In February, master museum record keeping, write a disaster preparedness
plan, or complete your first grant without leaving your museum.
Northern States Conservation Center's online training brings current
information on museum practices to you through the Internet.
MS 103: The Basics of Museum Registration
January 29 to February 25, 2006
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. (In 2006
this course will be available in French and English.)
“I have enjoyed many of the classes offered through NSCC and really
learn a lot. … The class was taught extremely well and provided great
information. Peggy was an inspiring person!” - MS103 Student
MS 206: Disaster Planning II: Writing a Disaster Preparedness
Plan
February 6 through March 17, 2006
Get out of a rut and write that disaster plan! Current museum
accreditation requires that you have a disaster plan, but the majority of
museums haven't been able to complete one. Assemble the information you
gathered about suppliers, responders and your collection inventory and
write each section of your institutional disaster plan with the
assistance and comments of instructor Terri Schindel. The purpose
of a written Disaster Preparedness and Response Plan is to educate all
participants in their role and responsibilities in an emergency
situation. As you write your plan, you will begin preparations for
drills and teamwork exercises that make implementing the plan a
snap. Information about additional resources and services will be
provided.
"In order to write the DPRP you need to set aside a significant
amount of time and this class forced me to do that so I completed most of
the plan. Hooray!” MS 206 Student
“I really appreciate Terri’s time, knowledge, and flexibility to answer
my questions and give good suggestions. Thanks so much.” MS
206 Student
MS 302: Fundraising and Grantwriting
February 6 through March 3, 2006
The National Endowment for the Humanities plans to give out $10
million in federal challenge grants this year. And that’s just one grant
program run by one funding source. Learn how to get a piece of the
millions of dollars in federal, state and private funding for your
institution by taking Northern States Conservation Center’s online grant
writing class. This course introduces students to options for funding a
wide range of collection-care needs. Students learn about different forms
of fund-raising, how to locate funding sources, and how to write a
successful grant proposal. Each student will complete a draft grant
deadline. Remember, the deadlines for 2006 grants already are set by most
institutions, so the time to act is now.
“I thought the materials were very well
done. The readings were easy to understand and apply to the subject
matter at hand.” - MS 302 Student
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] . All courses are $395 (US dollars), with
no shipping fees (change the shipping option when you order).