The IMA's collecting and deaccessioning practices have utilized technology to provide public access, openness, and transparency in museum operations.[78] Unveiled in March 2009, the museum's online deaccession database lists every object being deaccessioned and links new acquisitions to the sold objects that provided funds for their purchase.[15] The IMA has been praised for being the first among museums to openly share their deaccessioning practices and for including the ability to post public comments on entries in the searchable database.[13][79] The IMA also developed the Association of Art Museum Director's (AAMD) Object Registry, a database that helps museums more easily abide by the 1970 UNESCO ruling that prevents illicit trafficking of antiquities.[16][80] Since 2003, the IMA has systematically researched the provenance of artworks created before 1946 and acquired after 1932.[81]