Useful Documents
COTMA, COTMA Member Produced Documents Linked Documents or other documents.
The following documents or links to other documents available on the web are provided as a service to members and friends. Most of these documents have been referenced in the COTMA Member News Updates.
COTMA or COTMA Member Produced Documents
COTMA Principles for Membership Relations
COTMA Statement of Purpose - gives information about COTMA itself and its Members including contact details.
COTMA - VicTrack Protocol re W class parts
Linked Documents
Electric Railways ICS Textbook c1901
Military Railways - revised edition 1917 - US Corps of Engineers
Links to Conservation Documents
Small Museums Cataloguing Manual (4th Edition) Museums Australia(Vic)
The Burra Charter (ICOMOS Australia)
re Collections Online - extensive resources and guidelines on the preventative care of items
BePrepared - a valuable guide on writing disaster preparedness plans
The Riga Charter (FEDECRAIL)
Sharing Our Stories (National Trust of Australia (WA), Museums Australia, Lotterywest)
Significance - A Guide to Assessing the Significance of Cultural Heritage Objects and Collections
Collection Management Systems - a Collections Australia Guide to the various systems available