Regarding the long range/strategic plans for small history museums:
Historical collections here at the University of Alabama at Birmingham
comprises a rare medical book library (with some modest endowments),
the university archives and the "Alabama Museum of the Health Sciences."
The museum until recently has been an afterthought--in our new facility,
however, the museum, now adjacent to the rare medical book library, has
a great deal of room to grow and do some exciting activities. As the
Executive Director of all of this...I need some help also with long range/
strategic plans for the health history museum.  The budget will be small,
indeed, one of my tasks is to work with
the university administration to develop a realistic budget. However,
because we are a large medical center, at least the admin looks favorably
on things medical.  If someone has these documents, could they please
either email me or send them "snail mail".
       Charlotte G. Borst, Ph.D.
       Executive Director of Historical Collections
       University of Alabama at Birmingham
       1700 University Blvd.
       Birmingham, AL   35294
       email:   [log in to unmask]