Department of the Interior Museum Program - Preserving our Legacy
Bureaus and Offices within the Department with museum collections

Bureau of Indian Affairs
More than 5,600,000 items
Housed at 102 BIA locations and 71 other institutions

Bureau of Land Management
More than 11,400,000 items
Housed at 3 BLM locations and 121 other institutions
Bureau of Reclamation
More than 2,800,000 items
Housed at 9 BOR locations and 19 other institutions
Fish & Wildlife Service
More than 5,600,000 items
Housed at 173 FWS locations and 217 other institutions

Indian Arts & Crafts Board
More than 11,000 items
Housed at 3 IACB
locations

Minerals Management Service
55 items
Housed at 4 MMS locations
National Business Center
More than 5,700 items
Housed at 1 NBC location and 2 other institutions
National Park Service
More than 120,000,000 items
Housed at 321 NPS locations and 570 other institutions
Office of the Special Trustee
112 items
Housed at 5 OST locations
US Geological Survey
More than 40,000 items
Housed at 4 USGS locations and 2 other institutions

Employment and Contracting Information
USAJOBS - Your career in the U.S. Government starts here!

Internships - Through the National Council for Preservation Education

FedBizOpps - A conduit to the entire Federal contracting community

Harpers Ferry Center Office of Acquisition Management - Negotiates and establishes contracts and assistance agreements for the National Park Service


 

Interior Collections Management System

ICMS is a commercial off-the-shelf software system configured for the Department of Interior (DOI). This database management system was developed to accession and catalog DOI museum collections. In addition, the system includes multiple functions covering documentation, preservation and use of collections.

The ICMS User Manual is available below for users from all DOI bureaus and offices and their partner repositories. Each section, chapter, and appendix is available as a PDF file.

ICMS User Manual Section
PDF
Title Page
Table of Contents
Quick Reference
Introduction
Chapter 1: System Basics
Chapter 2: I. Cataloging an Archeology Object
Chapter 2: II. Cataloging Archival/Manuscript Collections
Chapter 2: III. Cataloging an Ethnology Object
Chapter 2: IV. Cataloging a History Object
Chapter 2: V. Cataloging a Biology Specimen
Chapter 2: VI. Cataloging a Geology Specimen
Chapter 2: VII. Cataloging a Paleontology Specimen
Chapter 3: Supplemental Records
Chapter 4: Associated Modules
Chapter 5: Printing and Reports
Chapter 6: Data Entry and Advanced Editing
Chapter 7: Finding and Grouping Records
Chapter 8: Moving and Sharing Data
Chapter 9: Tools
Appendix A: System Requirements
Appendix B: Installation and Setup
Appendix C: Functional Cross-Reference
Appendix D: Public Search
Appendix E: Lexicons
Appendix F: Archives Module
Appendix G: Imaging and Multimedia
Appendix H: The Collections Management Report
Appendix I: The Automated Inventory Program
Appendix J: The Automated Checklist Program
Appendix K: Support

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Interior Museum Program, Mail Stop 2607
1849 C Street, NW
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Last modified:January 2011

Featured Museums

Sherman Indian School
Riverside, CA
Bureau of Indian Affairs

Anazazi Heritage Center
Dolores, CO
Bureau of Land Management

Grand Coulee Dam Visitor Center
Coulee Dam, WA
Bureau of Reclamation

National Conservation Training Center
Shepherdstown, WV

Fish & Wildlife Service

Southern Plains Indian Museum
Anadarko, OK
Indian Arts & Crafts Board

Interior Museum
Washington, DC
National Business Center

Yellowstone National Park Heritage and Research Center
Gardiner, MT
National Park Service


Contact information:

Interior Museum Program
1849 C St NW MS 2607
Washington, DC 20240

Phone: 202-208-4698

Fax: 202-513-0822

Location:
Main Interior Building
Room 2071

The Interior Museum Program is a part of the Department of Interior's Office of Acquisition and Property Management

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