Deaccession Info

These fields are required to track the status, progress, and completion of a deaccessioned object.

Field	Scope
ARC Deaccession Approval Date	date of presentation to Acquisition Review Committee for approval to deaccession, record only when approved
Director's Deaccession Approval Date	date of BMA executive director's signature to approve deaccession
President or Chancellor's Deaccession Approval Date	date of university representative's signature date, highest level of approval is based on the value of the object
Disposition Date	date of transfer of custody to another collection, dealer, or auction house

Dispostion Method

Method	Scope
Destroy	object destroyed by disaster or as legally required
Loss	marked as lost after X amount of years
Repatriation	return or lost or stolen object to it's country of origin
Return to Owner	return to owner of abandoned property
Sale	sold via dealer or auction house for monetary gain (or exchange for work of equal value with dealer)
Transfer	gift of object to another cultural institution within and outside of UT System