SPECTRUM is an open and freely available collections management standard. It is recognised nationally and internationally, as the primary specification for collections management activity in museums. Currently in its 4th edition, it is used by more than 23,000 museums in 40 countries to improve the management, sustainability and use of Collections.
SPECTRUM is developed and maintained by the SPECTRUM Community and brings together the knowledge, expertise and experience of hundreds of museums, from nationals to volunteer run societies.
The SPECTRUM standard has been revised and republished several times since the first publication in 1994, with the publication of the most recent edition, SPECTRUM 4.0, in March 2011.
SPECTRUM 4.0 – contains the 21 SPECTRUM Procedures represented in flow diagram format, and includes the information groups relevant to each procedure.
