Management of Heritage Collections November 1993
Overview
The scope of the audit included a review of: the strategic management of each agency including the corporate planning process and the use of performance indicators; the effectiveness of collection development policies and the determination of whether acquisitions to the State Collection were consistent with the overall objectives of each agency and in accordance with the collection policies; the implementation of deaccessioning policies as a means of ensuring the continuing relevance of certain aspects of the State Collection; the research direction and activity particularly with respect to maximising the utilisation of the State Collection; issues relating to maximising the accessibility of the collection to the public for the purposes of exhibition or research; the effectiveness of conservation guidelines aimed at ensuring the preservation and restoration of the State Collection; the adequacy of storage facilities in providing safe and environmentally stable conditions in which to house the State Collection; the registration, documentation and cataloguing of the collections; and the security of the State Collection including disaster planning procedures.