Cataloguing Requirements

The BMA core cataloguing fields for objects are as follows:

1. Object number
2. Artist (object related constituent)
3. Title
4. Date
5. Medium
6. Dimensions
7. Object Type
8. Collection Classification
9. Nationality or Place Made (object geography)
10. Work on paper?
11. Edition
12. Signature
13. Donor, funder, source (related constituents)
14. Provenance related constituents
15. Value

Required fields for new acquisitions are:

1. Artist biography for internal records
2. Acquisition justification

These fields are required to record accession details:

1. Credit line
2. Date of accession
3. Object status
4. Acquisition type
5. Committee approval date (as of May 2022, the Acquisition Review Committee)