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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Determine collection needs
   • Review collection material against organisational objectives and collection requirements
   • Determine priorities in consultation with key stakeholders
2. Assess collection material to be accessioned
   • Use options to identify material that could be accessioned to meet collection needs
   • Assess key internal and external factors that impact options
   • Obtain expert advice on material and its relevance to collections
   • Assess potential material for significance and relevance to collections according to organisational collection management policies
   • Examine records to establish provenance and confirm significance
   • Identify resources required for accessioning collection material
   • Develop recommendations for accessioning collection material according to collection needs
3. Coordinate accessioning of collection material
   • Seek approval for accessioning collection material
   • Establish clear conditions for accessioning collection material according to organisational procedures and guidelines
   • Organise appropriate resources to accession collection material according to approval and conditions
   • Comply with legal, ethical and financial requirements and cultural protocols in the accession process
   • Negotiate terms and organise transfer of rights according to organisational procedures
   • Document agreements and terms according to organisational procedures and guidelines
4. Coordinate de-accessioning of collection material
   • Identify material to be de-accessioned from collections
   • Consult with experts on the material to determine impact of de-accessioning on the collection
   • Select options to de-accession material
   • Develop and implement recommendations for de-accessioning collection material according to organisational policies and strategies

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to:

make and justify decisions regarding accessioning and de-accessioning collection material to meet collection needs

apply organisational procedures and guidelines to manage development of collections

negotiate and document processes and agreements in relation to collection material.

Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided at least once.

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Knowledge Evidence

To complete the unit requirements safely and effectively, the individual must:

identify and interpret organisational procedures and guidelines regarding managing specific items and whole collections

identify and explain the purpose of subject matter expertise, including curatorial and conservation

locate and interpret sources for accessioning and de-accessioning options

interpret and explain information regarding comparable collections and their importance

describe legal, ethical and financial requirements for accessioning and de-accessioning

locate and interpret cultural protocols for collections development and management that impact accessioning and de-accessioning of cultural material, including those for Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander material

explain security issues associated with collection material.

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