities Plan for maintaining quality collection Resource sharing planning

3. Introduction to museum City owned and operated under the library system Annual budget for museum approximately $700,000 Decreased approximately $35,000 from previous year Collection budget is $7000 Employs 10 full-time positions Free admission Non-circulating collection Includes 25,000 historic objects Almost 700,000 items in archives

4. Analysis of user population Please note: the following analysis is based on attendance of High Point Museum City population is estimated at over 104,000 per the latest census Attendance statistics are from 2012-2013 Total attendance thus far is over 9,700 Population is largely composed of Caucasian adults attending as individuals

5. Missions, Goals, and Objectives Mission statement: The Local Historical Museum (LHM) strives to collect, preserve, and represent the cultural, economic, and social diversity and history of Local to establish a collective memory and sense of community for current and future generations. Goals: Include and maintain artifacts Preserve and document history Maintain collection responsibly and ethically Objectives Maintaining and preserving current collections Systematically evaluating collection Develop long-term collections plan Additional future items shall fall within the scope of the LHM Mission

6. Budget Priorities Re-housing Projects $350 Archival Supplies $2400 Artifact Conservation $1360 Inventory No money allocated at this time Fine Arts Insurance $2100

7. Maintaining quality collection Given the current budget situation, the museum will abide by the following plan to maintain a quality collection: Acquisitions No purchasing funds Rely on donations Collection Care Prioritizes conservation and preservation “Adopt an Item” program Overhead Funds Insurance Computer support programs Additional Funds Requested for special projects

8. Maintaining quality collectioncontinued Utilizing Needs Assessments Partnering with museum board and members of the museum Compare collection with similar local historical museums Quantitatively – Number of items in collection/archives Utilize surveys to record visitor satisfaction Qualitatively – Visitor satisfaction surveys

9. Resource sharing Collection is non-circulatory Loaning and borrowing: Short term Enhance temporary exhibits Long term Placed in museum’s custody for unspecified time Outgoing Requests granted to other institutions for exhibit or study Borrowing institution responsible for insuranceand moving fees, Majority of archives are available digitally Events can be held at museum facility

10. Questions or comments? Created by Kelsey Cheshire, Breanne Crumpton, and Will Jones