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- Publication Date
- 2012-09-04
- Edition Number
- 3
- ISBN
- 9780759121409
- Book Title
- Starting Right: a Basic Guide to Museum Planning
- Item Length
- 8.9in
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
- Publication Year
- 2012
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.5in
- Features
- Revised
- Genre
- Travel, Business & Economics
- Topic
- Museum Administration & Museology, Museums, Tours, Points of Interest
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 10.8 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 182 Pages
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Are you thinking of starting a museum? Starting Right: A Basic Guide to Museum Planning uses straightforward, non-technical language to share the basics of museum planning in an evening's read. The third edition has been fully revised and updated to address the current issues facing new museums, including the increasing use of digital technologies.
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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0759121400
ISBN-13
9780759121409
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117272570
Product Key Features
Book Title
Starting Right: a Basic Guide to Museum Planning
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Features
Revised
Topic
Museum Administration & Museology, Museums, Tours, Points of Interest
Publication Year
2012
Genre
Travel, Business & Economics
Number of Pages
182 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.9in
Item Height
0.5in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
10.8 Oz
Additional Product Features
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Am11.G46 2012
Edition Description
Revised Edition
Edition Number
3
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For anyone thinking of launching a museum, historical society, or similar organization, Starting Right is the place to begin. The authors are knowledgeable, the scope is comprehensive, the advice is sound, the writing is clear, and the examples and sample documents are models. Starting Right is also a useful tool for museum studies students, a meaningful guide for trustees of existing museums, and a helpful review for museum professionals., A museum is "an organization for valuing and explaining real things." This volume on the practical tasks necessary to create such organizations was first published in 1986 by George and coauthor C. Sherrell-Leo, who improved it with a second edition in 2004. Now, taking advantage of current technology, writer/editor George and museum professional/archivist Maryan-George present a third edition with more improvements. Organized into ten chapters in four parts that cover all aspects of museum operations, this resembles an efficient recipe book written for ready understanding by interested amateurs and illuminated by frequent pithy examples and introductions of technical terms. Part 1, "The Big Questions," addresses what makes a good museum. In part 2, "Nuts and Bolts," practical considerations include funding and legal hurdles. Part 3 is titled "Alternatives," and part 4 is "Some Basic Documents." Rather than simply encouraging readers to become involved with the comprehensive tasks involved with starting a museum, the authors ask readers to think about each step to ensure their readiness to do the research, handle financial structuring, acquire collections of "real things," attract proper staff and reliable volunteers, fix up a building, and more. Chapters include extensive lists of helpful resources, providing information about each step in the creative process. Following the suggestions made in these accessible pages should help courageous museum builders "start right." Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-level undergraduates and above; general readers. aging readers to become involved with the comprehensive tasks involved with starting a museum, the authors ask readers to think about each step to ensure their readiness to do the research, handle financial structuring, acquire collections of "real things," attract proper staff and reliable volunteers, fix up a building, and more. Chapters include extensive lists of helpful resources, providing information about each step in the creative process. Following the suggestions made in these accessible pages should help courageous museum builders "start right." Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-level undergraduates and above; general readers. aging readers to become involved with the comprehensive tasks involved with starting a museum, the authors ask readers to think about each step to ensure their readiness to do the research, handle financial structuring, acquire collections of "real things," attract proper staff and reliable volunteers, fix up a building, and more. Chapters include extensive lists of helpful resources, providing information about each step in the creative process. Following the suggestions made in these accessible pages should help courageous museum builders "start right." Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-level undergraduates and above; general readers. aging readers to become involved with the comprehensive tasks involved with starting a museum, the authors ask readers to think about each step to ensure their readiness to do the research, handle financial structuring, acquire collections of "real things," attract proper staff and reliable volunteers, fix up a building, and more. Chapters include extensive lists of helpful resources, providing information about each step in the creative process. Following the suggestions made in these accessible pages should help courageous museum builders "start right." Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-level undergraduates and above; general readers. ng, and more. Chapters include extensive lists of helpful resources, providing information about each step in the creative process. Following the suggestions made in these accessible pages should help courageous museum builders "start right." Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-level undergraduates and above; general readers., A museum is "an organization for valuing and explaining real things." This volume on the practical tasks necessary to create such organizations was first published in 1986 by George and coauthor C. Sherrell-Leo, who improved it with a second edition in 2004. Now, taking advantage of current technology, writer/editor George and museum professional/archivist Maryan-George present a third edition with more improvements. Organized into ten chapters in four parts that cover all aspects of museum operations, this resembles an efficient recipe book written for ready understanding by interested amateurs and illuminated by frequent pithy examples and introductions of technical terms. Part 1, "The Big Questions," addresses what makes a good museum. In part 2, "Nuts and Bolts," practical considerations include funding and legal hurdles. Part 3 is titled "Alternatives," and part 4 is "Some Basic Documents." Rather than simply encouraging readers to become involved with the comprehensive tasks involved with starting a museum, the authors ask readers to think about each step to ensure their readiness to do the research, handle financial structuring, acquire collections of "real things," attract proper staff and reliable volunteers, fix up a building, and more. Chapters include extensive lists of helpful resources, providing information about each step in the creative process. Following the suggestions made in these accessible pages should help courageous museum builders "start right." Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-level undergraduates and above; general readers.
Table of Content
A Quick and Simple Summary of What's In This Book PART ONE: The Big Questions Chapter One: What Makes a Good Museum? Chapter Two: How Can You Finance It? Chapter Three: Where Can You Get Help? PART TWO: Nuts and Bolts Chapter Four: Analyze for Essentials Chapter Five: Organize for Operation Chapter Six: Plan for Activities Chapter Seven: Recruit the Human Resources Chapter Eight: Now Will It Really Work? PART THREE: Alternatives Chapter Nine: And If You Don't Want to Do All That? Chapter Ten: And If You Are Planning a Historic House Museum? PART FOUR: Some Basic Documents A. Basic Organization Chart B. Board Membership Responsibilities Agreement C. Sample Museum Bylaws D. Sample Position Description for a Director E. Sample Certificate of Gift F. Standard Object Cataloging Record Acknowledgments Index About the Authors /BR>Index About the Authors /BR>Index About the Authors /BR>Index About the Authors
Copyright Date
2012
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2012-022239
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