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Collection Conundrums

Author : Rebecca A. Buck
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1493082094
Total Pages : 159 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book Collection Conundrums written by Rebecca A. Buck and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2023-12-21 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collection Conundrums: Solving Museum Registration Mysteries provides guidelines for investigating the oddities found in every museum collection - objects without record, identification or sometimes even a location - and determining what to do. Written by registrars Rebecca Buck and Jean A. Gilmore, editors of the best-selling The New Museum Registration Methods, this new volume contains essential information for museums large and small, new and old. The text offers solutions to the problems of old loans, undocumented objects found in collections, items lost in inventory, supplementary collections and more, as well as guidelines on how to keep problems from occurring in the first place. Features a history of registration methods and the standards for collection documentation and care, along with sample documents such as loan agreements, co-tenancy agreements, storage agreements and deed of gift. Recommended for everyone involved in collections planning and management.

Inventorying Cultural Heritage Collections

Author : Sandra Vanderwarf
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1538107260
Total Pages : 235 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (381 download)

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Download or read book Inventorying Cultural Heritage Collections written by Sandra Vanderwarf and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2022-03-14 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This two-part text opens with an argument few collections practitioners would contest: Regular inventories are central to meaningful, sustainable, and ethical collections preservation and access. But Vanderwarf and Romanowski argue that in practice—some 25 years working with diverse collections between them—inventories are uncommon: instead of functioning as a commonplace feature of collections care, they tend to be evoked as a last resort when a museum has lost control of its collection. Part I offers a flexible project management framework that illustrates strategies for reining in control of collections now. From identifying objectives that best serve the collection in question to securing stakeholder support and planning time and resources, Part I eliminates some guesswork around what may be an unprecedented and intensive project. To maintain the benefits of a project-style inventory, the authors then encourage practitioners to embrace inventory as an ongoing, evolving collections care function that reflects changing professional values and expectations from the communities museums serve. By centering computerized databases, barcoding, and digital collections, the authors further acknowledge these technologies as permanent, evolving features of collections and inventory practice that merit increased resourcing. Part II gives voice to practitioners around the world through case studies that affirm the vital role of inventories in regaining control of collections. Some of these inventories occurred during the course of everyday work, while others were responses to natural disasters and armed conflict. Still others may be seen as expressions of social justice. As much as the authors offer a guide to performing inventories, thereby filling a longstanding gap in the literature, they invite cultural heritage institutions to rethink how the stories held in collections can be better told and preserved through enhanced inventory practice. The book will benefit seasoned museum collections practitioners as well as those who lack access to formal museology education and training. The book targets stewards of cultural heritage and material culture collections with varying resources

Conundrums

Author : Harry Pearce
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062042750
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (62 download)

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Download or read book Conundrums written by Harry Pearce and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2010-09-21 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conundrum is a mind-stretch. Encrypting idioms into their typographic equivalents, Harry enlivens our everyday language and challenges readers to see that "time after time after time" or, at least, "more often than not" "the writing is on the wall." For fans of word puzzles, sudoku, crosswords, and all manner of mind games, Conundrum offers an artfully packaged, cleverly designed new challenge. Drawing upon, literally in this case, graphic puzzles that he began creating as a child, Harry's developed over 100 witty conundrums for this book that will stretch the mind as well as delight the senses. A member of the Alliance Graphique Internationale, a frequent lecturer and contributor to design discourse, an internationally recognized leader in design, and a founder of Lippa Pearce, one of the UK's most respected design agencies, Harry refines the way we see and communicate. Conundrum achieves nothing less than changing how we understand and interact with language.

Collections Care and Stewardship

Author : Juilee Decker
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1442238801
Total Pages : 106 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (422 download)

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Download or read book Collections Care and Stewardship written by Juilee Decker and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-07-15 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collections Care and Stewardship: Innovative Approaches for Museums considers best practices and innovations related to documenting collections with regard to movement and safe handling of items for transport, display, photography, and treatment; collections storage; and information-sharing within and beyond the museum.

The Jester's Magazine: Or, The Monthly Merrymaker

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 476 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Jester's Magazine: Or, The Monthly Merrymaker written by and published by . This book was released on 1767 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Conundrums, Riddles and Puzzles

Author : Dean Rivers
Publisher : anboco
ISBN 13 : 3736415524
Total Pages : 126 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (364 download)

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Download or read book Conundrums, Riddles and Puzzles written by Dean Rivers and published by anboco. This book was released on 2016-09-30 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A taste for guessing puzzles and enigmas is coeval with the race. The early Greeks were extremely fond of such intellectual exercises, and they are found in the language of all civilized nations. One of the brightest forms of these puzzles is that of the conundrum, the answer of which is usually a play upon words similar to the pun. Each language has its own particular form of this kind of wit, but the English language, on account of its composite nature, is especially rich in such forms of wit and humor. The compiler of this little volume has made a choice selection of conundrums from those in actual use among people belonging to refined and cultured society. They are classified under four principal heads—General Conundrums, Biblical Conundrums, Poetical Conundrums, and French Conundrums. Some of the most ingenious and interesting forms of wit will be found under each of these classes. In addition to these conundrums, the book contains a rare collection of arithmetical puzzles. These were especially prepared for the work by a mathematician of wide reputation who has used 4many of them in one of his own publications. They will be found of great interest to those who have a taste for numbers and their curious combinations and results. The collection as a whole will afford innocent recreation for the fireside and social circle, and thus contribute to the happiness of those who enjoy the higher forms of pleasure that flow from the exercise of the mind upon those subjects that require quickness of thought and a nimble wit. The Author.

Museum Collections Management

Author : Freda Matassa
Publisher : Facet Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1856047016
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (56 download)

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Download or read book Museum Collections Management written by Freda Matassa and published by Facet Publishing. This book was released on 2011-05 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This landmark publication is the first to draw together all aspects of museum collections management in one handbook. It is designed for anyone with responsibility for a cultural collection and covers everything a collections manager needs to know. It describes professional practice in managing cultural objects and works of art, whatever the size and nature of the collection. The book includes essential information on: Legal aspects of collections Ethical issues such as due diligence and immunity from seizure Up to date concerns such as sustainability, crossing borders and financial constraints Loans, acquisitions, inventory and movement. The book describes all collections management procedures in a simple step-by-step process and is clear and easy to use with all procedures based on international museum practice. Examples of real forms, policies and documents drawn from major museums are included throughout the text and act as guides for any transaction. Readership: Packed full of practical information, advice and good practice, this will be essential reading for all museum professionals, curators of private collections and museum studies students.

Riddles and Conundrums

Author : Paul William Kearney
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book Riddles and Conundrums written by Paul William Kearney and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Game, Set and Math

Author : Ian Stewart
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486150968
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (861 download)

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Download or read book Game, Set and Math written by Ian Stewart and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2013-02-04 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twelve essays take a playful approach to mathematics, investigating the topology of a blanket, the odds of beating a superior tennis player, and how to distinguish between fact and fallacy.

The World's Best Conundrums and Riddles of All Ages

Author : James Gilchrist Lawson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (21 download)

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Download or read book The World's Best Conundrums and Riddles of All Ages written by James Gilchrist Lawson and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Small Museum Toolkit

Author : Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko
Publisher : Rowman Altamira
ISBN 13 : 0759119538
Total Pages : 173 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (591 download)

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Download or read book The Small Museum Toolkit written by Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko and published by Rowman Altamira. This book was released on 2012 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Small museums need affordable ways to provide care for their collections and the tools to lobby for additional funds for their long-term health. In this book, we offer practical tips for collections care, including preservation strategies for historic properties, strategies for managing collections, developing policies, and planning for the future of your museum's ho.

Collection Thinking

Author : Jason Camlot
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000625710
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book Collection Thinking written by Jason Camlot and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-09-07 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collection Thinking is a volume of essays that thinks across and beyond critical frameworks from library, archival, and museum studies to understand the meaning of "collection" as an entity and as an act. It offers new models for understanding how collections have been imagined and defined, assembled, created, and used as cultural phenomena. Featuring over 70 illustrations and 21 original chapters that explore cases from a wide range of fields, including library and archival studies, literary studies, art history, media studies, sound studies, folklore studies, game studies, and education, Collection Thinking builds on the important scholarly works produced on the topic of the archive over the past two decades and contributes to ongoing debates on the historical status of memory institutions. The volume illustrates how the concept of "collection" bridges these institutional and structural categories, and generates discussions of cultural activities involving artifactual arrangement, preservation, curation, and circulation in both the private and the public spheres. Edited and introduced collaboratively by three senior scholars with expertise in the fields of literature, art history, archives, and museums, Collection Thinking is designed to stimulate interdisciplinary reflection and conversation. This book will be of interest to scholars and practitioners interested in how we organize materials for research across disciplines of the humanities and social sciences. With case studies that range from collecting Barbie dolls to medieval embroideries, and with contributions from practitioners on record collecting, the creation of sub-culture archives, and collection as artistic practice, this volume will appeal to anyone who has ever wondered about why and how collections are made.

New Directions for Special Collections

Author : Lynne M. Thomas
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 283 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (161 download)

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Download or read book New Directions for Special Collections written by Lynne M. Thomas and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2016-10-31 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Addressing the most exciting and challenging areas in the profession, this text will be invaluable to any professional looking ahead to the future of special collections and related cultural heritage work. Special collections today—from rare books and other specialized book collections to audio recordings and visual images—offer librarians limitless opportunities to showcase their skills in curating, preserving, and offering access to these resources to patrons. Drawing on innovative practices and enduring values to address challenges and opportunities in the broad realm of special collections librarianship, this book updates the notion of special collections to the wide range of materials, institutions, and contexts where they exist today. The contributed essays describe the various kinds of innovative projects and practices that are sought by IMLS and other funding agencies today and serve to illustrate how going beyond a traditionally limited idea of special collections opens doors to far more engaging opportunities. Spanning the converging worlds of academic and special libraries, rare book collections, archives, museums, and other cultural heritage institutions, this book will be useful to newcomers and seasoned professionals alike. The essays address the recurring themes of managing and welcoming change and the impact of digital technologies throughout the book, whether regarding new approaches to outreach and instruction, the acquisition and curation of non-traditional collections, new structures for discovery and access in a digital world, or the nature of special collections work now. Both experienced professionals and recent graduates from one of the booming archival studies programs will find this text invaluable in creating a successful career in special collections or cultural heritage curation today and in the near future.

Crafting Conundrums

Author : Ellie Baker
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1466588497
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (665 download)

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Download or read book Crafting Conundrums written by Ellie Baker and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2016-04-19 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed for crafters, puzzle lovers, and pattern designers alike, Crafting Conundrums: Puzzles and Patterns for the Bead Crochet Artist provides methods, challenges, and patterns that offer a springboard for creative exploration. All are illustrated with beautiful color diagrams and photographs. Experienced bead crochet crafters looking for a project may choose to skip ahead to the pattern pages and begin crocheting from an abundance of unique, mathematically inspired designs. Those wishing to design their own patterns will find many useful tools, template patterns, and a new methodology for understanding how to do so even without using math. Puzzle lovers without previous knowledge of bead crochet will also find ample inspiration for learning the craft. The first part of the book describes the basic requirements and constraints of a bead crochet pattern and explains what makes designing in this medium so tricky. The authors present their new design framework and offer insight on how best to approach design choices and issues unique to bead crochet. The second part presents a series of bead crochet design challenges informed by colorful bits of mathematics, including topology, graph theory, knot theory, tessellations, and wallpaper groups. Each chapter in this section begins with a design puzzle accompanied by an introduction to the mathematical idea that inspired it. The authors then discuss what made the challenge difficult, present some of their solutions, and describe the thinking and ideas behind their approach. The final part contains nearly 100 original bead crochet patterns, including solutions to all the design challenges. This part also provides a tutorial on the fundamentals of bead crochet technique. Behind the deceptively simple and uniform arrangement of beads is a subtle geometry that produces compelling design challenges and fascinating mathematical structures. In color throughout, Crafting Conundrums gives both math enthusiasts and crafters an innovative approach to creating bead crochet patterns while addressing a variety of mathematically inspired design questions. Supplementary materials, including demo videos, are available on the book’s CRC Press web page.

Registration Methods for the Small Museum

Author : Daniel B. Reibel
Publisher : AltaMira Press
ISBN 13 : 1461666872
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (616 download)

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Download or read book Registration Methods for the Small Museum written by Daniel B. Reibel and published by AltaMira Press. This book was released on 2008-03-20 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Daniel B Reibel's Registration Methods for the Small Museum has been the definitive guide to registration methodology since 1978. Covering all aspects of the registration of museum collections, Registration Methods for the Small Museum provides practical solutions for any museum professional in a concise, readable manner. The new fourth edition brings the classic handbook up-to-date with the electronic registration techniques that are available for today's museum.

Other Conundrums

Author : Monika Gagnon
Publisher : arsenal pulp press
ISBN 13 : 9781551520926
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book Other Conundrums written by Monika Gagnon and published by arsenal pulp press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Other Conundrums, copublished with Vancouver's Artspeak Gallery and the Kamloops Art Gallery, is an extraordinary collection of essays on Canadian artists of colour by Monika Kin Gagnon, one of Canada's most respected art writers and curators. The essays explore the history of cultural production in this country with an emphasis on race, cultural difference, and cultural hybridity. Using specific artists and exhibitions as a starting-point for Gagnon's discussions, these essays, and the artists she writes about, are firmly grounded in Canadian cultural events, artistic projects, and theoretical ideas concerning race and culture which have circulated in often disparate contexts for the last decade. The book makes a distinctively Canadian contribution to ongoing dialogues on issues of race and culture that have originated from artists, writers, and theorists from the US and Britain, and provides an important and relevatory context to the work of Canada's artists of colour. The book includes numerous colour and black and white images, and a foreword by award-winning writer Larissa Lai (When Fox Is a Thousand). Chapters include overviews of the work of such artists as Shani Mootoo, Paul Wong, Jamelie Hassan, and Dana Claxton. Other Conundrums is an essential snapshot of contemporary issues surrounding race and identity as revealed in visual art.

The Times MindGames Word Puzzles and Conundrums Book 1

Author : Times Uk
Publisher : Times Books
ISBN 13 : 9780008190316
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book The Times MindGames Word Puzzles and Conundrums Book 1 written by Times Uk and published by Times Books. This book was released on 2017-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Test your word power and rack your brain with this mixed collection of 500 puzzles and conundrums from the MindGames section of The Times. With more than 500 assorted word puzzles and conundrums, this collection contains the favorites: Polygon, Lexica, Word Watch, Scrabble(TM) Challenge, and Codewords. The perfect gift for all word puzzle fans.