Stan Gordon wrote:
>
> As a newly elected president of a small rural area museum board,  I need the
> most basic information on museum administration.  Does anyone have a
> reference to recommend?
>
"Museum Governance: Mission, Ethics, Policy" by Marie C. Malaro.
Smithsonian: Washington, 1994.

"A Legal Primer on Managing Museum Collections" by Marie C. Malaro.
Smithsonian: Washington, 1985.

I'm sure others will suggest these books.

Deborah Bain
Education Assistant
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco