Thursday, July 25 2002, noon to 3 p.m., broadcast to seven sites simultaneously
Instructors: Faith Bad Bear, Lin Nelson-Mayson, Claudia Nicholson

The final session will discuss intellectual control of the collection and legal issues facing museums today, such as long-term loans, the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), interstate and international transport, and the Endangered Species Act. De-accessioning, toxic material disposal and dealing with hazardous collections, including firearms and pharmaceuticals, will be discussed. The role of a collection committee will be clarified and defined.

12:00 Introductions
12:15 Long-term loans
1:00 Deaccession / Role of Collection Committees
1:30 10 Minute Break
1:40 NAGPRA
2:00 Endangered Species Act (CITES)
2:30 Disposal of Toxic Materials
Legal; firearms, pharmaceuticals, fish &wildlife, interstate & international
2:45 Questions and Wrap-Up
3:00 Network shut off

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Manual Chapter

• A. Intellectual Control
• B. Legal Issues Affecting Museums
  1. NAGPRA
     • a. Defining NAGPRA-affected Collections
     • b. NAGPRA timeline and work schedule
     • c. (Insert list of collections affected by NAGPRA in your museum)
     • d. (List contact names and addresses for tribes)
  2. Endangered Species Act (CITES)
     • a. Defining Endangered Species
     • b. (Insert list of endangered species collections in your museum)
  3. Disposal of Toxic Materials
     • a. Defining Hazardous Collections
     • b. Staff safety
     • c. (Insert list of potentially hazardous collections in your museum)
     • d. (Location of nearest hazardous waste disposal unit.)
  4. Interstate & international transport
  5. Insurance
• C. Long-term loans
• D. Deaccesioning
  1. Role of Collections Committee
  2. Sale, donation, destruction
  3. Necessary documentation