What is in a Spectrum Procedure?
Each procedure has:
A definition that tries to sum up the procedure in a single sentence.
A fuller note on the scope of the procedure, which explains when to use it (and, at times, when to use a different procedure).
The Spectrum standard. This is what you should aim to achieve, however you do it. There are two parts to the standard:
Some policy questions you will need to consider.
The minimum requirements you should meet in your museum’s own written procedure. An example or two suggests why each is important.
A suggested procedure (and it is only a suggestion) given in two formats:
A workflow diagram summarizing the suggested way of doing things.
A text version, which includes the information requirements for the procedure (see below). Where needed, the text versions of suggested procedures also include guidance notes.