We have spots open in our new disaster preparedness short course and in our
new Collections Management Policies Course.
SPECIAL ON-LINE DISCUSSION OF DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
MS 002: Collection Protection Are You Prepared?
Instructor: Terri Schindel
Dates: March 14, 2007 at 11 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (US)
Price: $75
Location: http://www.museumclasses.org
Disaster planning is overwhelming. Where do you start? Talk to Terri about
how to get going. Use her check list to determine your level of preparedness.
What do you already have in place? Are you somewhat prepared? What can
you do next?
Logistics:
Participants in Collection Protection will read literature and complete a
checklist before joining a one-hour chat to discuss disaster preparedness at
their institutions. Participants in Collection Protection will be sent information
the week before the chat. Each student should read course materials and
prepare questions or comments to share with the other students in the chat.
This is a mini-course and takes no more than 10 hours of a student’s time. It
will be held twice in 2007.
Please sign up at 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]
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MS209: Collections Management Policies for Museums and Related Institutions
***NEW***
Instructor: William G. Tompkins
Dates: (Available twice in 2007)
March 19 through April 13, 2007
September 3 through 28, 2007
Price: $395
Location: online at http://www.museumclasses.org
The Northern States Conservation Center ( http://www.collectioncare.org ) is
pleased to add Collections Management Policies for Museums and Related
Institutions to our online collection management curriculum. This popular
Smithsonian workshop is now available online at www.museumclasses.org .
Acquiring and holding collections impose specific legal, ethical and professional
obligations. Museums must ensure proper management, preservation and use
of their collections. A well-crafted collections management policy is key to
collections stewardship. Collections Management Policies for Museums and
Related Institutions helps participants develop policies that meet professional
and legal standards for collections management.
Collections Management Policies for Museums and Related Institutions teaches
the practical skills and knowledge needed to write and implement such a
policy. The course covers the essential components and issues a policy should
address. It also highlights the role of the policy in carrying out a museum’s
mission and guiding stewardship decisions. Participants are expected to draft
collections management policies.
Logistics:
Participants in Collections Management Policies work through sections at their
own pace. Instructor Bill Tompkins is available for scheduled email support.
Materials and resources include online literature, textbook readings, slide
lectures and dialog between students and online chats led by the instructor.
Course Textbook:
John E. Simmons, Things Great and Small: Collections Management Policies,
American Association of Museums, 2006, $40 non-member, $30 member, 208
pages, ISBN: 1-933253-03-7, available from the AAM bookstore
http://www.aam-us.org/bookstore/detail.cfm?id=721
Course Outline
1. The Principles of Collections Management
2. Collections Stewardship: The Role of a Collections Management Policy
3. Policy Versus Procedure
4. Issues to Consider When Developing a Collections Management Policy
5. Essential Components of a Collections Management Policy
· Statement of Purpose
· Statement of Authority
· Definition and Scope of Collections
· Acquisition and Accessioning
· Deaccessioning and Disposal
· Preservation
· Collections Information
· Inventory
· Risk Management and Security
· Access
· Loans
· Intellectual Property Rights Management
· Staff Responsibility / Ethics
6. Monitoring and Revision
7. Potential Problems
8. Emerging Issues
9. Drafting a Collections Management Policy
The Instructor:
William G. (Bill) Tompkins is the national collections coordinator for the
Smithsonian Institution. Bill serves as a principal advisor to senior Smithsonian
management and staff on collections-management policies, procedures and
standards. He develops, implements and interprets Smithsonian collections
management standards. This includes reviewing and approving the policies of
the Smithsonian’s individual museums to make sure collections are maintained
according to policy, professional standards and legal obligations. Previously, Bill
was assistant director of the Smithsonian’s Office of the Registrar. He is also a
former collections manager at the National Museum of American History. With
nearly thirty years experience in the museum profession, Bill regularly speaks
at professional meetings, workshops and university programs.
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