I hope to see responses online. This is something we need to institute here as well.

 

 

 

Hello TMS users!

 

We’re in the process of reviewing our cataloging procedures surrounding components. Our internal conversations end up in an infinite loop between when to create component records and when to create a series of parent/child records. We’re wondering where other institutions stand, and how you make decisions between creating multiple object records vs. components in a single object record? From tea service sets, to contemporary installations with a dozen different pieces, to simply things stored on different shelves … we’re wondering about it all.  

 

We’d especially like to hear from those that use and love components as their primary way to track multiple pieces of objects. Can you share (offline) your cataloging guidelines, and also samples of reports that display component information? A big struggle with us has been how to handle components on reports and we’d would love any feedback.

 

Many thanks!

 

Marin & Maddie

Princeton University Art Museum

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