Publications
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PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE TO UTAH MUSEUMS
The following publications are available to Utah museums. One copy is in the Office of Museum Services Library for use on-site. A duplicate copy of each publication is in the State Library and is available through inter-library loan.
Accessibility
The Accessible Museum: Model Programs of Accessibility for Disabled and Older People
Foreword by Dianne Pilgrim
Introduction by Charles K. Steiner
Model programs in 19 American museums offer insights as to how institutions are dealing successfully with issues of accessibility, making adjustments to policy, programs, and facilities in order to reach out to people with disabilities and older adults. This richly illustrated book with its extensive bibliography is an important resource for all museums following the landmark legislation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Career Development
Graduate Training in Museum Studies: What Students Need to Know
Marjorie Schwarzer
Guide to how to assess the various training options in museum studies. Topics covered include: choosing between a certificate and a master's degree; finding an internship to suit your needs; and the value of a museum studies degree in the "real world." Written by the chair of the department at John F Kennedy University and reviewed by students and faculty at museum studies programs across the county.
Collections Management
Building an Emergency Plan: A Guide for Museums and Other Cultural Institutions
Complied by Valerie Dorge & Sharon L. Jones
Assists in developing plans to protect collections and also employees and visitors in the event of a natural disaster or event, such as fire or vandalism. A complete, step-by-step approach to developing a plan that is specifically tailored to your institution's particular need. Case studies, Exercises, checklists, supply and equipment lists. It is a practical guide and illustrates that emergency planning need not be formidable or expensive.
Care of Prints and Drawings
Margaret Holben Ellis
Step by step instructions on parchment and paper care; Matting, hinging, and framing; storage; basic conservation procedures; and other relevant topics. Photographs and diagrams illustrate methods and techniques that re discussed. Includes specialized appendices a list of supplies vendors, and selected bibliography.
CCI Notes
Canadian Conservation Institute
Topics are presented in one- to six-page discussions, and presented in a binder. Major subject areas covered include: general guidelines, preventive conservation, biological factors, equipment, disater management and specific types of materials, including glass, leather, metal, paper, stone, textiles and photographs. Currently contains more than 90 notes.
Introduction to Archival Organization and Description
Michael J. Fox and Peter L. Wilkerson
Focus' on the special requirements of archival collections; guides the novice to an understanding of the nature of archival information and documentation. It discusses the characteristics of archival materials, the gathering and analysis of information, and the implementation of descriptive tools in information systems. A tutorial illustrates how an archivist works through the sequence of activities to process a collection. Includes a glossary and bibliography.
Introduction to Object ID: Guidelines for Making Records that Describe Art, Antiques, & Antiquities
Richard Thomes
Documentation of objects is critical to their protection and recovery, if stolen. Develops standards for such documentation. This book serves both as a chronicle of the evolution of Object ID and a primer on writing descriptions of your own institution's collections. An in-depth discussion of photographing objects is also provided. Includes checklists and bibliography.
Managing Conservation in Museum
Suzanne Keene
Examines the practice and management of conservation, and shows how management-information techniques can be applied in order to understand, monitor, and control conservation work and processes. These techniques include performance indicators, strategic planning, decision making, and priority setting. Includes a discussion of digital collections and the use of information and communications technology.
Managing Historical Records Programs: A guide for Historical Agencies
Bruce W. Dearstyne
Historical records programs often face special challenges, including inadequate resource levels, physical preservation programs, and underdeveloped documentation. The author's goal is to foster more vibrant programs by introducing archival work and the strategies and practices of strong programs. Examples, checklists, and appendices help in finding solutions and approaches.
Museum Forms Book, The
Edited by Kenneth D. Perry
Texas Association of Museums/Mountain-Plains Museums Association
Assembled from sample forms submitted from throughout the English-speaking world, over 300 forms have been compiled within the following categories: Collection Management, Development, Education, Maintenance/Security, and Rights/Reproductions.
Museum Registration Methods
Edited by Dorothy H. Dudley and Irma Bezold Wilkinson
Considered the bible of registrars, this publication is a basic reference for anyone in museum work. Registration procedures, storage and care of objects, insurance, packing and shipping, loans, computerization of registration records, and more are thoroughly covered. Contains 30 pages of sample forms.
Registration Methods for the Small Museum
Daniel B. Reibel
A guide for beginning or part-time registrars; this is a completely new and updated of the original classic. Includes a discussion of computer technology and its uses and implications for the small museum. Also provided: sample manual and forms for immediate use.
Education
Excellence and Equity: Education and the Public Dimension of Museums
Edited by Ellen Cochran Hirzy
The report helps museums define how well they are carrying out their educational mission and serving the public. The principles are accompanied by specific recommendations, which museum can implement to meet challenges as the stewards of educational excellence and equity.
The Good Guide: A Sourcebook for Interpreters, Docents and Tour Guides
Alison L. Brinder and E. Sue McCoy
This sourcebook is designed for use by anyone who guides tours or instructs the public in history, art, science and natural history museums, historical organizations, and state and national parks. Included are profiles and characteristics of visitors and special groups, methods to facilitate learning on tours, an overview of important learning theories and their application to the institutional setting, interpretive strategies, specific procedures for tours, and an interpreter's personal guide for better communication.
Exhibits
Exhibit Labels: and Interpretive Approach
Beverly Serrell
A vital reference tool for all exhibit professionals. Includes discussions of label planning, writing, design and publications. Contains resource list, glossary and bibliography.
Exhibitions in Museums
Michael Belcher
Discusses every stage of exhibition planning, design, and presentation. Belcher addresses key intellectual and conceptual elements in exhibition design, as well as practical elements such as safety, climate, and lighting. Belcher also focuses on audience research and evaluation.
Good Show! A Practical Guide for Temporary Exhibitions
Lothar P. Witteborg
Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service
Offers practical guidance on creating temporary and small exhibitions, including basic steps for exhibition planning, design, fabrication, and installation. Also includes an outline of exhibition development, a bibliography, and a chapter on sources. A completely revised chapter on sources and an exhibition development outline also are featured.
Help for the Small Museum
Arminta Neal
This complete guide to building, organizing, and displaying exhibits in small museums includes chapters on exhibit planning, gallery design, tools, materials, wiring, labeling, and much more. Also included are detailed drawings and requirements for handicapped access. Extremely useful for those interested in affordable ways to design quality exhibits.
Fund Raising
Achieving Excellence in Fund Raising
Henry A. Rosso and Associates
Provides a conceptual framework for the fund-raising profession and offers organizational and managerial guidelines for conducting a professional fund-raising program. each step in the fund-raising cycle is explained, including developing the case for giving, setting goals for the fund-raising program, identifying prospective donors, choosing appropriate fund-raising methods, soliciting the new gift, and encouraging renewals.
Grant Seeker's Budget Toolkit
James Aaron Quick & Cheryl Carter New
Grants are a major source of funding in the nonprofit sector, and nonprofits invest considerable time, effort, and resources into obtaining them. A well-crafted budget-clearly delineating when, where, and how grant monies will be applied-goes a long way toward selling a grantor on an applicant's vision. This book fills a much-needed gap by waling you through the entire budgeting process. Includes a CD-ROM with powerful tools to assist you in transforming your organization's vision, and mission, into reality.
Legal Issues/Ethics
A Legal Primer on Managing Museum Collections
Marie C. Malaro
Malaro focuses on collection-related problems and legal entanglement issues, reviews, relevant cases and court decisions, and gives advice on when a museum should seek legal counsel. This easy-to-use text provides outlines, checklists, and model documents.
Code of Ethics for Museums
American Association of Museums
This code provides a framework for developing an institution's own code of ethics and reflects the current, generally understood standards of the museum field. Issues covered include governance, collections, programs, and promulgation.
Code of Ethics for Museum Friends and Volunteers
World Federation of Friends of Museums
The status of friends and volunteers in museums implies certain obligations toward the institution to which they declare allegiance. The book constitutes a framework for application and encourages federations or institutions to refer to it for drawing up their own rules of ethics based on their specific needs.
Gifts of Property: A Guide for Donors and Museums
American Association of Museums
Continuing donations of appreciated property to museums has become increasingly difficult amid constant tax reform. This booklet highlights the 1984 Tax Reform Act, the last significant change in valuation requirements, and covers requirements for donors and museums as recipients. It includes IRS Tax Forms 8282 and 8283. Updated with information on recent tax changes, including the 1993 change regarding appreciated property.
Repatriation Reader: Who Owns American Indian Remains?
Edited by Devon A. Mihesuah
While historians and archaeologists debate continuing non-Native interest and obligations, Native American scholars speak to the key cultural issue embedded in their ancestral past. A variety of sometimes explosive case studies are considered. Also featured is a detailed discussion of the background, meaning and applicability of the Native American Graves Protection and Prpatriation Act, as well as the text of the act itself.
Museum Planning
Manual of Museum Planning, The
Edited by Barry Lord and Gail Dexter Lord
Presents a comprehensive guide for planning new or expanded museum facilities. It covers such vital issues as site selection, design, planning for security and conservation, how to control costs, and the role of director, staff, trustees, and the local community.
Museum Basics
Timothy Ambrose and Crispin Paine
A guide to "best Practice" in every aspect of museum work. Museum organization, exhibition design, collections management, conservation, marketing, audience development, facilities, and security are discussed.
Museums for a New Century
American Association of Museums
As assessment of American museums as the 21st century approaches. The focus is on why museums are important to our culture, what they can contribute to the quality of human experience, and their overall purpose.
Museum Mission Statements: Building a Distinct Identity
2nd edition resource Report Edited by Gail Anderson
This book provides step-by-step guidance in writing or evaluating a museum mission statement and how to use it effectively. Supplemented with 79 outstanding mission statements from a wide variety of museums, the report is useful to any size or type museum.
Organizing Your Museum: The Essentials
American Association of Museums
Practical information and advice that trustees, volunteers, or staff need to know about starting a museum and successfully managing every staff of its development. This report addresses the questions you will need to consider to realistically assess the museum's chances for success. Included are sample bylaws, mission statements, long-range plans, job descriptions, collections management policies and readings.
Starting Right: A Basic Guide to Museum Planning
Gerald George and Cindy Sherrell-Leo
Covers a gamut of concerns associated with launching a new museum. Subjects include choosing a building, collections care, registration, exhibits, conservation, staffing, financial management, fund raising, and more.
Security
Museum Security and Protection: A Handbook for Cultural Heritage Institutions
Edited by David Liston
The standard text in security matters, the manual covers general principles of security, theft and burglary, security personnel, building management, fire and environmental hazards, and disaster planning.
Standard Facility Report
2nd edition American Association of Museums/Registrars Committee of AAM
This popular report provides the opportunity to record the latest information about an institution's physical specifications and staff practices. A glossary of terms makes it easier to understand the technical wording. Architects and designers will want to use this form as a handy checklist for construction and engineering. This report is also a useful self-assessment tool for the building and its protection systems.
Surveys
Visitors Survey's: A User's Manual
Randi Korn and Laurie Sowd
An easy-to-understand guide to designing and conducting your own visitor survey from start to finish. With your computer, commitment to the project, and this manual, your staff can accurately measure your museum's performance in any area of operation.
Training
Standards & Guidelines for Museum Internships
American Association of Museums
Use this report to design a beneficial and rewarding internship for both the museum and the intern. These guidelines were tested and refined by 45 museums that participated in the New England Museum Association's Internship Initiative. Recruiting, marketing, interviewing, placement, orientation, management, and funding are covered and sample documents are included.
Volunteers
Volunteer Program Administration
Joan Kuyper
Discusses the reasons why people volunteer and explains how to recruit and train them. The handbook includes useful resource guides and numerous model programs.
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