It has been seven years since “Managing Previously Unmanaged Collections” first saw the light of day. Rowman & Littlefield kindly asked me if I want to do a new edition and I am inclined to shout: “Heck, yeah!”

But it has been a long while since the first edition and basically, I said all I had to say back then. So, I am handing it over to you: What do you want to see enhanced? What did you miss? What was unnecessary and can be “deaccessioned” in the new edition?

Did you use the book for managing your own (or your institution’s) unmanaged collection? I’d love to hear from you! Do you want to provide a new real-world story in the new edition? I would be delighted to! Have you used the book and it shows because it is dog-eared and full of notes? Please, I want to see those photos of the book in action!

Please submit your advice and ideas to me by July 31, 2023.

The world has changed, but some things didn’t. Even after so many years, you can still reach me at angela.kipp@museumsprojekte.de Subject: Second Edition

With the overtaking of twitter by some people I would rather not be affiliated with, I have changed to Mastodon as the friendlier alternative. You can find me there as @registrartrek@glammr.us and you can follow the RegistrarTrek blog by following @admin@world.museumsprojekte.de

Take care and I am looking forward to hearing from you!

Angela