Professionals from the museum, library, and archive sector will guide you through the structures and processes which underpin different kinds of collections. You will learn about international collections management standards, different classificatory systems, and relational databases.
By the end of this session you will:
- meet others doing collections-based research and discuss and compare challenges specific to your project
- be aware of how cataloguing can help and hinder collections-based research
- understand how to use finding aids and other tips for navigating specialist collections.
Doctoral Training Programme: collections-based research
This event is part of our Doctoral Training Programme: collections-based research series. Attend as few or as many sessions as you like.
22 Oct 2025: Navigating collections (at The MERL)
26 Nov 2025: Reading objects, images and documents (at The MERL)
03 Dec 2025: Collections-based research, theories and methods (online)
14 Jan 2026: What's not there? Absences in collections (online)
04 Feb 2026: Teaching with collections (at The MERL)
04 Mar 2026: Digital research with collections (online)
15 Apr 2026: Research engagement and impact with collections - skills for PER (at The MERL).
