Definition

The management and documentation of information concerning the current and past locations of all objects or groups of objects in the organization's care to ensure the organization can locate any object at any time. A location is a specific place where an object or group of objects is stored or displayed.

Requirements

The procedure for managing and documenting location and movement control must:

• Provide a record of the location where an object is normally displayed or stored;
• Provide a record of the location of an object when it is not at its normal location;
• Enable access to location information by, at the very least, object number and by location name;
• Provide an up-to-date record of the relocation of an object within the physical or administrative
  boundaries of the organisation;
• Provide an up-to-date record of any movement of an object across the physical or
  administrative boundaries of the organisation;
• Provide a record of the person responsible for moving an object;
• Provide a record or a statement of the persons responsible for authorising object movement;
• Provide a history of an object's previous locations, while in the organisation's care.

Standards, Guidelines + Use Cases

Use Cases

CDWA Current Location: Gallery/Shelf Location

CHIN Humanities Data Dictionary: Storage Location

Spectrum: Location and Movement Control

Services

Location Service
Movement Service

Schema

Location and Movement Control Schema
Storage Location Authority Schema