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MS103: The Basics of Museum Registration
              Feb 25 - Mar 24, 2007 (Only runs once in 2007)
              Course Description & Info - Student Login
              Price: $425 
              Instructor: Peggy Schaller
              Location: http://www.museumclasses.org

Description::
Master the ABCs of museum record keeping in the Basics of Museum 
Registration - and finally discover why museums use those little bitsy numbers 
on artifacts. Participants learn about registration, accession, common 
numbering systems and how to craft a mission statement for their museum. 
Finally, the course reviews the importance of having - and using - a 
registration manual and what it should contain.
Each participant will write a mission statement, as well as collection and 
acquisition policies for a "new" museum. The curriculum also requires written 
commentary on museum missions, an accessioning exercise and drafting a 
sample registration manual.

Course Outline:
1. Introduction
2. The Museum Mission Statement
3. Accessioning and Numbering
4. Registration Manual
5. Conclusion

Logistics:
Participants in the Basics of Museum Registration work at their own pace 
through five sections and interact through online forums and chats. Instructor 
Peggy Schaller will be available at scheduled times for email support. The 
course covers everything you need to know to process a collection. Materials 
include online readings and lecture notes, slide shows, quizzes and links to 
relevant web sites.

Basics of Museum Registration runs for four weeks. Please sign up at 
http://www.museumclasses.org and pay at 
http://www.collectioncare.org/tas/tas.html If you have trouble with either, 
please contact Helen Alten at [log in to unmask]

Student Comments for MS103: The Basics of Museum Registration
"I have enjoyed many of the classes offered through NSCC and really learn a 
lot. … The class was taught extremely well and provided grateful information. 
Peggy was an inspiring person!" - July 2005 Student in MS103

" I liked the exercise where we chose the different items we would have in the 
museum. That one was hard because I didn't always know how to justify 
something I wanted or didn't want … I was even asking my family at the dinner 
table and we were all talking about what we would keep and what we 
wouldn't! I would definitely take another class." - Student in MS103

This course was a great quick course … I will look forward to taking more in 
the future … The instructor was very helpful and available. - Student in MS103

"The class was set up so that someone with very little time could learn a lot in 
a short period. It provided information that was useful in the actual context of 
work." - July 2005 Student in MS103

"I have enjoyed many of the classes offered through NSCC and really learn a 
lot. … The class was taught extremely well and provided grateful information. 
Peggy was an inspiring person with so much to learn from! - July 2005 Student 
in MS103


The Instructor:
Peggy Schaller, founded Collections Research for Museums in 1991 to provide 
consulting on cataloging, collection-management training and services. She 
has worked with a large variety of museums and collections for more than 13 
years. Peggy, who lives in Denver, Colorado, has a bachelor's degree in 
anthropology with minors in art history and geology from the University of 
Arizona in Tucson. She has a master's degree in anthropology with a minor in 
museum studies from the University of Colorado in Boulder and is a certified 
institutional protection specialist. 

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