At 13:50 14.07.1997 PDT, Geraldine Rodwell wrote:
>Gidday,
>
>Has anyone seen anything interesting written on the role of the
>museum/gallery attendant (not docents, volunteers or guides).  Anything
>relating to the non-security aspects of security officers in museums would
>also be of interest.
>
>Many thanks,
>Geraldine Rodwell,
>Reference Librarian,
>Powerhouse Musem,
>Sydney, Australia
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Geraldine,

Here are some citations from my museology data base:

Carrington, L., "Role of attendants changes significantly over the past
three years", Museums Journal 95/8, 1995: 10.

EMYA (ed.), Six museum controversies. (Public Report No. 1, 1984). Bath, 1984.

ICOM Schweiz (ed.), Die Bewachung der Museen: Sicherheit und Betreuung. Genf
1986.

Leishman, M. (1993), "Image and self image",  in: Hooper-Greenhill, E.
(ed.), The Educational Role of the Museum. (Leicester Readers in Museum
Studies). London; New York, 1994: 81-86.

Wingfield, C., "All in a day`s work", Museums Journal 95/9, 1995: 25-27.

Hope they are useful.
Best wishes,
Fritz
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