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National Standards and Best Practices for U.S. Museums

Author : Elizabeth E. Merritt
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1493082922
Total Pages : 105 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book National Standards and Best Practices for U.S. Museums written by Elizabeth E. Merritt and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2023-09-12 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the first time, the U.S. museum profession's current operating standards in areas from public accountability to facilities and risk management are available in a single publication. This guide is an essential reference work for the museum community, presenting the ideals that should be upheld by every museum striving to maintain excellence in its operations. An introductory section explains how virtually anyone associated with museums will find the book valuable, from trustees to staff to funders and the media. It is followed by a full outline of the standards, including the overarching Characteristics of Excellence and the seven areas of performance they address. Throughout the book is commentary by Elizabeth E. Merritt, former director of AAM's Museum Advancement and Excellence Department and founding director of AAM's Center for the Future of Museums. "Insightful commentary by Elizabeth Merritt rings loud and clear and accompanies a concise compilation of policies, practices and plans for managing museums in the twenty-first century. Every museum professional should look to National Standards and Best Practices for U.S. Museums for direction in museum administration and collection stewardship, education programs and exhibitions." — Tim White, assistant director for collections and operations, Yale Peabody Museum; president, Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections Also available from Amazon as a Kindle e-Book: National Standards & Best Practices for U.S. Museums

Stewardship: Collections and Historic Preservation

Author : Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko
Publisher : Rowman Altamira
ISBN 13 : 0759113475
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (591 download)

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Book Synopsis Stewardship: Collections and Historic Preservation by : Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko

Download or read book Stewardship: Collections and Historic Preservation written by Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko and published by Rowman Altamira. This book was released on 2011-11-16 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Proper collections care, planning, and conservation is an essential responsibility for a museum of any size, but funding for these obligations often falls to the bottom of funding priorities because its constituencies are the quietest. Small museums need affordable ways to provide basic care for their collections and the tools to lobby for additional funds for the long-term health of collections. Small museums often do not have staff expertise on the maintenance and preservation of these large and expensive pieces of history. This book offers practical tips for collections care, including preservation strategies for historic properties and a primer on managing potential harms to your artifacts.

Public History

Author : Thomas Cauvin
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317512448
Total Pages : 299 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (175 download)

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Download or read book Public History written by Thomas Cauvin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-05-20 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Public History: A Textbook of Practice is a guide to the many challenges historians face while teaching, learning, and practicing public history. Historians can play a dynamic and essential role in contributing to public understanding of the past, and those who work in historic preservation, in museums and archives, in government agencies, as consultants, as oral historians, or who manage crowdsourcing projects need very specific skills. This book links theory and practice and provides students and practitioners with the tools to do public history in a wide range of settings. The text engages throughout with key issues such as public participation, digital tools and media, and the internationalization of public history. Part One focuses on public history sources, and offers an overview of the creation, collection, management, and preservation of public history materials (archives, material culture, oral materials, or digital sources). Chapters cover sites and institutions such as archival repositories and museums, historic buildings and structures, and different practices such as collection management, preservation (archives, objects, sounds, moving images, buildings, sites, and landscape), oral history, and genealogy. Part Two deals with the different ways in which public historians can produce historical narratives through different media (including exhibitions, film, writing, and digital tools). The last part explores the challenges and ethical issues that public historians will encounter when working with different communities and institutions. Either in public history methods courses or as a resource for practicing public historians, this book lays the groundwork for making meaningful connections between historical sources and popular audiences.

Museums and historical organizations program

Author : National Endowment for the Humanities. Division of Public Programs
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Museums and historical organizations program written by National Endowment for the Humanities. Division of Public Programs and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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 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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Book Synopsis The Small Museum Toolkit by : Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko

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.

Marketing and Social Media

Author : Lorri Mon
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1538142961
Total Pages : 323 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (381 download)

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Download or read book Marketing and Social Media written by Lorri Mon and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-12-07 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marketing and Social Media: A Guide for Libraries, Archives, and Museums, Second Edition is a much-needed guide to marketing for libraries, archives, and museum professionals in the social media age. This book serves as both an introductory textbook and as a guide for working professionals interested in developing well-planned evidence-based marketing campaigns. Chapters cover coordinating efforts with the organization’s mission, goals, and objectives, how to do a SWOT analysis and environmental scanning, the use of existing data as well as issues in collecting additional data, how to identify and involve stakeholders, a 4-step marketing model, considerations of price, placement, product, and promotion, market research, understanding customer groups and market segmentation, marketing mix strategy and evaluation, promotional activities, channel selection, social media marketing activities, content marketing, social media policies, guidelines, crisis communication, and evidence-based assessment. Discussion of social media and examples of social media marketing activities are included throughout the book, as well as case study examples of marketing and social media campaigns in libraries, archives and museums. This second edition further includes a new final chapter offering step-by-step guidance for brand-new social media managers on how to get started from their first day on the job with social media marketing, management, assessment, strategic planning, and content calendar planning activities, in addition to working with colleagues and managers to integrate social media into work activities across the organization. For educators, this text includes elements which can be developed into classroom or workshop assignments which include pull quotes highlighting important concepts in each chapter, key terms, discussion questions, illustrative case study examples from archives, libraries and museums, and an annotated bibliography for further reading.

Museum Registration Methods

Author : John E. Simmons
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1538113120
Total Pages : 605 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (381 download)

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Download or read book Museum Registration Methods written by John E. Simmons and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-06-22 with total page 605 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the first edition was published in 1958, Museum Registration Methods has defined the profession and served as a fundamental reference for all aspects of collections registration, care, and management. The sixth edition of Museum Registration Methods is a comprehensive guide to registration and collections management for museums, from acquisition to use and deaccessioning. The authors and other contributors come from a wide variety of museums and specializations. The 56 chapters in this edition are either new or updated, and include the history of the profession, the role of the registrar in the museum, managing very large collections, developing and implementing collection management policies, documentation of collections, accessioning, condition reports, deaccessioning, repositories, and provenance research. Contemporary and digital art, living and natural history collections, loans, exhibitions, found-in-collection objects, shipping, records management, and electronic data management are also addressed, along with object handling and numbering, digitization, condition reporting, preventive care, storage on and off-site, inventory, moving and packing, shipping nationally and internationally, couriering, risk assessment, security, insurance, integrated pest management, ethics, sustainability, sacred and culturally sensitive objects, intellectual property rights, appraisal, ethical and legal issues, and research. The book includes a comprehensive resource list, glossary, hypothetical situations to ponder, and model collection forms.

Interpretative Master Planning

Author : Elizabeth Nosek
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 153813926X
Total Pages : 115 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (381 download)

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Download or read book Interpretative Master Planning written by Elizabeth Nosek and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-06-15 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interpretative Master Planning: A Framework for Historical Sites begins with the basics of any planning experience: why do an interpretative master plan (IMP) and is your institution ready to undergo such a process? These chapters are followed with straightforward guidance on how to go about organizing the necessary funding to pay for an IMP’s development, the core members of your planning team, choosing stakeholders, hosting focus groups, and using all the information gathered to develop an engaging interpretative master plan that is unique to your museum, historic site, or organization. The book features five case studies highlighting organizations that have undergone the interpretative master planning process. Each case study offers a unique point of view about the process and provides the organization’s conclusions as to what they would or would not do again if they had the choice. The end results showcase the wealth of useful information that can be garnered from an Interpretative Master Planning experience. Interpretative Master Planning: A Framework for Historical Sites offers a complete framework complemented by real-world examples for creating a blueprint that will strengthen any organization’s interpretation.

The Museum Manager's Compendium

Author : John W. Jacobsen
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1442271396
Total Pages : 357 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (422 download)

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Download or read book The Museum Manager's Compendium written by John W. Jacobsen and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2017-09-22 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Museum Manager’s Compendium: 101 Essential Tools and Resources helps you make and implement your decisions as a museum manager and strategic planner. This book’s 101 sections present a treasure trove of definitions, diagrams, processes, choices, and worksheets, in major areas of museum management. Collectively, they reflect the literature and contributions of some of the field’s best thinkers. The resources distill half a century of museum experience over hundreds of projects done by scores of talents and experts internationally for all types of museums. The Museum Manager’s Compendium can be used as: A frequent reference book to consult when facing decisions or planning for the future A source of examples and templates of common museum reports A source of answers and options for strategic planning questions A crib book to extract text when drafting internal proposals and plans A primer when welcoming new partners and Board members A quick study and refresher of key aspects of museum practice An orientation to new staff A glossary for building shared definition among team members The Museum Manager’s Compendium is for museum professionals—leaders, managers, coordinators, professional counsel, contractors, evaluators, supporters, and policy makers— to use often. It is a must-own reference book for every museum professional responsible for decisions and implementation.

Relevance and Application of Heritage in Contemporary Society

Author : Pei-Lin Yu
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351332961
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (513 download)

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Download or read book Relevance and Application of Heritage in Contemporary Society written by Pei-Lin Yu and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-07-06 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the contemporary world, unprecedented global events are challenging our ability to protect and enhance cultural heritage for future generations. Relevance and Application of Heritage in Contemporary Society examines innovative and flexible approaches to cultural heritage protection. Bringing together cultural heritage scholars and activists from across the world, the volume showcases a spectrum of exciting new approaches to heritage protection, community involvement, and strategic utilization of expertise. The contributions deal with a range of highly topical issues, including armed conflict and non-state actors, as well as broad questions of public heritage, museum roles in society, heritage tourism, disputed ownership, and indigenous and local approaches. In so doing, the volume builds upon, and introduces readers to, a new cultural heritage declaration codified during a 2016 workshop at the Royal Ontario Museum, Canada. Offering a clarion call for an enduring spirit of innovation, collaboration, education, and outreach, Relevance and Application of Heritage in Contemporary Society will be important reading for scholars, students, cultural heritage managers, and local community stakeholders.

Museum Practice

Author : Conal McCarthy
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119796636
Total Pages : 696 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (197 download)

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Download or read book Museum Practice written by Conal McCarthy and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-11-19 with total page 696 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: MUSEUM PR ACTICE Edited by CONAL MCCARTHY Museum Practice covers the professional work carried out in museums and art galleries of all types, including the core functions of management, collections, exhibitions, and programs. Some forms of museum practice are familiar to visitors, yet within these diverse and complex institutions many practices are hidden from view, such as creating marketing campaigns, curating and designing exhibitions, developing fundraising and sponsorship plans, crafting mission statements, handling repatriation claims, dealing with digital media, and more. Focused on what actually occurs in everyday museum work, this volume offers contributions from experienced professionals and academics that cover a wide range of subjects including policy frameworks, ethical guidelines, approaches to conservation, collection care and management, exhibition development and public programs. From internal processes such as leadership, governance and strategic planning, to public facing roles in interpretation, visitor research and community engagement and learning, each essential component of contemporary museum practice is thoroughly discussed.

Things Great and Small

Author : John E. Simmons
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 153818379X
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (381 download)

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Download or read book Things Great and Small written by John E. Simmons and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2024-03-18 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collection care is a fundamental responsibility for museums and other collecting institutions, and the foundation of collection stewardship is good collection management policies. The new third edition of Things Great and Small continues to be a comprehensive resource for developing, implementing, and revising collection management policies and includes new information for addressing prolonged or permanent closure of museums, wider parameters for collection storage environments, and sustainable collection management practices to cope with climate change. Drawing on more than 50 years of experience as a collection manager, educator, consultant, and AAM Museum Assessment Program peer reviewer, John E. Simmons reviews the most recent collection management thinking and literature, helps determine which policies an institution needs, and provides guidance on policy content. In this new edition, coverage of critical areas is expanded, including digital objects, intellectual property rights, deaccessioning, decolonization, standards and best practices, collection storage environment parameters, managing off-site storage facilities, health and safety, laws and regulations, risk management, and sustainable collection management practices. With more than 50 tables and charts and model policy templates, this major publication is aimed at museums of all kinds, historic houses and sites, and other collecting institutions.

Leadership, Mission, and Governance

Author : Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko
Publisher : Rowman Altamira
ISBN 13 : 0759113424
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (591 download)

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Download or read book Leadership, Mission, and Governance written by Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko and published by Rowman Altamira. This book was released on 2011-11-16 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Small museums face the same challenges as large museums on a tighter budget and with fewer resources. Navigating these obstacles requires strong leadership and effective governance. The creation and use of planning documents and a clear mission and vision are essential to pursuing the long-term health of an organization. This book features concise, grounded approaches to finding and articulating the mission and vision of a small museum. Because a few tools have been invaluable to small museum leaders, the book also highlights the MAP and CAP assessment process, accreditation, and provides an overview of the StEPs program.

Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences

Author : John D. McDonald
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1000031543
Total Pages : 5538 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences written by John D. McDonald and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-03-15 with total page 5538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences, comprising of seven volumes, now in its fourth edition, compiles the contributions of major researchers and practitioners and explores the cultural institutions of more than 30 countries. This major reference presents over 550 entries extensively reviewed for accuracy in seven print volumes or online. The new fourth edition, which includes 55 new entires and 60 revised entries, continues to reflect the growing convergence among the disciplines that influence information and the cultural record, with coverage of the latest topics as well as classic articles of historical and theoretical importance.

Public Garden Management

Author : Donald Rakow
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470904593
Total Pages : 652 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (79 download)

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Download or read book Public Garden Management written by Donald Rakow and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-06-02 with total page 652 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The complete-and-ready reference for establishing, managing, and running a successful and sustainable, profitable public garden As unique museums with living collections of plants, public gardens offer visitors aesthetically beautiful landscapes combined with educational programming and scientific research that promote the value and understanding of plants. In the twenty-first century, public gardens are in the forefront of organizations and institutions committed to promoting the conservation of plants and their habitats, developing sustainable practices that support the environment, and providing green spaces where our increasingly stressed and urbanized citizens can reconnect with the natural world. It is critically important that such institutions have trained, knowledgeable staff members. Because of its comprehensive examination of public gardens, Public Garden Management is the ideal guide for staff members at public gardens, anyone considering a career in public gardens, groups starting a botanical garden or arboretum, and students discovering how these complex institutions work. Public Garden Management is an all-in-one professional reference and textbook that clearly shows how to develop, establish, manage, and maintain a sustainable—both economically and environmentally—public garden. Offering practical coverage of relevant topics, along with useful tools for reinforcing study, this insightful and forward-thinking guide is: Copublished by the American Public Gardens Association Written by a panel of leading experts in the field Filled with dozens of case studies that are real-world illustrations of the principles explored in the text Illustrated throughout with line drawings, figures, and photographs that assist in conveying critical information Students and professionals will benefit greatly from the management principles outlined in this book, helping them establish and maintain new and existing public gardens that engage, inspire, and connect with their communities.

The International Handbooks of Museum Studies, 4 Volume Set

Author : Sharon Macdonald
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1405198508
Total Pages : 2813 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book The International Handbooks of Museum Studies, 4 Volume Set written by Sharon Macdonald and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2015-07-20 with total page 2813 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The International Handbooks of Museum Studies is a multi-volume reference work that represents a state-of-the-art survey of the burgeoning field of museum studies. Featuring original essays by leading international museum experts and emerging scholars, readings cover all aspects of museum theory, practice, debates, and the impact of technologies. The four volumes in the series, divided thematically, offer in-depth treatment of all major issues relating to museum theory; historical and contemporary museum practice; mediations in art, design, and architecture; and the transformations and challenges confronting the museum. In addition to invaluable surveys of current scholarship, the entries include a rich and diverse panoply of examples and original case studies to illuminate the various perspectives. Unprecedented for its in-depth topic coverage and breadth of scholarship, the multi-volume International Handbooks of Museum Studies is an indispensable resource for the study of the development, roles, and significance of museums in contemporary society.