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<p class="MsoNormal">The Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts is looking for organizations to serve as beta-testers for our upcoming
<b>Collections</b> <b>Management Policy Toolkit (CMPT).</b> Developed with funding from the
<b>Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)</b>, the Toolkit <span style="color:black;background:white">
is a free online tool that allows you to build a custom Collections Management Policy for your institution. Developed with help from nationally renowned experts in the collections management field, the CMPT will guide users step-by-step through the development
process to create a policy that is uniquely tailored an organization’s collection and meets professional, ethical, and legal standards.
</span>We at CCAHA have been hard at work over the last year building out this tool and are excited to be entering one of the final phases of development: testing!
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<p class="MsoNormal">Before officially launching the CMPT this fall, we are recruiting a small number of collecting institutions who will receive early access to the tool to test its functionality and help us ensure that the final product can serve a wide variety
of organizations and collection types. So whether you’re looking to build a Collections Management Policy from scratch or need to revise one that’s out-of-date, the CMPT is here to help!<span style="background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We want to ensure our beta testers represent a wide variety of institution types, sizes, and geographic regions, so we are asking all interested beta testers to share some details about their organization
<b><a href="https://forms.monday.com/forms/7871f3242dcec68900a7a84b2e82c800?r=use1">using the form here.</a>
</b>If your organization is a good fit, we’ll be in touch with more details about the beta testing process and how to get started creating your very own Collections Management Policy!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Please note:</b> Organizations selected for beta testing will be expected to complete at least 75% of the policy-building process and report all feedback to CCAHA by August 15<sup>th</sup>. Before submitting, please consider any upcoming
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