Legal, insurance and security

LIS 1 MUSEUM COLLECTING POLICIES AND LOAN A/B AGREEMENTS / M.E. WARE (Association of Independent Museums, 1988)

AIM Guideline No. 14: a practical guide to negotiating loan agreements.

LIS 2 CHARITABLE STATUS FOR MUSEUMS ( Association of Independent Museums, 1981)

AIM Guideline No. 3: provides advice on the legal aspects of forming a charitable trust.

LIS 3 INSURANCE FOR INDEPENDENT MUSEUMS (Association of Independent Museums, 1981)

AIM Guideline No. 7: a very useful guide which tackles such topics as the valuation of exhibits, volunteer workers and high premiums.

LIS 4 EMPLOYMENT PRACTICE & LAW FOR INDEPENDENT MUSEUMS / D. ROOKLEDGE (Association of Independent Museums, 1985)

AIM Guideline No. 9: a useful guide for the smaller museum.

LIS 5 THE ROLE OF TRUSTEES IN INDEPENDENT MUSEUMS / (Association of Independent Museums, 1987)

AIM Guideline No. 11: offering advice to the laymen in a number of key areas.

LIS 6* EMERGENCY MANUAL -Museum and Record Office East Midlands Museums Service (Sponsored by Municipal Mutual)

LIS 7+ THE CHARITIES ACT

A nation-wide programme on the implications of the 1992 Charities Act, Trustee liability and incorporation, and investment matters. For senior charity staff, trustees and their advisors.

LIS 8 MUSEUM SECURITY AND PROTECTION / DAVID LISTON (ed) (ICOM & the International Committee on Museum Security, 1993)

A handbook for cultural heritage institutions which addresses issues of security. Comprehensive , practical coverage of issues such as theft and intrusion, decay , fire and safety of staff and visitors.

LIS 9 THE EFFECTIVE MUSEUM TRUSTEE -A WORKING MANUAL (Area Museum Council)

This manual is not a text book but a source of practical assistance to help perform the important role of museum trustee

LIS 10 LIS 10 was wrongly added-it is really LIS 8-same book

LIS 11 CHARITABLE TRUSTS FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES/SIMON RANDALL CBE & PHILIP HEATH of Lawrence Graham Key legal and practical issues

LIS 12 THE LEGAL STATUS OF MUSEUM COLLECTIONS IN THE (2 copies) UNITED KINGDOM/JEREMY WARREN (ed)

Museum and Galleries Commission. The subject of legal status of museum collections is immensely complex. In the course of preparing this booklet, it has become increasingly apparent that there are few definitive answers, and many open or unexplored questions. This booklet is therefore being published in the first instance as a “Green Paper” on which the MGC will welcome comments.

LIS 13 IMPROVING MUSEUM SECURITY: MGC GUIDELINES FOR GOOD PRACTICE (Museums and Galleries Commission 1997)

Designed to help museums and galleries better their overall standards of security by outlining all the appropriate security means available.

LIS 14 WORKING WITH CONTRACTORS: GUIDELINES ON ENVIRONMENTAL AND SECURITY PROTECTION DURING CONSTRUCTION WORK IN MUSEUMS (Museums and Galleries Commission, 1998)

Designed to help prevent accidents, injury and damage, a ‘best practice’ guide for issues of environment, collection care, safety and security.

LIS 15 COMMITTEE FOR MUSEUM SECURITY / (Study Series, International Council of Museums, 1997)

Security considerations, techniques and equipment and standards.

LIS 16 DISASTER PLANNING AND EMERGENCY TREATMENTS IN MUSEUMS; ART GALLERIES, LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES AND ALLIED INSTITUTIONS (The institute for the conservation of cultural material incorporated, 1978)

LIS 17 THE HEALTH & SAFETY HANDBOOK (For Voluntary & Community Organisations) (Directory of social change,1998)

LIS 18 A GUIDE TO COPYRIGHT FOR MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES/ Peter Wienand, Anna Booy and Robin Fry) (Routledge, 2000)

A reference tool for everyone in museums and galleries who has to deal with questions of copyright.

LIS 19 Treasures in Trust: A Review of Museum Policy (Department of National Heritage)

LIS 20 Code of Ethics for Museums: ethical principles for all those who work for or govern museums in the UK (Museums Association, 2002)

LIS 23 Code of Ethics for Museums (ICOM, 2002)

LIS 24 The Guidelines: The Data Protection Act 1984 (The Office of the Data Protection Registrar, 1997)
Includes an Introduction to the Act, Definitions, the Register and Registration, Data Protection Principles, Individuals' Rights, Exemptions, Enforcements and Appeals, and a Summary.

LIS 25 The Data Protection Act 1998: An Introduction (The Office of the Data Protection Registrar, 1998)

LIS 26 Security in Museums, Archives & Libraries: A Practical Guide (re:source, 2003)

LIS 27 Keeping arts safe: protection of children, young people and vulnerable adults involved in arts activities (Arts Council England with the NSPCC, 2003)
This document aims to work toward the protection of children, young people and vulnerable adults who are involved in arts activities. It has been compiled to support organisations and individuals by raising awareness of issues and developments.

LIS 28 Loans Between National and Non-National Museums: New Standards & Practical Guidelines (National Museum Directors' Conference, 2003)

LIS 29 Approved Document M: Building Regulations 2000, Access to and use of buildings (Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, 2004)

LIS 30 Dealing in Tainted Cultural Objects - Guidance on the Dealing in Cultural Objects (dcms, 2003)

LIS 32 Data Protection for Voluntary Organisations / Paul Ticher (2nd ed) (Directory of Social Change, in association with Bates, Wells & Braithwaite, 2002)
This book covers the Data Protection Principles, who and what the Act applies to, the rights of individuals as 'Data Subjects', the responsibilities of voluntary organisations, incorporating Data Protection into your policies and procedures, and promoting and maintaining good Data Protection practice.

LIS 33 Risk Management for Museums / SBJ Stephenson (Association of Independent Museums, 2000)
The information in this Focus Paper has been produced to help museums in the development and maintenance of risk management systems with the aim of reducing or preventing future losses.