ABSTRACT

Museums throughout the world have common needs and face common challenges. Keeping up-to-date with new ideas and changing practice is challenging for small and medium-sized museums where time for reading and training is often restricted. This new edition of Museum Basics has therefore been produced for the many museums worldwide that operate with limited resources and few professional staff. The comprehensive training course provided within the book is also suitable for museum studies students who wish to gain a full understanding of work within a museum.

Drawing from a wide range of practical experience, the authors provide a basic guide to all aspects of museum work, from audience development and education, through collections management and conservation, to museum organisation and forward planning. Organised on a modular basis with over 110 Units, Museum Basics can be used as a reference work to assist day-to-day museum management and as the key textbook in pre-service and in-service training programmes. It is designed to be supplemented by case studies, project work and group discussion.

This third edition has been fully updated and extended to take account of the many changes that have occurred in the world of museums in the last five years. It includes over 100 new diagrams supporting the text, a glossary, sources of information and support as well as a select bibliography. Museum Basics is also now supported by its own companion website providing a wide range of additional resources for the reader.

part |2 pages

SECTION 1 INTRODUCTORY

chapter |3 pages

UNIT 1 ABOUT THIS BOOK

chapter |2 pages

UNIT 2 ABOUT MUSEUMS

chapter |4 pages

UNIT 3 TYPES OF MUSEUMS

chapter |5 pages

UNIT 4 THE CASE FOR MUSEUMS

chapter |2 pages

UNIT 5 MUSEUMS AND SUSTAINABILITY

chapter |4 pages

UNIT 6 MUSEUMS AND ETHICS

part |2 pages

SECTION 2 THE MUSEUM AND ITS USERS

chapter |3 pages

UNIT 7 MUSEUMS ARE FOR PEOPLE

chapter |3 pages

UNIT 8 ACCESS AND ACCESSIBILITY

chapter |11 pages

UNIT 9 UNDERSTANDING YOUR MARKET

chapter |6 pages

UNIT 10 MARKETING YOUR MUSEUM

chapter |3 pages

UNIT 11 DEVELOPING NEW AUDIENCES

chapter |4 pages

UNIT 13 THE MUSEUM VISIT

chapter |4 pages

UNIT 14 LEARNING IN MUSEUMS

chapter |4 pages

UNIT 15 LEARNING: INSIDE THE MUSEUM

chapter |5 pages

UNIT 16 LEARNING: BEYOND THE MUSEUM

chapter |3 pages

UNIT 18 FACILITIES FOR VISITORS

chapter |4 pages

UNIT 19 PROVIDING SERVICES:

chapter |4 pages

UNIT 21 PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR HIRE

chapter |4 pages

UNIT 22 INFORMATION SERVICES

chapter |4 pages

UNIT 23 PUBLICATIONS

chapter |3 pages

UNIT 24 MUSEUM WEBSITES

chapter |5 pages

UNIT 25 PUBLIC RELATIONS AND THE MEDIA

chapter |3 pages

UNIT 27 RESEARCHERS AS USERS

part |2 pages

SECTION 3 INTERPRETING COLLECTIONS

chapter |4 pages

UNIT 28 INTRODUCING INTERPRETATION

chapter |2 pages

UNIT 34 MUSEUM LIGHTING

chapter |3 pages

UNIT 35 MUSEUM SHOWCASES

chapter |6 pages

UNIT 38 WRITING TEXT

chapter |6 pages

UNIT 39 BRIEFING A DESIGNER

chapter |2 pages

UNIT 41 NEW MEDIA

part |2 pages

SECTION 4 COLLECTING AND COLLECTIONS

chapter |3 pages

UNIT 43 TYPES OF COLLECTIONS

chapter |2 pages

UNIT 44 POLICIES FOR COLLECTING

chapter |4 pages

Unit 45 Policies For Disposal

chapter |5 pages

UNIT 46 DONATIONS, PURCHASES AND LOANS

chapter |3 pages

UNIT 48 OBJECT RESEARCH

chapter |2 pages

UNIT 49 FIELDWORK AND RECORD CENTRES

chapter |4 pages

UNIT 50 PHOTOGRAPHY, FILM AND VIDEO

part |2 pages

Section 5: Managing And Caring For Collections

chapter |2 pages

UNIT 55 COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT PLANS

chapter |5 pages

UNIT 56 COLLECTIONS AUDITS

chapter |7 pages

UNIT 57 DOCUMENTATION SYSTEMS

chapter |6 pages

UNIT 58 WORKING WITH CONSERVATORS

chapter |3 pages

UNIT 63 MATERIALS TESTING

chapter |5 pages

UNIT 64 STORAGE: PRINCIPLES

chapter |7 pages

UNIT 65 STORAGE: PRACTICE

chapter |2 pages

UNIT 68 REMEDIAL CONSERVATION: PRACTICE

chapter |4 pages

UNIT 69 DISASTER PLANNING

chapter |4 pages

UNIT 70 INSURANCE

chapter |3 pages

UNIT 73 COPYRIGHT

part |2 pages

SECTION 6 THE MUSEUM AND ITS BUILDINGS

part |2 pages

SECTION 7 THE MUSEUM AND ITS MANAGEMENT

chapter |3 pages

UNIT 85 PARTNERSHIPS

chapter |2 pages

UNIT 86 NETWORKING

chapter |9 pages

UNIT 88 DEVELOPING A FORWARD PLAN

chapter |6 pages

UNIT 91 PROJECT MANAGEMENT

chapter |7 pages

UNIT 92 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

chapter |7 pages

UNIT 93 NEW SOURCES OF INCOME

chapter |7 pages

UNIT 94 FUND-RAISING

chapter |3 pages

UNIT 95 MANAGEMENT OF CHANGE

chapter |5 pages

UNIT 96 INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS

chapter |1 pages

UNIT 97 STAFF STRUCTURES

chapter |4 pages

UNIT 98 VOLUNTEERS IN MUSEUMS

chapter |3 pages

UNIT 99 RECRUITING MUSEUM STAFF

chapter |3 pages

UNIT 100 CONDITIONS OF SERVICE

chapter |6 pages

UNIT 105 HEALTH AND SAFETY

chapter |3 pages

UNIT 106 ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

part |2 pages

SECTION 8 SUPPORTING RESOURCES

chapter |6 pages

Glossary

chapter |10 pages

Select Bibliography