Editing Collections Management Policy (section)

==Appendix: Definitions==

A collection object is an item that has been or is in the process of being accessioned into the collections.
Accessioning is the formal process used to accept and record an item as a collection object.
De-accessioning is the formal process used to remove permanently an object from the collections.
Loans are temporary assignments of collection objects from the museum, or temporary assignments of similar objects to the museum, for stated museum purposes such as exhibition and research. These assignments do not involve a change in ownership.
Objects placed in the custody of the museum are items that are not owned by the museum but are left temporarily in the museum for other than loan purposes, such as for attribution, identification or examination for possible gift or purchase.
 

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