Colin Macgregor Stevens wrote:

>>>Likewise, the term "Curator" is being much distorted and abused these
days. A Curator cares for the collections. Why have jobs called "Curator of
Education" etc.? "Education Officer" of "Programmer" for example will
suffice and are clear for the public."<<<

a)  We are hunting for a conservator, and effort is being made by some (I
don't know how it came out) to give this person the rank of curator.  This
is being done to give the person authority comparable to the curators.  In
many museums, it also affects the peson's pay, as pay ranges are determined
by title.

b)  The term is even more (in my opinion) abused in the US by the fact that
more and more institutions give the title "curator" to people who are
primarily researchers.  Curation is done by collection managers.

Robin


Robin K Panza                         [log in to unmask]
Collection Manager, Section of Birds          ph:  412-622-3255
Carnegie Museum of Natural History       fax: 412-622-8837
4400 Forbes Ave.
Pittsburgh  PA  15213-4008  USA

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