Location

Required: 2D objects, 3D objects, Born Digital.

Current Location

Definition

The current location of an object or group of objects.

Identifier

This should be a standardised system for recording the exact location of an object within a store. At 215 Euston Road, this may take the form of an alphanumeric string to record the store, bay and shelf number, or simply the box number within a collection. For offsite materials, it refers to the identifying barcode number.

This should not be made visible to the public for security reasons.

General Location

To increase the interoperability of the record and for transparency, all records should state where they are currently held; the majority of our collection will be held by Wellcome Collection.

Former Location

Definition

The former location or locations of an object or group of objects.

Identifier

This should include all known previous locations connected with the object or group of objects.

This should not be made visible to the public for security reasons.

General Location

If known to be previously held by another institution, the current or most recent name of the organisation should be included in the record.