Collecting, Processing and Managing Secondary Documentation at the Archaeological Museum of Istria Using the Example of its Exhibition, Publishing Activity and Special Event Holdings

Sa？etak Since the foundation of the Archaeological Museum of Istria, the importance of collecting documentation material has been recognised. Alongside other secondary documentation materials, the then Documentation Service (today’s Documentation Department) also stored Museum’s publications and materials printed for exhibitions. In 2002, the Regulations on the Content and Management of Museum Material Documentation have been adopted, and in 2003 inventory books for the holdings of Exhibitions and Publishing Activities were introduced, into which data was manually entered. Due to the continual reception of documentation material and increasing number of users, and coinciding with the ongoing development of information technology, the desire for modernising data processing and management also grew. Hence, in 2005, computer processing and management of museum documentation has been introduced. Given that the Archaeological Museum of Istria also organises numerous events, a holding called Special Events was also established