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Dear all,
I hope to draw on your expertise, as I am an archivist, rather than a museum specialist by training. I am the lone archivist for an East Coast boarding school that is currently celebrating its bicentennial. As the archivist, I am currently responsible for all archival aquisitions, processing, reference, and display activities for our manuscript collections, which include documents, school, publications, photographs, different recording formats, and a small number of artifacts. I typically do one modest exhibit here in the library each spring, focused on some aspect of school history. (When you wear all the hats in a position, everything gets only a sliver of your time!) Thanks to a generous gift from a donor, we are looking at physical renovation of our space as well as expansion of our display and education programming. We would like to create a new position for someone who would:
- Be responsible for developing historical displays all over campus, year-round, both permanent and rotating, all related to the history of our school. (As the administrator backing this says, "We want something historical on every major wall in every building on campus!") Because of preservation concerns in such a wide variety of spaces that are not actually designed for museum-quality display, we're currently thinking that the focus would be on creating mostly two-dimensial exhibits using informational text and facsimiles rather than originals more often than not. The person would need to do the research, write the text for the exhibit and then coordinate the physical display.
- We would also like the person to be responsible for creating virtual exhibits of materials, including historical photographs, documents and multimedia, to create online accessibility, since our alumni community is distributed around the world.
Our preliminary thoughts are that we would ideally like someone with a background in museum studies, archives or history, and experience in both physical and virtual display. Since none of us here in the library are museum professionals, we've been a bit stymied as to how to describe the position accurately. We also have been having trouble finding a position similar to what we're thinking of described at other institutions. One administrator keeps calling it a "curator" position, but since the position we are thinking of wouldn't involve collection development, we think that may be misleading.
Is anyone able to suggest a good way to describe what we're looking for in appropriate language for museum professionals? Do you think we may be asking too much to ask for both physical and digital expertise?
Thanks for any help you can give me on this. It's exciting to have the funding to support the idea, if we can only make it work!
Jacqueline Haun, CA
Archivist, The Bunn Library
The Lawrenceville School
P.O. Box 6128
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
Tel. (609) 895-2034
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Before we will let anyone reproduce a poster with their trademark, we instruct the person to tell the corporation what they plan to do with the item and provide the contact information for the corporate office. RBBB will fax us a copy of the permission letter so we know the use has been approved. The corporation does not charge for most uses, but it will refuse permission to projects when it fears its trademarks will be misused. As in your case, many of our items were given or loaned by the company itself, and we wish to maintain an amicable relationship with them. This puts the onus on the person who wants the image to make contact. For what it is worth, we have never required this sort of permission for the use of the trademarks reproduced on wagons or railroad cars here on our grounds. I was told that the Ringling organization was not worried about the misuse of these historical representations of their logos. Erin Foley ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Erin E. Foley Archivist Circus World Museum 550 Water St. Baraboo, WI 53913 608-356-8341 [log in to unmask] http://circusworld.wisconsinhistory.org/ ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ ----- Original Message ----- From: Bob Crowley To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2009 4:31 AM Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Names on Artifacts and Trademark Violations I probably should know the answer to this, but we might want to put our collective wisdom to work here. We are a railroad museum with an operating railroad as a part of our facilities. Many of the various cars and locomotives we have are lettered as they were when they worked the general railroad system of North America, and as historic artifacts, that is exactly as they should be lettered for historic accuracy. Most of the railroads shown on these cars are long gone, either abandoned or absorbed into much larger railroad systems. If the trademark holders on the various heralds (logos to non-railroaders) and company names do still exist, the fact the cars are now in a museum, not used for commercial purposes, obviates any issues there, unless... We are working with a production company now shooting parts of the pilot of a potential television series on our railroad. Assuming the pilot sells to a network, the railroad will be a recurring location throughout the series. One of the principal pieces of equipment to be used in the series is a caboose lettered for a still-existing railroad and the lettering, including the corporate slogan they still use, will be visible and readable in many of the shots. This railroad no longer uses cabooses at all, and indeed was the donor of the car when it came to us. The question here is obvious. Do we have any trademark liability with that lettering visible? Has anyone else ever encountered this situation? Of course, we can go to a very good trademarks and patents attorney we know in the area and spend a pile of money to find out we never needed to be concerned in the first place, but before we do that I am curious what the group here has to say. Thanks in advance for your help. Best Regards, Bob R.T.Crowley - Curator of History, NC Railroad Museum North Carolina Railway Museum Post Office Box 40 New Hill, NC 27562 New Hope Valley Railway 5121 Daisey Street Bonsal, NC 27562-9009 Tel: +1-919-362-5416 - Office Web: www.nhvry.org ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . 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========================================================= Important Subscriber Information:----- Original Message -----From: [log in to unmask] href="mailto:[log in to unmask]">Bob CrowleyTo: [log in to unmask] href="mailto:[log in to unmask]">[log in to unmask]Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2009 4:31 AMSubject: [MUSEUM-L] Names on Artifacts and Trademark ViolationsI probably should know the answer to this, but we might want to put our collective wisdom to work here. We are a railroad museum with an operating railroad as a part of our facilities. Many of the various cars and locomotives we have are lettered as they were when they worked the general railroad system of North America, and as historic artifacts, that is exactly as they should be lettered for historic accuracy. Most of the railroads shown on these cars are long gone, either abandoned or absorbed into much larger railroad systems. If the trademark holders on the various heralds (logos to non-railroaders) and company names do still exist, the fact the cars are now in a museum, not used for commercial purposes, obviates any issues there, unless...We are working with a production company now shooting parts of the pilot of a potential television series on our railroad. Assuming the pilot sells to a network, the railroad will be a recurring location throughout the series. One of the principal pieces of equipment to be used in the series is a caboose lettered for a still-existing railroad and the lettering, including the corporate slogan they still use, will be visible and readable in many of the shots. This railroad no longer uses cabooses at all, and indeed was the donor of the car when it came to us.The question here is obvious. Do we have any trademark liability with that lettering visible? Has anyone else ever encountered this situation? Of course, we can go to a very good trademarks and patents attorney we know in the area and spend a pile of money to find out we never needed to be concerned in the first place, but before we do that I am curious what the group here has to say. Thanks in advance for your help.Best Regards,
BobR.T.Crowley - Curator of History, NC Railroad MuseumNorth Carolina Railway Museum
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Does anyone have any experience with the new Image Box offered at Costco.com
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Hi Jacqueline, I am no expert, but your[position does sound like a curatorial one if you ask me. I don't think all curators handle collections aquisition, though they might have input. I look at aquisitions that could be used for in-school programs ("second tier" artifacts) or ones that I can picture being used in association with an exhibit, directly or indirectly. I do not always think only the direct historic value, it's the associative value as well. So, I wouldn't shy away from your identification of the postiion as a curatorial one for those reasons. Others may think differently. Best, Laurie Dear all, The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes).
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here is the web site for the Manufacturer -- Pacific Image
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I appreciate very much the input people have been giving me both on and off
list in reference to my previous question. Just to clarify on the earlier
posting, while we are working on the job description for our proposed
curatorial position and have secured the funding, we won't actually be
posting the position for at least a few months.
The new position is one piece of a sweeping (and much needed) physical
renovation of our collection space, which may be a renovation- in-place
(new climate control and compact shelving, among other things) or involve a
move to an entirely different location elsewhere on campus. We're hoping
to work out which option is the better one, with the input of architects,
this fall, as soon as possible.
While we're already planning the duties of the curatorial position, we
still haven't figured out whether it would be best to fill the position
before, during, or after the renovation. The administration is very eager
to get exhibits up around campus as soon as possible, and I like the idea
of getting direct input from the curator about what is needed in his or her
work space. (A step overlooked when they did our current archives design,
or we wouldn't be needing to do the renovation we are now facing.) On the
other hand, trying to do exhbiits when the collections you rely on are in
the process of being boxed, moved and then unpacked -- to say nothing of
having only makeshift office until the renovation is completed -- sounds
"challenging," to put a positive spin on it! So, at this point, we're
drafting the plan, including the curatorial position. We really hope to
firm up where and when we do the renovation in the next few weeks, though,
so please don't think we're years out from getting this project moving,
either.
Thanks again for all the input!
Jacqueline Haun, CA
Archivist, The Bunn Library
The Lawrenceville School
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I appreciate very much the input people have been giving me both on and off list in reference to my previous question. Just to clarify on the earlier posting, while we are working on the job description for our proposed curatorial position and have secured the funding, we won't actually be posting the position for at least a few months.
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There is a recent precedent for railroad logos and copyrights.
Background: for many years railroads allowed free use of their names and logos on models. They frequently supplied drawings and other information to support this use. Reportedly in a few cases some even paid a fee to see models of their locomotives produced. Over time there developed a significant side industry beyond models, producing hats, tee-shirts, signs and such.
Recently (10 years ago) several railroads identified models as a possible source of licensing revenue, and one tried to aggressively limit use of their name on models without approval and payment of significant fees. One railroad tried to extend this control to many predecessor railroads which had been merged into their system. In many cases they had been merged into a railroad which merged into a railroad, which merged into a railroad, then was acquired by the railroad in question. In many cases the original railroad had been dis-incorporated, and use of trademarks abandoned in some cases in the 19th century.
Several model railroad manufacturers chose to fight the railroad. After early court sessions, the railroad abandoned their efforts, as became clear that they were likely to lose the case, and with that loss would lose any control over past trademarks due to abandonment, and possibly present ones, due to allowing free use in the past.
It may be best for a museum to allow coping, but state that it is the user's responsibility to get rights for use. (although if you have a close relationship with the corporation involved having a system in place for permission in advance would be best to continue that good relationship with the corporation)
Randy Hees
Patterson House at Ardenwood Historic Farm
City of Fremont, CA
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There is a recent precedent for railroad logos and copyrights. Background: for many years railroads allowed free use of their names and
logos on models. They frequently
supplied drawings and other information to support this use. Reportedly in a few cases some even paid
a fee to see models of their locomotives produced. Over time there developed a significant
side industry beyond models, producing hats, tee-shirts, signs and
such. Recently (10 years ago) several railroads identified models as a possible
source of licensing revenue, and one tried to aggressively limit use of their
name on models without approval and payment of significant fees. One railroad tried to extend this
control to many predecessor railroads which had been merged into their
system. In many cases they had been
merged into a railroad which merged into a railroad, which merged into a
railroad, then was acquired by the railroad in question. In many cases the original railroad had
been dis-incorporated, and use of trademarks abandoned in some cases in the
19th century. Several model railroad manufacturers chose to fight the railroad. After early court sessions, the railroad
abandoned their efforts, as became clear that they were likely to lose the case,
and with that loss would lose any control over past trademarks due to
abandonment, and possibly present ones, due to allowing free use in the
past. It may be best for a museum to allow coping, but state that it is the
user’s responsibility to get rights for use. (although if you have a close
relationship with the corporation involved having a system in place for
permission in advance would be best to continue that good relationship with the
corporation)
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The position would still be described as a Curatorship, with or without
Collection Development responsibilities.
However, it would probably be a good idea to include some Collection
Development responsibilities within the job description, as in the course of
creating and designing permanent and changing exhibitions, the staffer will
be in a good position to advise and inform on what kinds of items would be
useful to acquire or borrow.
Best-Reine Hauser
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Dear all,
I hope to draw on your expertise, as I am an archivist, rather than a museum
specialist by training. I am the lone archivist for an East Coast boarding
school that is currently celebrating its bicentennial. As the archivist, I
am currently responsible for all archival aquisitions, processing,
reference, and display activities for our manuscript collections, which
include documents, school, publications, photographs, different recording
formats, and a small number of artifacts. I typically do one modest exhibit
here in the library each spring, focused on some aspect of school history.
(When you wear all the hats in a position, everything gets only a sliver of
your time!) Thanks to a generous gift from a donor, we are looking at
physical renovation of our space as well as expansion of our display and
education programming. We would like to create a new position for someone
who would:
- Be responsible for developing historical displays all over campus,
year-round, both permanent and rotating, all related to the history of our
school. (As the administrator backing this says, "We want something
historical on every major wall in every building on campus!") Because of
preservation concerns in such a wide variety of spaces that are not actually
designed for museum-quality display, we're currently thinking that the focus
would be on creating mostly two-dimensial exhibits using informational text
and facsimiles rather than originals more often than not. The person would
need to do the research, write the text for the exhibit and then coordinate
the physical display.
- We would also like the person to be responsible for creating virtual
exhibits of materials, including historical photographs, documents and
multimedia, to create online accessibility, since our alumni community is
distributed around the world.
Our preliminary thoughts are that we would ideally like someone with a
background in museum studies, archives or history, and experience in both
physical and virtual display. Since none of us here in the library are
museum professionals, we've been a bit stymied as to how to describe the
position accurately. We also have been having trouble finding a position
similar to what we're thinking of described at other institutions. One
administrator keeps calling it a "curator" position, but since the position
we are thinking of wouldn't involve collection development, we think that
may be misleading.
Is anyone able to suggest a good way to describe what we're looking for in
appropriate language for museum professionals? Do you think we may be asking
too much to ask for both physical and digital expertise?
Thanks for any help you can give me on this. It's exciting to have the
funding to support the idea, if we can only make it work!
Jacqueline Haun, CA
Archivist, The Bunn Library
The Lawrenceville School
P.O. Box 6128
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
Tel. (609) 895-2034
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The position would still be described as a
Curatorship, with or without Collection Development responsibilities. However, it would probably be a good idea
to include some Collection Development responsibilities within the job
description, as in the course of creating and designing permanent and changing
exhibitions, the staffer will be in a good position to advise and inform on
what kinds of items would be useful to acquire or borrow. Best—Reine Hauser Reine Hauser Executive Director The Graycliff
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Hi Garet,
I believe the best advice would be to do what you think interests you and serves your personal desires for your degree most. That will ultimately be the most beneficial thing for you and your long-term career. Neither option is going to help or hurt you more than the other in the general sense, even though some hiring professionals may prefer one path over another. I do not think there is a good way, nor is there a good reason, to try and predict that ahead of time.
I personally took the non-thesis (internship) option for my masters in Museum Science. There was the choice between a thesis and a paid internship. I took the internship(and report) option because I felt that the real experience would benefit me more than writing another research paper. I do not believe the choice hampered me in any way in my pursuit of my PhD, nor did it close any doors that would otherwise have been open to me.
Nonetheless, I do believe that making that choice has shaped my career. A thesis would have kept me on campus for another semester or two, in the museum and at the university, rather than out in the museum world. That would no doubt have redirected me in my choices for a first job, where to look, and what path I might like to take, in addition to the actual opportunities available to me when I was ready to enter the field.
Good luck.
Mark Janzen
Registrar/Collection Manager
Ulrich Museum of Art
Martin H. Bush Outdoor Sculpture Collection
316-978-5850
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Good morning, everyone,
I have a question I wanted to fire off. I am a Master's Candidate at
MTSU. This past year, our program changed to allow a non-thesis option
for the Public History Grad Students. The thesis option is still
present as well. I know several of us have debated the pros and cons
of each. I am just wondering what you, our mentors, would say
regarding this choice.
If you went for a thesis, did it really shape your professional career?
If you went for a non-thesis program, do you felt that hindered you
professionally or if you chose to pursue a Ph.D. at some point?
Thanks for your time, and I hope everyone has a great day,
Garet
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I will tell you that I also took the project (with report) options rather than a thesis in my Public History MA program. Since I did not need my PhD and did not really want to pursue it at the time, I wanted the experience to put on my resume. I did notice that jobs wanted real experience not just degrees, which a project gave me.
Since that time, I have worked with lots of graduate students who wrote a master's thesis and then struggled to be hired because they lacked real experience. A thesis is great if you are going into a specialized area, if it closely related to the job you want or are applying for or if you want to pursue your PhD., but I have not seen them have a lot of worth if you want to go directly into the field. As an employer, I may be interested in the topic of someone's thesis, but it does not tell me if they really can apply what they have learned in college. Also, I want to know if you can work in the real world rather than the ideal one associated with classroom work.
So the answer is...what do you want to do long-term? Look at position requirements on jobs posted in the type of field you want to work in. If you are pursuing a position in a science or art museum or a research position, a thesis may be the right choice. If you want to work in most small to medium history museum, an education position, or exhibit than perhaps experience in the form of a project may be your best bet.
What ever you do, make sure the project or thesis adds to your overall knowledge and/or experience and does not just fulfill a requirement.
Good Luck,
Tracie Evans
Curator of Collections
Sauder Village
22611 St. Rt. 2
Archbold OH 43502
Phone: 419/446-2541
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I would also be interested in the responses to this question. I have just begun my second year as a Public History MA student and although a thesis is optional I am pursuing this route. Despite the extra work I feel it will be worth it because I am extremely interested in my research topic. Thanks for bringing up such a relevant subject!
~natalya
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I will tell you that I also took the project (with report) options rather than a thesis in my Public History MA program. Since I did
not need my PhD and did not really want to pursue it at the time, I wanted the experience to put on my resume. I did notice that jobs wanted real experience not just degrees, which a project gave me.
Since that time, I have worked with lots of graduate students who wrote a master’s thesis and then struggled to be hired because they
lacked real experience. A thesis is great if you are going into a specialized area, if it closely related to the job you want or are applying for or if you want to pursue your PhD., but I have not seen them have a lot of worth if you want to go directly into
the field. As an employer, I may be interested in the topic of someone’s thesis, but it does not tell me if they really can apply what they have learned in college. Also, I want to know if you can work in the real world rather than the ideal one associated
with classroom work. So the answer is…what do you want to do long-term? Look at position requirements on jobs posted in the type of field you want to work
in. If you are pursuing a position in a science or art museum or a research position, a thesis may be the right choice. If you want to work in most small to medium history museum, an education position, or exhibit than perhaps experience in the form of
a project may be your best bet. What ever you do, make sure the project or thesis adds to your overall knowledge and/or experience and does not just fulfill a requirement. Good Luck, Tracie Evans Curator of Collections 22611 St. Rt. 2 Archbold OH 43502 Phone: 419/446-2541 FAX: 419/445-5251 From:
I would also be interested in the responses to this question. I have just begun my second year as a Public History MA student and although a thesis is optional
I am pursuing this route. Despite the extra work I feel it will be worth it because I am extremely interested in my research topic. Thanks for bringing up such a relevant subject! ~natalya The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending
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Garet,
Does the thesis option replace the internship requirement? In our program if you decide to do a thesis it is in addition to the required internship. Just curious.
Thanks,Natalya
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> Hi Garet,
>
> I believe the best advice would be to do what you think interests you and serves your personal desires for your degree most. That will ultimately be the most beneficial thing for you and your long-term career. Neither option is going to help or hurt you more than the other in the general sense, even though some hiring professionals may prefer one path over another. I do not think there is a good way, nor is there a good reason, to try and predict that ahead of time.
>
> I personally took the non-thesis (internship) option for my masters in Museum Science. There was the choice between a thesis and a paid internship. I took the internship(and report) option because I felt that the real experience would benefit me more than writing another research paper. I do not believe the choice hampered me in any way in my pursuit of my PhD, nor did it close any doors that would otherwise have been open to me.
>
> Nonetheless, I do believe that making that choice has shaped my career. A thesis would have kept me on campus for another semester or two, in the museum and at the university, rather than out in the museum world. That would no doubt have redirected me in my choices for a first job, where to look, and what path I might like to take, in addition to the actual opportunities available to me when I was ready to enter the field.
>
> Good luck.
>
> Mark Janzen
> Registrar/Collection Manager
> Ulrich Museum of Art
> Martin H. Bush Outdoor Sculpture Collection
> 316-978-5850
>
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>
> Good morning, everyone,
>
> I have a question I wanted to fire off. I am a Master's Candidate at
> MTSU. This past year, our program changed to allow a non-thesis option
> for the Public History Grad Students. The thesis option is still
> present as well. I know several of us have debated the pros and cons
> of each. I am just wondering what you, our mentors, would say
> regarding this choice.
>
> If you went for a thesis, did it really shape your professional career?
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Oh, I forgot...I did an internship and a project. The project took the place of the thesis not the internship. I always, always, always advise you to do an internship even if not required!
Tracie
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Garet,
Does the thesis option replace the internship requirement? In our program if you decide to do a thesis it is in addition to the required internship. Just curious.
Thanks,
Natalya
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> Hi Garet,
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> I believe the best advice would be to do what you think interests you and serves your personal desires for your degree most. That will ultimately be the most beneficial thing for you and your long-term career. Neither option is going to help or hurt you more than the other in the general sense, even though some hiring professionals may prefer one path over another. I do not think there is a good way, nor is there a good reason, to try and predict that ahead of time.
>
> I personally took the non-thesis (internship) option for my masters in Museum Science. There was the choice between a thesis and a paid internship. I took the internship(and report) option because I felt that the real experience would benefit me more than writing another research paper. I do not believe the choice hampered me in any way in my pursuit of my PhD, nor did it close any doors that would otherwise have been open to me.
>
> Nonetheless, I do believe that making that choice has shaped my career. A thesis would have kept me on campus for another semester or two, in the museum and at the university, rather than out in the museum world. That would no doubt have redirected me in my choices for a first job, where to look, and what path I might like to take, in addition to the actual opportunities available to me when I was ready to enter the field.
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> Good luck.
>
> Mark Janzen
> Registrar/Collection Manager
> Ulrich Museum of Art
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Oh, I forgot…I did an internship and a project. The project took the place of the thesis not the internship. I always, always, always
advise you to do an internship even if not required! Tracie Tracie Evans Curator of Collections 22611 St. Rt. 2 Archbold OH 43502 Phone: 419/446-2541 FAX: 419/445-5251 From:
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Jacqueline,
You may want to think about the title of Collections Manager (or Collections & Exhibit Manager). This title is being used more and more with history museum folks, who are in charge of how a collection is used, stored and exhibited rather than really being the expert on every element of the collections history information or in collections development. This title would also mean that the person is responsible for monitoring the environment, security and the paperwork necessary to track the collection. If you include Exhibit in the title also, then you have covered every base of exhibit design, installation and upkeep that you might need.
I would recommend that you hire this person as soon as possible in the plan even before you have moved the collections. The packing and moving of the collection is a great way for this person to familiar themselves with the collection and the institution. It could be a time for them to begin formulating ideas for exhibits once your renovations are in place and they can assist in the design and creation of work and storage areas.
As for physical and digital expertise, ask for everything you really want, but realized you may not get someone with everything, but you never know.
Tracie Evans
Curator of Collections
Sauder Village
22611 St. Rt. 2
Archbold OH 43502
Phone: 419/446-2541
FAX: 419/445-5251
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The position would still be described as a Curatorship, with or without Collection Development responsibilities.
However, it would probably be a good idea to include some Collection Development responsibilities within the job description, as in the course of creating and designing permanent and changing exhibitions, the staffer will be in a good position to advise and inform on what kinds of items would be useful to acquire or borrow.
Best-Reine Hauser
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Dear all,
I hope to draw on your expertise, as I am an archivist, rather than a museum specialist by training. I am the lone archivist for an East Coast boarding school that is currently celebrating its bicentennial. As the archivist, I am currently responsible for all archival aquisitions, processing, reference, and display activities for our manuscript collections, which include documents, school, publications, photographs, different recording formats, and a small number of artifacts. I typically do one modest exhibit here in the library each spring, focused on some aspect of school history. (When you wear all the hats in a position, everything gets only a sliver of your time!) Thanks to a generous gift from a donor, we are looking at physical renovation of our space as well as expansion of our display and education programming. We would like to create a new position for someone who would:
- Be responsible for developing historical displays all over campus, year-round, both permanent and rotating, all related to the history of our school. (As the administrator backing this says, "We want something historical on every major wall in every building on campus!") Because of preservation concerns in such a wide variety of spaces that are not actually designed for museum-quality display, we're currently thinking that the focus would be on creating mostly two-dimensial exhibits using informational text and facsimiles rather than originals more often than not. The person would need to do the research, write the text for the exhibit and then coordinate the physical display.
- We would also like the person to be responsible for creating virtual exhibits of materials, including historical photographs, documents and multimedia, to create online accessibility, since our alumni community is distributed around the world.
Our preliminary thoughts are that we would ideally like someone with a background in museum studies, archives or history, and experience in both physical and virtual display. Since none of us here in the library are museum professionals, we've been a bit stymied as to how to describe the position accurately. We also have been having trouble finding a position similar to what we're thinking of described at other institutions. One administrator keeps calling it a "curator" position, but since the position we are thinking of wouldn't involve collection development, we think that may be misleading.
Is anyone able to suggest a good way to describe what we're looking for in appropriate language for museum professionals? Do you think we may be asking too much to ask for both physical and digital expertise?
Thanks for any help you can give me on this. It's exciting to have the funding to support the idea, if we can only make it work!
Jacqueline Haun, CA
Archivist, The Bunn Library
The Lawrenceville School
P.O. Box 6128
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
Tel. (609) 895-2034
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Jacqueline,
You may want to think about the title of Collections Manager (or Collections & Exhibit Manager). This title is being used more and more
with history museum folks, who are in charge of how a collection is used, stored and exhibited rather than really being the expert on every element of the collections history information or in collections development. This title would also mean that the person
is responsible for monitoring the environment, security and the paperwork necessary to track the collection. If you include Exhibit in the title also, then you have covered every base of exhibit design, installation and upkeep that you might need.
I would recommend that you hire this person as soon as possible in the plan even before you have moved the collections. The packing
and moving of the collection is a great way for this person to familiar themselves with the collection and the institution. It could be a time for them to begin formulating ideas for exhibits once your renovations are in place and they can assist in the design
and creation of work and storage areas. As for physical and digital expertise, ask for everything you really want, but realized you may not get someone with everything, but
you never know. Tracie Evans Curator of Collections 22611 St. Rt. 2 Archbold OH 43502 Phone: 419/446-2541 FAX: 419/445-5251 From:
The position would still be described as a Curatorship, with or without Collection Development responsibilities. However, it would probably be a good idea to include some Collection Development responsibilities within the job description, as in the
course of creating and designing permanent and changing exhibitions, the staffer will be in a good position to advise and inform on what kinds of items would be useful to acquire or borrow. Best—Reine Hauser Reine Hauser Executive Director The Graycliff Conservancy, Inc 716/947-9217 http://graycliff.bfn.org -----Original Message----- Dear all,
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Museumclasses.org runs three online short courses next week and ten online classes in October. Full course descriptions of the three short courses follow the course list below. Join us by signing up at www.museumclasses.org
September Online Classes:
MS002a: Collection Protection - Are you Prepared? (short course)
Sep 14 - 18, 2009
Price: $75
Instructor: Terri Schindel
Link: http://museumclasses.org/training/trol_classes_ms002a.html
MS011: Gallery Guides ***NEW*** (short course)
Sep 14 - 25, 2009
Price: $75
Instructor: Karin Hostetter
Link: http://museumclasses.org/training/trol_classes_ms011a.html
MS012: Keeping Small Animals on Exhibit
(Care and Feeding of Small Animal Exhibits) ***NEW*** (short course)
Sep 14 - 18, 2009
Price: $75
Instructor: Karin Hostetter
Link: http://museumclasses.org/training/trol_classes_ms012a.html
October Online Classes:
MS108: Fundamentals of Museum Volunteer Programs
Oct 5 - Oct 30, 2009
Price: $475
Instructor: Karin Hostetter
Link: http://museumclasses.org/training/trol_classes_ms108a.html
MS224: Care of Leather and Skin Materials **NEW**
Oct 5 - Oct 30, 2009
Price: $475
Instructor: Helen Alten
Link: http://museumclasses.org/training/trol_classes_ms224.html
MS210: Integrated Pest Management for Museums, Libraries and Archives
Oct 5 - Nov 13, 2009
Price: $475
Instructor: Gretchen Anderson with support from BIRC
Link: http://museumclasses.org/training/trol_classes_ms210a.html
MS106: Exhibit Fundamentals: Ideas to Installation
Oct 5 - Nov 13, 2009
Price: $475
Instructor: Lin Nelson-Mayson
Link: http://museumclasses.org/training/trol_classes_ms106a.html
MS222: Care of Photographs
Oct 5 - Nov 27, 2009
Price: $475.00 (Includes $50 materials fee)
Instructor: Gawain Weaver
Link: http://museumclasses.org/training/trol_classes_ms222a.html
MS209: Collections Management Policies for
Museums and Related Institutions
Oct 12 - Dec 18, 2009
Price: $475
Instructor: Bill Tompkins
Link: http://museumclasses.org/training/trol_classes_ms209a.html
MS010: Condition Assessments ***NEW*** (short course)
Oct 12 - 16, 2009
Price: $95
Instructor: Helen Alten
Link: http://museumclasses.org/training/trol_classes_ms010a.html
MS214: Collection Management Databases
Oct 19 - Nov 13, 2009
Price: $475
Instructor: Sofia Galarza Liu and John Simmons
Link: http://museumclasses.org/training/trol_classes_ms214a.html
MS243: Making Museum Quality Mannequins **NEW**
Oct. 5 - Oct. 30, 2009
Price: $425.00
Instructor: Helen Alten
Link: http://museumclasses.org/training/trol_classes_ms243.html
MS107a: Introduction to Museum Security
Oct 5 - Oct 30, 2009
Price: $475
Instructor: Stevan P. Layne
Link: http://museumclasses.org/training/trol_classes_ms107a.html
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MS002a: Collection Protection - Are you Prepared? (short course)
Sep 14 - 18, 2009
Price: $75
Instructor: Terri Schindel
Link: http://museumclasses.org/training/trol_classes_ms002a.html
Description:
Disaster planning is overwhelming. Where do you start? Talk to Terri about how to get going. Use her checklist to determine your level of preparedness. What do you already have in place? Are you somewhat prepared? What can you do next? Help clarify your current state of readiness and develop future steps to improve it.
Logistics:
Participants in Collection Protection will read literature and participate in two one-hour chats to discuss their institutions disaster preparedness. 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.
To reserve a spot in the course, please pay at http://www.museumclasses.org and pay at http://www.collectioncare.org/tas/tas.html If you have trouble please contact Helen Alten at [log in to unmask]
The Instructor:
Terri Schindel, graduated from the Courtauld Art Institute, University of London with a concentration in textile conservation. Since 1988 she has taught collections care and preventive conservation to museum staff. She has assisted museums in writing disaster plans for more than a decade and helped develop national standards for disaster-preparedness materials. Ms. Schindel specializes in collection care and preventive conservation and works regularly with small, rural and tribal museums. She is familiar with the many challenges and lack of resources facing these institutions. Ms. Schindel is committed to maintaining the uniqueness of each museum while ensuring that they serve as a resource for future generations.
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MS011: Gallery Guides ***NEW*** (short course)
Sep 14 - 25, 2009
Price: $75
Instructor: Karin Hostetter
Link: http://museumclasses.org/training/trol_classes_ms011a.html
Description:
Set aside some blocks of time and end up with a strong rough draft of a self-guided gallery guide for the exhibit of your choice. Learn about the power of themes and universals. Develop techniques for layering information. Empower readers to do more on their own after leaving the exhibit. Create information that really "sticks" with the guest. Karin shares her 30 years experience with you as you develop a useful document for your exhibit.
Course Outline:
1. Why Use a Gallery Guide
2. Determining the Audience
3. Determining and Writing the Big Idea
4. Tangibles, Intangibles and Universals in Writing
5. Information versus Take Home Message
6. Outlining a Draft Guide
7. Design Considerations
Logistics:
Participants in Gallery Guides will read literature and participate in four one-hour chats to discuss what is in an effective guide. 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 that lasts two weeks and takes no more than 20 hours of a student's time. This is an opportunity to brain-storm with colleagues about what works and what doesn't work.
To reserve a spot in the course, please pay at http://www.museumclasses.org and pay at http://www.collectioncare.org/tas/tas.html If you have trouble please contact Helen Alten at [log in to unmask]
The Instructor:
Karin Hostetter is owner of Interpret This, a consulting company specializing in interpretive writing, program development and staff and volunteer training. A museum educator at museums, zoos and nature centers for over 30 years, she was Curator of Education for the Heard Natural Science Museum and Wildlife Sanctuary (McKinney, TX) and the first paid volunteer coordinator at the Denver Zoo. Among her award-winning education curricula are several programs she developed for the education department at the Denver Zoo over her 12 years on staff. Over the years, Ms. Hostetter has been responsible for small animal exhibits and animal care at both the Heard and the Denver Zoo. She worked with wild animal rehabilitation and public education animals, work that included training volunteer animal handlers. Karin co-founded the Zoos, Wildlife Parks, and Aquaria special interest section of the National Association for Interpretation. Ms. Hostetter taught the National Association for Interpretation's two-day volunteer management course for volunteer coordinators and served on their panel about volunteer programs. She authored a series of articles for the National Association for Interpretation's Legacy magazine, providing guidelines for developing and maintaining a volunteer organization. She has worked with volunteers for nearly 15 years. Ms. Hostetter now consults with organizations on structuring and improving volunteer programs. And she volunteers herself. She also continues to teach in two museums, preferring preschool and family programs.
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MS012: Keeping Small Animals on Exhibit
(Care and Feeding of Small Animal Exhibits) ***NEW*** (short course)
Sep 14 - 18, 2009
Price: $75
Instructor: Karin Hostetter
Link: http://museumclasses.org/training/trol_classes_ms012a.html
Description:
Whether by design or accident, many museums find themselves with small collections of small animals - sometimes for exhibit, sometimes not; sometimes for educational program use, sometimes not. Determine which animals work best for your purposes. Know how to care for the animals considering healthy diets, appropriate exhibit or non-exhibit caging, guest safety, veterinary care, and needed permits.
Course Outline:
1. Pros and Cons of Live Animal Exhibits
2. Role of Live Animals in Museums
3. Good and Not-So-Good Animals for Small Exhibits
4. Cages, Feeding, Enrichment Considerations
5. Training Animals and People in Handling
Logistics:
Participants in Keeping Small Animals will read literature and participate in two one-hour chats to discuss problems they have experienced with keeping small animals. 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. This is an opportunity to brain-storm with colleagues about what works and what doesn't work.
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Garet,
For what they're worth, here are a few thoughts. As a former academic, my understanding is that the purpose of the masters thesis is to teach a person how to conduct professional level research within a discipline. I would say that anyone wanting to pursue a career in a research oriented field would only benefit from the experience of writing a thesis.
Although I don't know what the option would be in your program if you choose not to write a thesis it puzzles me that someone who opts out of writing a masters thesis would consider doctoral studies. A doctoral program is a research program. It would certainly be an advantage to have the experience of a successful thesis before tackling a dissertation. Or, conversely, if you don't enjoy research enough to do a thesis, a doctoral program would probably not be of interest either.
kind regards,
Liz Clarke, PhD
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Good morning, everyone,
I have a question I wanted to fire off. I am a Master's Candidate at
MTSU. This past year, our program changed to allow a non-thesis option
for the Public History Grad Students. The thesis option is still
present as well. I know several of us have debated the pros and cons
of each. I am just wondering what you, our mentors, would say
regarding this choice.
If you went for a thesis, did it really shape your professional career?
If you went for a non-thesis program, do you felt that hindered you
professionally or if you chose to pursue a Ph.D. at some point?
Thanks for your time, and I hope everyone has a great day,
Garet
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I agree with Mark. I am currently in the process of hiring a new curator for our museum and I'm more interested in what they know how to do first hand rather than the theory of. We are of course looking for someone with a museum degree or other related field so a thesis helps but for my needs as an administrator and employer I need experience.
Diane
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Garet,
Does the thesis option replace the internship requirement? In our program if you decide to do a thesis it is in addition to the required internship. Just curious.
Thanks,
Natalya
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> Hi Garet,
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> I believe the best advice would be to do what you think interests you and serves your personal desires for your degree most. That will ultimately be the most beneficial thing for you and your long-term career. Neither option is going to help or hurt you more than the other in the general sense, even though some hiring professionals may prefer one path over another. I do not think there is a good way, nor is there a good reason, to try and predict that ahead of time.
>
> I personally took the non-thesis (internship) option for my masters in Museum Science. There was the choice between a thesis and a paid internship. I took the internship(and report) option because I felt that the real experience would benefit me more than writing another research paper. I do not believe the choice hampered me in any way in my pursuit of my PhD, nor did it close any doors that would otherwise have been open to me.
>
> Nonetheless, I do believe that making that choice has shaped my career. A thesis would have kept me on campus for another semester or two, in the museum and at the university, rather than out in the museum world. That would no doubt have redirected me in my choices for a first job, where to look, and what path I might like to take, in addition to the actual opportunities available to me when I was ready to enter the field.
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> Good luck.
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> Mark Janzen
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I opted for the thesis option. I felt a thesis would leave more doors
open for me. I had two degrees in studio art, an internship with a
photograph collection (which involved a report), an internship drafting
policy, experience with cataloging library material, a past job that led
me into the field. With my background in art, I had very strong ideas
about design and didn't want to be constrained by someone else in a
project. I loved research. That was a part of it too.
Completing a thesis taught me a good deal about editing and writing.
While some people thought that I was a good writer before hand, the
thesis really taught me how to write. It taught me how to research more
effectively. It also taught me when to call it good, stop and move on.
Each of these has been important to me. I would have loved to work in a
museum related to my research but that hasn't happened. A thesis is
more than the subject matter of your research.
Not everyone learns to write, edit and organize well while completing
their thesis. Your best choice depends on your program and your
background and interests. What do you need out of your degree
experience? What are the strengths of your program?
Good luck
>>> [log in to unmask] 9/9/2009 3:28 PM >>>
I will tell you that I also took the project (with report) options
rather than a thesis in my Public History MA program. Since I did not
need my PhD and did not really want to pursue it at the time, I wanted
the experience to put on my resume. I did notice that jobs wanted real
experience not just degrees, which a project gave me.
Since that time, I have worked with lots of graduate students who wrote
a master's thesis and then struggled to be hired because they lacked
real experience. A thesis is great if you are going into a specialized
area, if it closely related to the job you want or are applying for or
if you want to pursue your PhD., but I have not seen them have a lot of
worth if you want to go directly into the field. As an employer, I may
be interested in the topic of someone's thesis, but it does not tell me
if they really can apply what they have learned in college. Also, I
want to know if you can work in the real world rather than the ideal one
associated with classroom work.
So the answer is...what do you want to do long-term? Look at position
requirements on jobs posted in the type of field you want to work in.
If you are pursuing a position in a science or art museum or a research
position, a thesis may be the right choice. If you want to work in most
small to medium history museum, an education position, or exhibit than
perhaps experience in the form of a project may be your best bet.
What ever you do, make sure the project or thesis adds to your overall
knowledge and/or experience and does not just fulfill a requirement.
Good Luck,
Tracie Evans
Curator of Collections
Sauder Village
22611 St. Rt. 2
Archbold OH 43502
Phone: 419/446-2541
FAX: 419/445-5251
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I would also be interested in the responses to this question. I have
just begun my second year as a Public History MA student and although a
thesis is optional I am pursuing this route. Despite the extra work I
feel it will be worth it because I am extremely interested in my
research topic. Thanks for bringing up such a relevant subject!
~natalya
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Garet, I agree with Liz Clarke and with Audra Oliver to do the thesis
option, particularly if you are thinking about going on for a Ph.D. Writing
a thesis will give you good preparation for a Ph.D. program and also
confidence that you can complete a dissertation.
You didn't say what kind of museum work that you would like to pursue, but
if you are interested in being a curator or in having another position that
requires research and writing, the thesis will help you. The editing skills
you will gain are really useful if you are going to be working on
publications such as exhibition or collection catalogues. Experience is
important, but that can be gained by internships along the way with the
thesis option just as much as with the non-thesis option. Many ads for
curatorial positions now ask for Ph.D. applicants, showing that demonstrable
research and writing skills are important for these positions.
Good luck to you, whatever you decide to do!
Marianne Richter
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Good morning, everyone,
I have a question I wanted to fire off. I am a Master's Candidate at
MTSU. This past year, our program changed to allow a non-thesis option
for the Public History Grad Students. The thesis option is still
present as well. I know several of us have debated the pros and cons
of each. I am just wondering what you, our mentors, would say
regarding this choice.
If you went for a thesis, did it really shape your professional career?
If you went for a non-thesis program, do you felt that hindered you
professionally or if you chose to pursue a Ph.D. at some point?
Thanks for your time, and I hope everyone has a great day,
Garet
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I definitely see the logic regarding writing and researching, but would
caution you about the number of job openings requiring PhDs. If you look at
the number of large museums or organizations that might presently require a
PhD of their curators, vs. the number of museums in the U.S. overall, you're
talking about a small number. I would expect that small museums and
historical cannot provide the compensation a PhD might believe they should
have.
I have found that PhDs who have applied to smaller institutions I have been
affiliated with in the past are often severely overqualified in terms of
what they want to do and the positions they are applying for, and what kind
of compensation they expect for their academic backgrounds. Sometimes there
is an imbalance there, frankly. I also have to wonder why a PhD in
Egyptology, for example, might seek out a position in an American historical
society. There's a disconnect there that I have not been able to wrap my
brain around.
In 2009 the world is a far different place than it was in 1989, when I was
in the first year of my career. Make sure you tailor your academic choices
to what is real and where you think you can go. There are luxuries that one
simply can't afford in terms of building an academic resume.
Candace Perry
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Garet, I agree with Liz Clarke and with Audra Oliver to do the thesis
option, particularly if you are thinking about going on for a Ph.D. Writing
a thesis will give you good preparation for a Ph.D. program and also
confidence that you can complete a dissertation.
You didn't say what kind of museum work that you would like to pursue, but
if you are interested in being a curator or in having another position that
requires research and writing, the thesis will help you. The editing skills
you will gain are really useful if you are going to be working on
publications such as exhibition or collection catalogues. Experience is
important, but that can be gained by internships along the way with the
thesis option just as much as with the non-thesis option. Many ads for
curatorial positions now ask for Ph.D. applicants, showing that demonstrable
research and writing skills are important for these positions.
Good luck to you, whatever you decide to do!
Marianne Richter
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Good morning, everyone,
I have a question I wanted to fire off. I am a Master's Candidate at
MTSU. This past year, our program changed to allow a non-thesis option
for the Public History Grad Students. The thesis option is still
present as well. I know several of us have debated the pros and cons
of each. I am just wondering what you, our mentors, would say
regarding this choice.
If you went for a thesis, did it really shape your professional career?
If you went for a non-thesis program, do you felt that hindered you
professionally or if you chose to pursue a Ph.D. at some point?
Thanks for your time, and I hope everyone has a great day,
Garet
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Bob,
. . .If the trademark holders on the various heralds (logos to
non-railroaders) and company names do still exist, the fact the cars are
now in a museum, not used for commercial purposes, obviates any issues
there, unless...
Actually, trademark and copyright are not affected by your status. If
these rights still exist they apply to all uses--including yours. As
far as filming these logos by a third party, we cover that in our
filming policy with the language below. We essentially make it an issue
they must pursue with the owner and take ourselves out of the middle.
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Bob, . . .If the trademark
holders on the various heralds (logos to non-railroaders) and company names do
still exist, the fact the cars are now in a museum, not used for commercial
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The following is a text-only press release from the federal Institute of
Museum and Library Services (IMLS). An HTML version of this release and
a graphic can be viewed on the agency's Web site at
http://www.imls.gov/news/2009/091009.shtm
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 10, 2009
IMLS Press Contacts
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IMLS Grant Will Help Libraries Help the Unemployed
Washington, DC-Job seekers have packed libraries around the country
during recent months, searching online job sites, building resumes,
taking interview classes, and making use of a wide range of other
employment services and resources. More help is on the way. Through a
grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS),
WebJunction, the online learning community for library staff created by
OCLC, a nonprofit library service and research organization; and the
State Library of North Carolina (SLNC) have launched a one-year
initiative to gather and share best practices for providing
library-based employment services and programs to the unemployed.
"We know that libraries are making important contributions to the
nation's economic recovery, and IMLS is committed to helping those
libraries help their communities get back to work," said Anne-Imelda M.
Radice, IMLS Director. "We admire this grant because of the educational
opportunities it will provide and the relationships between libraries
and economic and workforce development agencies that it will foster."
"In North Carolina, we have established real collaborations in
communities across the state between public libraries and local
workforce development organizations, which together support job seekers
in everything from basic computer skills to applying for jobs online,"
said Mary L. Boone, State Librarian of North Carolina. "We are delighted
to partner with IMLS and WebJunction to share what we have learned with
our colleagues around the country." The State Library of North Carolina
was one of the state library agencies that stepped forward earlier this
year to coordinate a highly successful statewide library education
program in response to the economic downturn. Members of SLNC's staff
who were instrumental in that state's success will contribute
significantly to the national project.
The partners will develop and host an online training module - available
to everyone -- that adapts the workshop curriculum and experience. A
core feature of the program will be online conversations at
webjunction.org for state library administrators to explore new ideas
for supporting local public library staff to deliver workforce services.
All regional workshops and the online training module will be supported
by follow-on programming. This will provide participants with the
resources and support they need to assist local public libraries as they
respond to urgent patron demands.
"Severe unemployment strikes at the core of any community, and libraries
work hard to respond to these community needs," said Cathy De Rosa, Vice
President, Marketing, OCLC. "We are pleased to work with IMLS and the
State Library of North Carolina to help respond to those needs. This
program allows us to support communities and individuals working to cope
with unemployment and to support libraries as they work to provide
essential infrastructure and services for national economic recovery."
Project goals include dissemination of services, programs, and
partnerships to support the unemployed; greater capacity in state
library agencies to support their local public libraries; and broader
understanding and support outside the library field for the workforce
development role that libraries have in responding to the crisis.
Additional IMLS resource: Libraries to the Rescue is a set of five
podcasts, including one by Mary L. Boone, State Librarian of North
Carolina, that focuses on how libraries are helping citizens access all
types of employment assistance. Click here for a list of Online
Resources for Libraries and Jobseekers.
About the Institute of Museum and Library Services
The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of
federal support for the nation's 123,000 libraries and 17,500 museums.
The Institute's mission is to create strong libraries and museums that
connect people to information and ideas. The Institute works at the
national level and in coordination with state and local organizations to
sustain heritage, culture, and knowledge; enhance learning and
innovation; and support professional development. To learn more about
the Institute, please visit www.imls.gov.
About WebJunction
Since 2003, WebJunction has helped more nearly 50,000 library staff
build their job skills by partnering with state library agencies and
other library service organizations to deliver cost-effective staff
training and development programs. WebJunction's vision is to be the
place where the worldwide library profession gathers to build the
knowledge, skills, and support it needs to power relevant, vibrant
libraries. Based in Seattle, Washington, and Dublin, Ohio, WebJunction
is supported in part by OCLC, grants from the Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation and the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and the
library community. More information is available at www.webjunction.org.
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I think that a lot can be said for project skills in terms of PhD work,
however. My understanding is that it's becoming increasingly important to
have more than just research and writing skills, and if you can produce a
project that has a strong written component, has strong relevance to your
intended PhD path, and/or have a paper from one of your classes that is
comparable to a thesis in terms of showing off your research and writing
skills, then the project option is fine in terms of pursuing a PhD.
Especially if you intend to follow a more applied or public path. Actually,
a large project could also help prepare you better than a paper depending on
the type of research you intend to do for a PhD. Of course, I believe that
scholarship is/should be presented in more than just written form, and that
other forms should be valued in academia on par with written work. I'm
pretty sure that not everyone will agree with me :)
I chose the project option and added a strong written component to it. I'm
still thinking about pursuing a PhD, but I made sure (by discussing with an
advisor in my potential PhD field) that the project option wouldn't put me
out of the running. She felt that the amount of work I did was actually more
than for the average written master's thesis, and that the project (a
conference) had academic relevance that would make my application
competitive. That said, no matter the option I chose, if I went on to get a
PhD, I would probably have to get another master's/take catch up courses
just to cover the theory specific to my intended field (because it's a
different field than the one in which I got my master's degree).
Shana
On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 10:11 PM, Elizabeth Clarke <
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> Garet,
> For what they're worth, here are a few thoughts. As a former academic, my
> understanding is that the purpose of the masters thesis is to teach a person
> how to conduct professional level research within a discipline. I would say
> that anyone wanting to pursue a career in a research oriented field would
> only benefit from the experience of writing a thesis.
> Although I don't know what the option would be in your program if you
> choose not to write a thesis it puzzles me that someone who opts out of
> writing a masters thesis would consider doctoral studies. A doctoral program
> is a research program. It would certainly be an advantage to have the
> experience of a successful thesis before tackling a dissertation. Or,
> conversely, if you don't enjoy research enough to do a thesis, a doctoral
> program would probably not be of interest either.
> kind regards,
> Liz Clarke, PhD
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Garet Bleddynn <[log in to unmask]>
> *To:* [log in to unmask]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 9, 2009 10:35:09 AM
> *Subject:* [MUSEUM-L] Question for the Professionals
>
> Good morning, everyone,
>
> I have a question I wanted to fire off. I am a Master's Candidate at
> MTSU. This past year, our program changed to allow a non-thesis option
> for the Public History Grad Students. The thesis option is still
> present as well. I know several of us have debated the pros and cons
> of each. I am just wondering what you, our mentors, would say
> regarding this choice.
>
> If you went for a thesis, did it really shape your professional career?
>
> If you went for a non-thesis program, do you felt that hindered you
> professionally or if you chose to pursue a Ph.D. at some point?
>
> Thanks for your time, and I hope everyone has a great day,
> Garet
>
> --
> M. Garet Bleddynn
>
> =======================> It is the dim haze of mystery that adds enchantment to any pursuit.
>
>
>
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I think that a lot can be said for project skills in terms of PhD work, however. My understanding is that it's becoming increasingly important to have more than just research and writing skills, and if you can produce a project that has a strong written component, has strong relevance to your intended PhD path, and/or have a paper from one of your classes that is comparable to a thesis in terms of showing off your research and writing skills, then the project option is fine in terms of pursuing a PhD. Especially if you intend to follow a more applied or public path. Actually, a large project could also help prepare you better than a paper depending on the type of research you intend to do for a PhD. Of course, I believe that scholarship is/should be presented in more than just written form, and that other forms should be valued in academia on par with written work. I'm pretty sure that not everyone will agree with me :)
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Comments: RFC822 error: Stay at Home Parents as Volunteers Our museum will soon be opening a more extensive and hands-on children’s discovery area which will inevitably over extend our current volunteer population. We are seeking new and innovative ways to attract more volunteers and one idea was to tap the stay-at-home-mom/dad graphic. We have just begun to study the thought and realize some immediate concerns; for example a Pro being- once the kids go off to school the parents will be able to continue working with us. Con- what happens if mom needs to change a pull-up during her shift? Have any museums tried this before in their volunteer program, namely for their children’s discovery areas? Thanks for any feed back. Amanda Paszek
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Just a thought, but have you considered possibly tapping into high school volunteers? Check your state’s requirements, but some states require community service hours for students to graduate. Also, what about homeschoolers? If you have “home school classes†in the Discovery Areas, that would possibly draw in potential parent volunteers? You can check with home school associations in your area.
Tracy Jentzsch
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Museum Studies Program
University of Delaware
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That's a good questions Amanda. I'd be interested in hearing what others have to say on that myself.
Diane
Diane Hutsell
Executive Director
McMinn County Living Heritage Museum
423-745-0329
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From: Amanda Paszek Just a thought, but have you considered possibly tapping into high
school volunteers? Check your state’s requirements, but some states require
community service hours for students to graduate. Also, what about homeschoolers?Â
If you have “home school classes†in the Discovery Areas, that would possibly
draw in potential parent volunteers? You can check with home school
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list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Diane Hutsell That's
a good questions Amanda. I'd be interested in hearing what others have to say
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We use volunteers quite a bit, and if a volunteer needs to change something, they are respsonsible for contacting a replacement within their area to cover their shift.
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Stay at Home Parents as Volunteers
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Our museum will soon be opening a more extensive and hands-on children’s discovery area which will inevitably over extend our current volunteer population. We are seeking new and innovative ways to attract more volunteers and one idea was to tap the stay-at-home-mom/dad graphic. We have just begun to study the thought and realize some immediate concerns; for example a Pro being- once the kids go off to school the parents will be able to continue working with us. Con- what happens if mom needs to change a pull-up during her shift?
Have any museums tried this before in their volunteer program, namely for their children’s discovery areas?
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Amanda Paszek
Monticello Intern
Illinois State Museum
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Stay at Home Parents as Volunteers Our museum will soon be opening a more extensive and hands-on children’s discovery area which will inevitably over extend our current volunteer population. We are seeking new and innovative ways to attract more volunteers and one idea was to tap the stay-at-home-mom/dad graphic. We have just begun to study the thought and realize some immediate concerns; for example a Pro being- once the kids go off to school the parents will be able to continue working with us. Con- what happens if mom needs to change a pull-up during her shift? Have any museums tried this before in their volunteer program, namely for their children’s discovery areas?
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Illinois State Museum
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_http://reachadvisors.typepad.com/museum_audience_insight/2009/01/the-challe
nge-of-moms.html_
(http://reachadvisors.typepad.com/museum_audience_insight/2009/01/the-challenge-of-moms.html)
moms and museums terms used for a web search
other hits too
not exactly an answer to the posed question but related to the topic
Barbara Hass, retired librarian
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That's a good questions Amanda. I'd be interested in hearing what others
have to say on that myself.
Diane
Diane Hutsell
Executive Director
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Stay at Home Parents as Volunteers
Our museum will soon be opening a more extensive and hands-on children’s
discovery area which will inevitably over extend our current volunteer
population. We are seeking new and innovative ways to attract more volunteers
and one idea was to tap the stay-at-home-mom/dad graphic. We have just begun
to study the thought and realize some immediate concerns; for example a Pro
being- once the kids go off to school the parents will be able to continue
working with us. Con- what happens if mom needs to change a pull-up during
her shift?
Have any museums tried this before in their volunteer program, namely for
their children’s discovery areas?
Thanks for any feed back.
Amanda Paszek
Monticello Intern
Illinois State Museum
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Stay at Home Parents as Volunteers Our museum will soon be opening a more extensive and
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current volunteer population. We are seeking new and innovative ways to
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concerns; for example a Pro being- once the kids go off to school the
parents will be able to continue working with us. Con- what happens if mom
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We have a number of high school volunteers as well as retirees. The thought of stay at home parents serving as volunteers first entered my mind when a woman visiting our Discovery Room with her young son expressed interest in volunteering but stated that she would have to bring her son with her.. Our Discovery Room- as well as our new Play Museum which is set to open in the Spring- is open 6 days a week, all day, and is fully staffed by volunteers who currently work 2.5 hour shifts. This, rather than special events, is the situation for which I raise my query. I believe that stay at home parents specifically could be an incredible resource and am interested in whether or not it has been tapped anywhere else, thought of at any time somewhere else, and what concerns/benefits have been reached.
Thanks again for any feedback!
Amanda Paszek
Monticello Intern
Illinois State Museum
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Just a thought, but have you considered possibly tapping into high school volunteers? Check your state’s requirements, but some states require community service hours for students to graduate. Also, what about homeschoolers? If you have “home school classes†in the Discovery Areas, that would possibly draw in potential parent volunteers? You can check with home school associations in your area.Â
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University of Delaware
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Just a thought, but have you considered possibly tapping into high school volunteers? Check your state’s requirements, but some states require community service hours for students to graduate. Also, what about homeschoolers? If you have “home school classes†in the Discovery Areas, that would possibly draw in potential parent volunteers? You can check with home school associations in your area. Tracy Jentzsch Museum Studies Program University of Delaware From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Diane Hutsell That's a good questions Amanda. I'd be interested in hearing what others have to say on that myself. Diane Diane Hutsell ----- Original Message ----- From: [log in to unmask] href="mailto:[log in to unmask]" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:[log in to unmask]">Amanda Paszek To: [log in to unmask] href="mailto:[log in to unmask]" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:[log in to unmask]">[log in to unmask] Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 5:31 PM Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Stay at Home Parents as Volunteers Stay at Home Parents as Volunteers Our museum will soon be opening a more extensive and hands-on children’s discovery area which will inevitably over extend our current volunteer population. We are seeking new and innovative ways to attract more volunteers and one idea was to tap the stay-at-home-mom/dad graphic. We have just begun to study the thought and realize some immediate concerns; for example a Pro being- once the kids go off to school the parents will be able to continue working with us. Con- what happens if mom needs to change a pull-up during her shift? Have any museums tried this before in their volunteer program, namely for their children’s discovery areas? Thanks for any feed back. Amanda Paszek Monticello Intern Illinois State Museum The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes).
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Amanda,
Speaking as a former stay-at-home mom, I'd say this sounds like a
great idea. 2.5 hours is probably too long, though. Depending on the
age of the kid(s), 1 to 1.5 hours would be more realistic. Does your
community have a Moms of Preschoolers (MOPS) group? If so, you could
meet with moms there to gauge the interest. The difficult part could
be the kids. You don't want your volunteer's child(ren) running around
causing problems while she is trying to work. However, if you got
enough volunteers, you might be able to set up a sort of sharing
system where one mom watched the kids (either on or off site) while
another worked at the museum and then they switch.
Good luck,
Heather McClenahan, museum assistant/web master
Los Alamos Historical Society
http://www.losalamoshistory.org
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Quoting Amanda Paszek <[log in to unmask]>:
> We have a number of high school volunteers as well as retirees. The
> thought of stay at home parents serving as volunteers first entered
> my mind when a woman visiting our Discovery Room with her young son
> expressed interest in volunteering but stated that she would have to
> bring her son with her.. Our Discovery Room- as well as our new
> Play Museum which is set to open in the Spring- is open 6 days a
> week, all day, and is fully staffed by volunteers who currently
> work 2.5 hour shifts. This, rather than special events, is the
> situation for which I raise my query. I believe that stay at home
> parents specifically could be an incredible resource and am
> interested in whether or not it has been tapped anywhere else,
> thought of at any time somewhere else, and what concerns/benefits
> have been reached.
>
> Thanks again for any feedback!
>
> Amanda Paszek
> Monticello Intern
> Illinois State Museum
>
> Â
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Tracy Jentzsch <[log in to unmask]>
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> Sent: Friday, September 11, 2009 9:16:13 AM
> Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] Stay at Home Parents as Volunteers
>
>
> Just a thought, but have you considered possibly tapping into high
> school volunteers? Check your state’s requirements, but some states
> require community service hours for students to graduate. Also,
> what about homeschoolers? If you have “home school classes†in the
> Discovery Areas, that would possibly draw in potential parent
> volunteers? You can check with home school associations in your
> area.Â
> Â
> Tracy Jentzsch
> Administrative Assistant
> Museum Studies Program
> University of Delaware
> www.udel.edu/museumstudies
> Â
> From:Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> Behalf Of Diane Hutsell
> Sent: Friday, September 11, 2009 8:31 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] Stay at Home Parents as Volunteers
> Â
> That's a good questions Amanda. I'd be interested in hearing what
> others have to say on that myself.
> Â
> Diane
> Â
> Diane Hutsell
> Executive Director
> McMinn County Living Heritage Museum
> 423-745-0329
> www.livingheritagemuseum.com
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>> Stay at Home Parents as Volunteers
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>> Our museum will soon be opening a more extensive and hands-on
>> children’s discovery area which will inevitably over extend our
>> current volunteer population. We are seeking new and innovative
>> ways to attract more volunteers and one idea was to tap the
>> stay-at-home-mom/dad graphic. We have just begun to study the
>> thought and realize some immediate concerns; for example a Pro
>> being- once the kids go off to school the parents will be able to
>> continue working with us. Con- what happens if mom needs to change
>> a pull-up during her shift?
>> Have any museums tried this before in their volunteer program,
>> namely for their children’s discovery areas?
>> Â
>> Thanks for any feed back.
>> Â
>> Amanda Paszek
>> MonticelloIntern
>> IllinoisStateMuseum
>>
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Applications for Fall 2010 admission are due January 15, 2010.
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Hi there!
In 2005 we put Planar touch screens in our exhibit at Carnegie Science Center and have since had over 450,000 visitors (over 70% being children). Only one monitor has broken since then, and that was from blatant misuse by a visitor. I personally did not purchase them, that was left to the IT department- I believe they got them at TigerDirect.com because they have a corporate account and get a discount. The general price that I have seen online is in the $450-550 range, and I would say they are well worth it.
http://www.planartouch.com/products/pt1510mx/
Good Luck!
Maria
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Jacqueline,
Your exhibition position sounds exciting, and your successful candidate will certainly be busy. Your description tells me you need a graphic designer with research and writing skills, or a researcher and writer with graphic design skills; this is an exhibit developer/graphic design position.
Based on your post, you need 1) someone with both signage and graphic design skills -- not just an understanding of CS4, but someone who gets exhibit and display fundamentals like proper line length, readable point size (including ADA requirements), appropriate text block length, good use of white space on a panel, as well as usability tricks (like understanding eye scanning patterns). Graphic design for signage and graphic design for print work are different; a skilled designer understands the ways they differ.
2) You need someone who will enjoy plunging into Lawrenceville history, and someone who can research, write, and edit. Your employee will need to turn lengthy, passionate school histories into short paragraphs to interest passing students and visiting alumni.
3) You need someone with web skills to create virtual exhibits. It would be ideal if you could find someone who understands content strategy for the web and usability. For this part of the job you definitely need someone who knows what makes an online exhibition good -- or someone who understands that they don't know what makes a good online exhibition, but is willing to learn.
4) You need someone with vision. Someone who can look at your archives -- or if they're boxed up, at your school architecture or yearbooks or even the botanical plants on your campus -- and generate a list of exhibition ideas. You need someone who can take that list and find ways to make it punchy, fun, and attractive to your audiences.
The way you've described the job so far, I do not think you necessarily need someone with a background in museum studies, and I don't think this is a curatorial position. This is a combination graphic designer/exhibit developer job. The right candidate is out there. If you're specific about what you need, when you post the position, you'll find him or her. A person with this set of skills rarely gets to use all of them in a single job, and your successful candidate will be as thrilled to find you as you are to find them.
Best of luck.
Sincerely,
Jennifer Chapman
Senior Exhibition Developer
ECOS Communications
Boulder, CO
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Amanda,
Do any of the local colleges have parent education programs, or family studies departments? If so, there may be a network that could be used to aid in filling volunteer hours.
Colleges with education, museum studies or parks & recreation departments? Contact them, may lead to something.
Perhaps a posting, or conversation with staff at the Illinois Association for the Education of Young Children (AEYC)
School Programs
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I'm a former museum worker turned teacher in Washinton DC and my class is
about to start a project to collect all 50 state quarters. I'm wondering if
there is something that we would be able to use to clean the quarters
because many of them come in very used condition.
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_Can you clean state quarters_
(http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid 080901102048AAAE8pU)
"...You don't clean coins period. They lose value and most things that have
acid in them such as vinegar actually eats the metal. Salt will causes
scratches, very small ones and a dealer will hand you back the coin and say it
was damaged and offer you nothing. State quarters are inexpensive even
from a coin dealer so get some uncirculated ones. the last one will be out in
about that you collect? - Yahoo! Answers..."
found by a web search using the terms
how clean state quarters
Barbara Hass, retired librarian
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I'm a former museum worker turned teacher in Washinton DC and my class is
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because many of them come in very used condition.
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Christopher Latham
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InSITE
Vol. 15, No. 2
A Service of the Cornell Law Library
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ISSN 1521-9046
Welcome to InSITE-L, an extension of Cornell Law Library's
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excellent feature of this site are the copyright
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glance. For example, the “Public Domain Sliderâ€
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fundamental in providing researchers, whether
lawyers or the general public, free access to the
law of many countries. Another in the great
tradition of these entities, the New Zealand
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are available in PDF format. The site also
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approach would be to directly visit the Resource
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and are intended to be of assistance to anyone
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I've had some summer camps where we were studying ancient civilizations
and we cleaned old Roman coins. We soak them in water and use a soft
toothbrush. There are a number of web sites that discuss cleaning
ancient coins, and the procedures should be the same for modern ones.
Kim Elmore
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Gwinnett History Museum
Lawrenceville Female Seminary
455 S. Perry St.
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I'm a former museum worker turned teacher in Washinton DC and my class
is about to start a project to collect all 50 state quarters. I'm
wondering if there is something that we would be able to use to clean
the quarters because many of them come in very used condition.
Thank you for your time and help,
Christopher Latham
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Just wondering if anyone out there has a good example of an employee
contract - if so would you mind forwarding a copy for me.
Thanking you in advance
Marilynn
Marilynn Havelka
Chief Administrative Officer
Ruthven Park National Historic Site
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Registration deadline is October 6 so register now! This will be the
final presentation of our popular preservation program!
A Race Against Time: Preserving Our Audiovisual Media
Registration deadline is October 6 so register now! This will
be the final presentation of our popular preservation program! A
Race Against Time: Preserving Our Audiovisual Media Presented by the Hosted and
cosponsored by Atlanta History Center This program is intended for
curators, collection managers, librarians, archivists, and other staff who are
involved in managing machine-based media collections in cultural
institutions. Deadline approaching! Register online now
at http://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Summary.aspx?e=1ab44fbf-f482-4894-8765-3ce15b9178ad
Sessions: ·
Overview of Machine-Based AV Media Identification
and Preservation ·
Reformatting Options for AV Media ·
Contracting for AV Preservation Services ·
Surveying and Selecting AV Media Materials for
Preservation and Access ·
Funding Opportunities for AV Preservation ·
Case Studies and Panel Discussions Lead
Speaker: Alan Lewis, Audiovisual Archives
Consultant, Speakers: Ruta Abolins, Director, Walter J. Brown
Media Archives and George
Blood,
President, Safe Sound Archive, Thomas F.R. Clareson, Senior Consultant for New
Initiatives, Lyrasis, Sarah
Stauderman, Preservation Manager and Archives Conservator, Smithsonian
Institution Archives, The fee for this two-day program
is $200. Funders for this program include the Institute of Museum and Library
Services (IMLS) and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Presented in
partnership with Lyrasis.
The Academy of Certified Archivists (ACA) will award 10
Accreditation Recertification Credits (ARCs) to Certified Archivists (CAs) who
attend. Register online at http://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Summary.aspx?e=1ab44fbf-f482-4894-8765-3ce15b9178ad. For more information, visit our
Education Program Calendar at www.ccaha.org, call 215-545-0613 or email [log in to unmask]. Kim Andrews Preservation Services Officer 215-545-0613 (phone) Are
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Fundraising for Collections Preservation and Conservation
North Carolina Preservation Consortium Annual Conference
William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
November 13, 2009 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Effective fundraising can significantly enhance preservation and conservation programs in libraries, museums, archives, and historic sites. Even in prosperous times our institutional budgets often fall short of meeting collection care needs. How has fundraising for preservation and conservation changed in our current economic environment? The North Carolina Preservation Consortium presents a panel of nationally recognized speakers to share their fundraising success stories and offer advice for establishing and enhancing a comprehensive development program. Join colleagues from across the state for a discussion on annual drives, events, direct mail, capital campaigns, endowments, planned giving, grant writing and other fundraising strategies. Learn how to craft a compelling case statement and a prioritized development plan.
Conference Speakers
Susan Mathisen is President of S.A.M. Fundraising Solutions. Her expertise bridges the fields of conservation and fundraising. She has worked as a conservator in both the United States and Europe and as a fundraiser for museums, universities and other historical agencies. This unique combination of skills makes her the "go-to" consultant when organizations need assistance finding the resources to realize their preservation and conservation goals.
Susan gained her knowledge of conservation and museum practice through positions held at the Morgan Library, Smithsonian Institution, National Gallery of Art, the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, and Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates (now H3 Hardy Collaboration Architecture) and as administrative conservator/development officer and adjunct professor of conservation at the Conservation Center, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University. She has also held development positions at the National Academy Museum and the American Academy in Rome.
Susan has a Master of Arts degree in Museum Studies and Textile Conservation from the Fashion Institute of Technology and a Certificate in Fund Raising from New York University.
Nancy Odegaard is the Conservator and Head of the Preservation Division for the Arizona State Museum. She is also a Professor in the Department of Anthropology. Nancy manages and supervises staff and programs in the conservation lab, advises on museum environmental issues, and promotes the preservation of collections through improved exhibition and storage conditions.
In 2008 the Arizona State Museum received a national preservation award from the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works and Heritage Preservation for demonstrated excellence and outstanding commitment to its decades long dedication to preservation and collections care. The award cited the museum's preservation of its renowned collection of Southwest American Indian pottery.
This Pottery Project received federal recognition in the Save America's Treasures program, a Clinton White House preservation initiative. The collection was also recognized and named an Arizona Treasure by Governor Janet Napolitano. Funding for the Pottery Project came from the Ak-Chin Indian Community, the Gila River Indian Community, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, Mrs. Agnese Nelms Haury, numerous generous individuals around the state and across the country, and from federal granting agencies including the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Center for Preservation Training and Technology, the NAGPRA grant program, and the National Science Foundation. Nancy's vision and designs for the Pottery Project resulted in a $3.5 million climate-controlled storage vault, a state-of-the-art conservation laboratory, and a new exhibit gallery.
Nancy holds a PhD in Applied Science from the Conservation and Cultural Heritage Science Studies Department of the University of Canberra, Australia. She earned her Master of Arts degree in Museum Studies and Anthropology at George Washington University with a Certificate in Ethnographic and Archaeological Conservation from the Smithsonian Institution. Nancy specializes in the conservation of archaeological and ethnographic objects including the examination, analysis, and study of materials and pre-industrial technologies used to fabricate artifacts.
Kristen Overbeck Laise is the Vice President for Collections Care Programs at Heritage Preservation, a national non-profit organization that advocates for collections. At Heritage Preservation, she has worked with many initiatives, all of which have included raising funds and encouraging museums and libraries to increase resources for conservation. In the mid-1990s, she assisted with Heritage Preservation's fund-raising for collections care workshops, which culminated in the publication Capitalize on Collections Care.
She directed the Heritage Health Index, the first comprehensive survey of the condition and preservation needs of U.S. collections, published in 2005. Previously, she coordinated the Conservation Assessment Program, a technical assistance program for small museums administered by Heritage Preservation in cooperation with the Institute of Museum and Library Services. This included consulting with museums to help them locate funding to implement recommendations in their assessment reports and producing a semi-annual newsletter that featured a fund-raising column. Kristen directs Rescue Public Murals a program that is currently raising funds to help cities across the country restore significant community murals.
She regularly represents Heritage Preservation at the meetings of the American Association of Museums, American Association for State and Local History, American Library Association, Society of American Archivists, American Institute for Conservation, and regional museums associations.
Kristen holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from Earlham College and an Master of Arts in Art History from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she worked with the History of Cartography Project.
Diane Vogt-O'Connor is the Chief of Conservation at the Library of Congress. She was previously Senior Archivist for Regional/Affiliated Archives at the National Archives, Senior Archivist of the National Park Service, Director of the Smithsonian Institution's Photo Survey Project, Director of the Cranbrook Academy of Art Library, and Senior Archivist of Corning Glass Works.
Diane has consulted and taught widely including for AASLH, ARMA, CCAHA, NEDCC, NJ State Library, NHPRC, SAA, the U.S. Department of State and USIA in Bolivia, Cuba, England, Mauritius, Panama, and throughout the U.S. Diane served on work groups for NARA's Electronic Records Archives and the Getty's Art and Architecture Thesaurus, the Society of American Archivists Glossary editorial committee, and two White House Commissions.
She has written over 25 successful grants in her career, as well as having served at various times as a grant reviewer for NEA, NEH, NHPRC, and the Smithsonian Institution Research Resources grants. She has also taught and written on this topic, most recently a 2009 Webinar for WebJunction "Finding Funds to Conserve and Preserve your Collections." Diane has used grant funding to care for collections, fund preservation conferences, and to underwrite preservation educational programs such as "PresEd (An Invitational Conference at the Library of Congress held in 2008), "Understanding Photographs," (SAA, 2006); "Architectural Records" (CCAHA, 2000); "Managing Anthropological Field Records" (University of Nevada, 1999); "Care of Archival and Manuscript Collections," (ICCROM, 1999); "Management of Archival Visual Materials" (New Jersey State Library, 1999-2001); "Reformatting Visual Materials in a Digital World" (NEDCC, 1998); "The Information Ecosystem," (NEDCC, 1998); and "the School for Scanning" (NEDCC, 1996-2003).
Widely published, Diane is the co-author of Archival and Special Collections Facilities: Guidelines for Archivists, Librarians, Architects, and Engineers (SAA, 2009), Photographs: Archival Care and Management and The Museum Handbook, Vols. I-III. She is author of 27+ Conserve O Grams (National Park Service technical leaflets); three special issues of CRM; and the award-wining four volume Guide to Photographic Collections at the Smithsonian Institution. Most recently, she helped produce the 2009 edition of Foundation Grants for Preservation in Libraries, Archives, and Museums.
In 2006, she was named a Fellow of the Society of American Archivists, SAA's highest honor.. Since 2007, she has served on SAA's Council (Executive Board).
Diane has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art History from Michigan State University; Masters of Science degrees in both Library Science and Archives from Wayne State University (WSU), and as a Master of Arts degree in both Art History and Museology from WSU.
Who Should Attend
All personnel working in libraries, archives, museums, historic sites, and other heritage institutions will benefit from this conference, as well as college and university faculty, and students in library and information science, archives, public history, museum, conservation, and related disciplines. Advocates for collections preservation are also welcome.
Registration
The registration fee is $60.00 for employees of NCPC member institutions and individual NCPC members, $75.00 for non-members, and $50.00 for students in library science, archives, public history, or museum graduate programs. This fee includes lunch, refreshments, and materials. A registration form is available on the NCPC Web site under Events: http://www.ncpreservation.org Fundraising for Collections Preservation and Conservation North
Carolina Preservation Consortium Annual Conference William
and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill November
13, 2009 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM Effective fundraising can significantly
enhance preservation and conservation programs in libraries, museums, archives,
and historic sites. Even in prosperous times our institutional budgets often
fall short of meeting collection care needs. How has fundraising for
preservation and conservation changed in our current economic environment? The
North Carolina Preservation Consortium presents a panel of nationally
recognized speakers to share their fundraising success stories and offer advice
for establishing and enhancing a comprehensive development program. Join
colleagues from across the state for a discussion on annual drives, events,
direct mail, capital campaigns, endowments, planned giving, grant writing and
other fundraising strategies. Learn how to craft a compelling case statement
and a prioritized development plan. Conference
Speakers Susan
Mathisen is President of S.A.M. Fundraising Solutions. Her
expertise bridges the fields of conservation and fundraising. She has worked
as a conservator in both the United States and Europe and as a fundraiser for
museums, universities and other historical agencies. This unique combination
of skills makes her the “go-to” consultant when organizations need
assistance finding the resources to realize their preservation and conservation
goals. Susan gained her knowledge of
conservation and museum practice through positions held at the Morgan Library,
Smithsonian Institution, National Gallery of Art, the Cathedral of St. John the
Divine, and Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates (now H3 Hardy Collaboration
Architecture) and as administrative conservator/development officer and adjunct
professor of conservation at the Conservation Center, Institute of Fine Arts,
New York University. She has also held development positions at the National
Academy Museum and the American Academy in Rome. Susan has a Master of Arts degree in
Museum Studies and Textile Conservation from the Fashion Institute of
Technology and a Certificate in Fund Raising from New York University. Nancy Odegaard is the Conservator and Head of the Preservation Division for the
Arizona State Museum. She is also a Professor in the
Department of Anthropology. Nancy
manages and supervises staff and programs in the conservation lab, advises on
museum environmental issues, and promotes the preservation of collections
through improved exhibition and storage conditions. In 2008 the Arizona State Museum received a national preservation
award from the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic
Works and Heritage Preservation for demonstrated excellence and outstanding
commitment to its decades long dedication to preservation and collections care.
The award cited the museum's preservation of its renowned collection of
Southwest American Indian pottery. This Pottery Project
received federal recognition in the Save
America’s Treasures program, a Clinton White House
preservation initiative. The collection was also recognized and named an
Arizona Treasure by Governor Janet Napolitano. Funding for the Pottery Project came from the Ak-Chin
Indian Community, the Gila River Indian Community, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa
Indian Community, Mrs. Agnese Nelms Haury, numerous generous individuals around
the state and across the country, and from federal granting agencies including
the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities,
the National Center for Preservation Training and Technology, the NAGPRA grant
program, and the National Science Foundation. Nancy’s vision and designs
for the Pottery Project resulted in a $3.5 million climate-controlled storage
vault, a state-of-the-art conservation laboratory, and a new exhibit gallery. Nancy holds a PhD in Applied Science from the Conservation and
Cultural Heritage Science Studies Department of the University of Canberra,
Australia. She earned her Master of Arts degree in Museum Studies and
Anthropology at George Washington University with a Certificate in Ethnographic
and Archaeological Conservation from the Smithsonian Institution. Nancy
specializes in the conservation of archaeological and ethnographic objects
including the examination, analysis, and study of materials and pre-industrial
technologies used to fabricate artifacts. Kristen
Overbeck Laise is the Vice President for Collections
Care Programs at Heritage Preservation, a national non-profit organization that
advocates for collections. At Heritage Preservation, she has worked with many
initiatives, all of which have included raising funds and encouraging museums
and libraries to increase resources for conservation. In the mid-1990s, she
assisted with Heritage Preservation’s fund-raising for collections care
workshops, which culminated in the publication Capitalize
on Collections Care. She directed the
Heritage Health Index, the first
comprehensive survey of the condition and preservation needs of U.S.
collections, published in 2005. Previously, she coordinated the Conservation
Assessment Program, a technical assistance program for small museums
administered by Heritage Preservation in cooperation with the Institute of
Museum and Library Services. This included consulting with museums to help them
locate funding to implement recommendations in their assessment reports and
producing a semi-annual newsletter that featured a fund-raising column. Kristen
directs Rescue Public Murals a
program that is currently raising funds to help cities across the country
restore significant community murals. She regularly represents Heritage
Preservation at the meetings of the American Association of Museums, American
Association for State and Local History, American Library Association, Society
of American Archivists, American Institute for Conservation, and regional
museums associations. Kristen holds a Bachelor of Arts degree
in History from Earlham College and an Master of Arts in Art History from the
University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she worked with the History of Cartography Project. Diane
Vogt-O’Connor is the Chief of Conservation at the
Library of Congress. She was previously Senior Archivist for
Regional/Affiliated Archives at the National Archives, Senior Archivist of the
National Park Service, Director of the Smithsonian Institution’s Photo
Survey Project, Director of the Cranbrook Academy of Art Library, and Senior
Archivist of Corning Glass Works. Diane has consulted and taught widely
including for AASLH, ARMA, CCAHA, NEDCC, NJ State Library, NHPRC, SAA, the U.S.
Department of State and USIA in Bolivia, Cuba, England, Mauritius, Panama, and
throughout the U.S. Diane served on work groups for NARA’s Electronic
Records Archives and the Getty’s Art
and Architecture Thesaurus, the Society
of American Archivists Glossary editorial committee, and two White
House Commissions. She has written over 25 successful grants
in her career, as well as having served at various times as a grant reviewer
for NEA, NEH, NHPRC, and the Smithsonian Institution Research Resources
grants. She has also taught and written on this topic, most recently a 2009
Webinar for WebJunction “Finding Funds to Conserve and Preserve
your Collections.” Diane has used grant funding to care for
collections, fund preservation conferences, and to underwrite preservation
educational programs such as “PresEd (An Invitational Conference at the
Library of Congress held in 2008), “Understanding Photographs,” (SAA,
2006); “Architectural Records” (CCAHA, 2000); “Managing
Anthropological Field Records” (University of Nevada, 1999); “Care
of Archival and Manuscript Collections,” (ICCROM, 1999);
“Management of Archival Visual Materials” (New Jersey State
Library, 1999-2001); “Reformatting Visual Materials in a Digital World”
(NEDCC, 1998); “The Information Ecosystem,” (NEDCC, 1998); and
“the School for Scanning” (NEDCC, 1996-2003). Widely published, Diane is the co-author
of Archival and Special Collections
Facilities: Guidelines for Archivists, Librarians, Architects, and Engineers
(SAA, 2009), Photographs: Archival Care and
Management and The Museum
Handbook, Vols. I-III. She is author
of 27+ Conserve O Grams (National
Park Service technical leaflets); three special issues of CRM; and the award-wining four volume Guide to Photographic Collections at the Smithsonian
Institution. Most recently, she helped produce the 2009 edition of Foundation Grants for Preservation in Libraries,
Archives, and Museums. In 2006, she was named a Fellow of the
Society of American Archivists, SAA’s highest honor.. Since 2007, she
has served on SAA’s Council (Executive Board). Diane has a Bachelor of Arts degree in
Art History from Michigan State University; Masters of Science degrees in both
Library Science and Archives from Wayne State University (WSU), and as a Master
of Arts degree in both Art History and Museology from WSU. Who
Should Attend All personnel working in libraries,
archives, museums, historic sites, and other heritage institutions will benefit
from this conference, as well as college and university faculty, and students
in library and information science, archives, public history, museum,
conservation, and related disciplines. Advocates for collections preservation
are also welcome. Registration The registration fee is $60.00 for
employees of NCPC member institutions and individual NCPC members, $75.00 for
non-members, and $50.00 for students in library science, archives, public
history, or museum graduate programs. This fee includes lunch, refreshments,
and materials. A registration form is available on the NCPC Web site under
Events: http://www.ncpreservation.org Location,
Directions, and Parking The 2009 NCPC annual conference will be
held at the William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education at the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Friday Center for Continuing Education Parking is free. Directions to the
Friday Center are available on their Web site: http://www.fridaycenter.unc..edu/directions/index.htm Travel
and Lodging NCPC has not reserved any airline or
hotel accommodations. The information below is provided for
your convenience. Raleigh/Durham International Airport Web site http://www.rdu.com Hotels near the airport Web site http://www.rdu.com/travelinfo/areainfo.htm Hotels in Chapel Hill Web site http://hotel-guides.us/north-carolina/chapel-hill-nc-hotels.html#university-hotels Cancellation
and Refund Policy The annual conference may be cancelled
due to low registration or other causes beyond our control, such as severe
weather. In such an event, registrants will be notified and fees refunded.
Otherwise, registration fees are nonrefundable. Substitution of staff from
your institution is permitted. NCPC
News Would you like to receive email
announcements about future workshops and conferences sponsored by the North
Carolina Preservation Consortium? Interested in information about preservation
in libraries, archives, museums, historic sites, and other heritage
institutions? Subscribe to the NCPC News listserv.. This is not a discussion
list.. You will only receive official email from NCPC. Subscribe on our Web
site at: http://ncpreservation.org/mailman/listinfo/ncpcnews-l North
Carolina Preservation Consortium http://www.ncpreservation.org The North Carolina Preservation
Consortium (NCPC) is a 501C3 independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to
the preservation of educational, historical, cultural, and research collections
in our state's archives, libraries, museums, historic sites, document
depositories, and record centers. NCPC also informs the general public about
preservation to safeguard private collections and family treasures. Our
preservation mission addresses the proper care and handling of materials;
storage and environmental control; disaster preparedness and recovery; the
repair, reformatting and conservation of damaged items; and collection
security. NCPC supports the preservation of information content, and the medium
as artifact, in new and traditional formats for present and future generations.
Membership We would like to welcome your institution
to the preservation consortium. Our minimum annual membership fee is only
$100.00. Higher levels of support are voluntary. Benefits of NCPC membership
include discounts on our continuing education workshops and annual conference.
Employees of institutional members are eligible to hold leadership positions as
officers and on the consortium's board of directors, committees, and task
groups. Member institutions are also recognized for their contributions on our
Web site. The success of our state wide preservation program depends on the
talents, diversity, and generosity of our colleagues.. Together we can make a
difference in the survival of our heritage collections. Join NCPC today!
Membership information is available on the NCPC web site: http://www.ncpreservation.org/membership.html Support
NCPC Our programs are made possible by the
generous financial support of our institutional members, corporate sponsors,
and individual donors. If you would like to make a gift to the North Carolina
Preservation Consortium please visit our Preservation Philanthropy Webpage at
http://www.ncpreservation.org/support.html Institutional members are listed on the
NCPC Web site at http://www.ncpreservation.org/members.html.
Corporate Sponsors are listed at http://www.ncpreservation.org/corporatesponsor.htm. For
additional information please contact: Robert James Executive Director North Carolina Preservation Consortium PO Box 2651 Durham, NC 27715-2651 Phone (252) 328-6114 Email [log in to unmask]
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Call for Presentations
Eastern Illinois University
Historical Administration Program Association
Symposium 2010
Bridging the Gap: Cultural Institutions and their Communities in the 21st Century
April 9, 2010
Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, Illinois
Video games, the internet, amusement parks, and other forms of technology and entertainment are making it increasingly important for museums, archives, and historic sites to adapt and understand the needs of their visitors. How can these institutions remain relevant and adhere to their missions while serving the needs of a technologically advanced society? These are questions we hope to answer at the 2010 Eastern Illinois University Historical Administration Program Association Symposium. We are seeking presentation proposals that will illustrate how your institution is bridging this gap. Suggested presentation themes include, but are not limited to:
· Educational Programs
· Web 2.0
· Museum Exhibits
· Collections Plans
· Marketing
· Development and Membership
If you are interested in submitting a proposal, please contact Stephanie Gaub at [log in to unmask] to obtain a Presentation Submission Form. Please complete the Presentation Submission Form and return it to Stephanie by mail or e-mail no later than October 15, 2009. Submitters will be notified by October 31, 2009 if their presentation has been accepted.
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Call for Presentations
Eastern Illinois University
Historical Administration Program Association
Symposium 2010
Bridging the Gap: Cultural Institutions and their Communities in the 21st Century
April 9, 2010
Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, Illinois
Video games, the internet, amusement parks, and other forms of technology and entertainment are making it increasingly important for museums, archives, and historic sites to adapt and understand the needs of their visitors. How can these institutions remain relevant and adhere to their missions while serving the needs of a technologically advanced society? These are questions we hope to answer at the 2010 Eastern Illinois University Historical Administration Program Association Symposium. We are seeking presentation proposals that will illustrate how your institution is bridging this gap. Suggested presentation themes include, but are not limited to:
· Educational Programs
· Web 2.0
· Museum Exhibits
· Collections Plans
· Marketing
· Development and Membership
If you are interested in submitting a proposal, please contact Stephanie Gaub at [log in to unmask]" target=_blank rel=nofollow>[log in to unmask] to obtain a Presentation Submission Form. Please complete the Presentation Submission Form and return it to Stephanie by mail or e-mail no later than October 15, 2009. Submitters will be notified by October 31, 2009 if their presentation has been accepted.
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BROOKLYN MUSEUM
POSITION: Adult Programs Coordinator-Education
Full-time, Permanent
DEPARTMENT: ADULT PROGRAMS, EDUCATION
REQUIREMENTS: Experience designing public programs, managing budgets,
and supervising staff is important. Experience programming, implementing
and managing events is essential. Excellent writing, administrative,
research, and evaluation skills are necessary. Individual must be a
reflective practitioner with a B.A. in art history, history,
anthropology, education, visual arts, or a related field. Museum
education experience and a familiarity with the local performing and
visual arts scene a plus.
RESPONSIBILITIES: Coordinates and implements the full roster of adult
educational programs that interpret the Museum's special exhibitions and
permanent collections-in particular, the department's largest and most
complex program, Target First Saturdays. Other adult education programs
this full-time staff member will coordinate include talks and
discussions, art-making workshop, adult courses and master classes,
film, music, spoken word, and dance. As key support to Adult Programs
Manager, the Coordinator will also help oversee Adult Programs Intern
Educators and weekend volunteers.
Duties include various administrative responsibilities for Target First
Saturdays, including, but not limited to: tracking income and expenses
for programs, especially Target First Saturdays; creating and
distributing event logistics; writing program descriptions and creating
brochures for the department, booking artists and overseeing artist
contracts; serving as the department's liaison with performers and
speakers, including advancing all events to determine technical
requirements; reporting tech requirements to the Audio-Visual
Department; supervision of film rental contracts and rental returns;
house management for events; and writing event reports and tracking
attendance at all events and performances.
STARTING DATE: Immediate
WORK SCHEDULE: Tuesday through Saturday / Sunday through Thursday
Regular office hours are 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. Frequent evening and weekend hours, as
necessary.
SALARY: $31,500 plus benefits
TO APPLY: Please send cover letter and resume to Adult Programs
Department, Education Division, 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NY
11238-6052 or by fax (718) 501-6129 or by email:
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disability, marital status, or sexual orientation. Candidates of color
are strongly encouraged to apply. The Immigration and Control Art (1986)
requires that all hires be in conformity with the law.
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Teacher (Part-time)
Teachers will conduct classes and programs in a variety of settings for
school groups and the general public. Instructors will be required to
learn all Newseum curricula and adhere to Education Department practices
and procedures.
Primary responsibilities:
* Teach Newseum developed, on-site school programs to visiting school
groups in the classroom and exhibit space
* Lead activities with school groups and family audiences
* Work with curriculum developer to create lesson resources and hands on
activities
* Assist with researching and writing fact sheets, web content, teacher
publications and other education resources
* Assist with record keeping and booking field trips
* Maintain inventories and teaching equipment
* Assist with special events
* Other duties as assigned
Requirements:
* Bachelor's degree in history, journalism or education preferred
* Experience in and/or knowledge of American history, the First
Amendment and Journalism
* Computer experience and ability to learn technology based curriculum
required
* Experience working with children in a non formal education setting a
plus
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills
* Customer service skills with visitors of all ages
* Ability to pay careful attention to accuracy and bias free content
* Must work enthusiastically, respectfully, and professionally with a
wide variety of audiences and have a passion for helping people discover
and explore history, the First Amendment and journalism
* Energetic, outgoing and friendly
* Organized, creative and flexible self-starter able to work as part of
a team as well as independently
* Ability to work some weekends, holidays and evenings
Please send your resume, a letter of interest and three references to:
Freedom Forum/Newseum
Human Resources Department
555 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20001
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Primary responsibilities:
· Energetic, outgoing and friendly
Corinne Cannon, MAT, MSc
202-292-6319
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Hello All:
I wanted to know if anyone had ever written/issued/instituted something
along the lines of a research request policy statement. We seem to get
a good # of requests asking us to either do original research or clarify
some already written work and we wanted to have something on hand to let
people know why we grant some requests and why we don't, etc.
Any comments would be appreciated.
Anne
Anne McCudden
Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum
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Hello All: I wanted to know if anyone had ever
written/issued/instituted something along the lines of a research request
policy statement. We seem to get a good # of requests asking us to either do
original research or clarify some already written work and we wanted to have
something on hand to let people know why we grant some requests and why we don’t,
etc. Any comments would be appreciated. Anne Anne McCudden Museum Director (863) 902-1113 Office Ext. 12201 (863) 228-1575 Cell (863) 902-8879 Fax Visit us on the web at: www.ahtahthiki.com Become a member at: [log in to unmask]
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MPMA's Conference Hotel Discount Ends September 15th
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Subject: [MUSEUM-L] How to describe an exhibit position?
I hope to draw on your expertise, as I am an archivist, rather than a museum specialist by training. I am the lone archivist for an East Coast boarding school that is currently celebrating its bicentennial. As the archivist, I am currently responsible for all archival aquisitions, processing, reference, and display activities for our manuscript collections, which include documents, school, publications, photographs, different recording formats, and a small number of artifacts. I typically do one modest exhibit here in the library each spring, focused on some aspect of school history. (When you wear all the hats in a position, everything gets only a sliver of your time!) Thanks to a generous gift from a donor, we are looking at physical renovation of our space as well as expansion of our display and education programming. We would like to create a new position for someone who would:
- Be responsible for developing historical displays all over campus, year-round, both permanent and rotating, all related to the history of our school. (As the administrator backing this says, "We want something historical on every major wall in every building on campus!") Because of preservation concerns in such a wide variety of spaces that are not actually designed for museum-quality display, we're currently thinking that the focus would be on creating mostly two-dimensial exhibits using informational text and facsimiles rather than originals more often than not. The person would need to do the research, write the text for the exhibit and then coordinate the physical display.
- We would also like the person to be responsible for creating virtual exhibits of materials, including historical photographs, documents and multimedia, to create online accessibility, since our alumni community is distributed around the world.
Our preliminary thoughts are that we would ideally like someone with a background in museum studies, archives or history, and experience in both physical and virtual display. Since none of us here in the library are museum professionals, we've been a bit stymied as to how to describe the position accurately. We also have been having trouble finding a position similar to what we're thinking of described at other institutions. One administrator keeps calling it a "curator" position, but since the position we are thinking of wouldn't involve collection development, we think that may be misleading.
Is anyone able to suggest a good way to describe what we're looking for in appropriate language for museum professionals? Do you think we may be asking too much to ask for both physical and digital expertise?
Thanks for any help you can give me on this. It's exciting to have the funding to support the idea, if we can only make it work!
Jacqueline Haun, CA
Archivist, The Bunn Library
The Lawrenceville School
P.O. Box 6128
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
Tel. (609) 895-2034
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The new position is one piece of a sweeping (and much needed) physical renovation of our collection space, which may be a renovation- in-place (new climate control and compact shelving, among other things) or involve a move to an entirely different location elsewhere on campus. We're hoping to work out which option is the better one, with the input of architects, this fall, as soon as possible.
While we're already planning the duties of the curatorial position, we still haven't figured out whether it would be best to fill the position before, during, or after the renovation. The administration is very eager to get exhibits up around campus as soon as possible, and I like the idea of getting direct input from the curator about what is needed in his or her work space. (A step overlooked when they did our current archives design, or we wouldn't be needing to do the renovation we are now facing.) On the other hand, trying to do exhbiits when the collections you rely on are in the process of being boxed, moved and then unpacked -- to say nothing of having only makeshift office until the renovation is completed -- sounds "challenging," to put a positive spin on it! So, at this point, we're drafting the plan, including the curatorial position. We really hope to firm up where and when we do the renovation in the next few weeks, though, so please don't think we're years out from getting this project moving, either.
Thanks again for all the input!
Jacqueline Haun, CA
Archivist, The Bunn Library
The Lawrenceville School
P.O. Box 6128
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Subject: How to describe an
exhibit position?
I hope to draw on your expertise, as I am an archivist, rather than a museum
specialist by training. I am the lone archivist for an East Coast boarding
school that is currently celebrating its bicentennial. As the archivist, I am
currently responsible for all archival aquisitions, processing, reference, and
display activities for our manuscript collections, which include documents,
school, publications, photographs, different recording formats, and a small
number of artifacts. I typically do one modest exhibit here in the library each
spring, focused on some aspect of school history. (When you wear all the hats
in a position, everything gets only a sliver of your time!) Thanks to a
generous gift from a donor, we are looking at physical renovation of our space
as well as expansion of our display and education programming. We would like to
create a new position for someone who would:
- Be responsible for developing historical displays all over campus,
year-round, both permanent and rotating, all related to the history of our
school. (As the administrator backing this says, "We want something
historical on every major wall in every building on campus!") Because of
preservation concerns in such a wide variety of spaces that are not actually
designed for museum-quality display, we're currently thinking that the focus
would be on creating mostly two-dimensial exhibits using informational text and
facsimiles rather than originals more often than not. The person would need to
do the research, write the text for the exhibit and then coordinate the
physical display.
- We would also like the person to be responsible for creating virtual exhibits
of materials, including historical photographs, documents and multimedia, to
create online accessibility, since our alumni community is distributed around
the world.
Our preliminary thoughts are that we would ideally like someone with a
background in museum studies, archives or history, and experience in both
physical and virtual display. Since none of us here in the library are museum
professionals, we've been a bit stymied as to how to describe the position
accurately. We also have been having trouble finding a position similar to what
we're thinking of described at other institutions. One administrator keeps
calling it a "curator" position, but since the position we are
thinking of wouldn't involve collection development, we think that may be
misleading.
Is anyone able to suggest a good way to describe what we're looking for in
appropriate language for museum professionals? Do you think we may be asking
too much to ask for both physical and digital expertise?
Thanks for any help you can give me on this. It's exciting to have the funding
to support the idea, if we can only make it work!
Jacqueline Haun, CA
Archivist, The Bunn Library
The Lawrenceville School
P.O. Box 6128
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
Tel. (609) 895-2034
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> Hi Garet,
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> I believe the best advice would be to do what you think interests you and serves your personal desires for your degree most. That will ultimately be the most beneficial thing for you and your long-term career. Neither option is going to help or hurt you more than the other in the general sense, even though some hiring professionals may prefer one path over another. I do not think there is a good way, nor is there a good reason, to try and predict that ahead of time.
>
> I personally took the non-thesis (internship) option for my masters in Museum Science. There was the choice between a thesis and a paid internship. I took the internship(and report) option because I felt that the real experience would benefit me more than writing another research paper. I do not believe the choice hampered me in any way in my pursuit of my PhD, nor did it close any doors that would otherwise have been open to me.
>
> Nonetheless, I do believe that making that choice has shaped my career. A thesis would have kept me on campus for another semester or two, in the museum and at the university, rather than out in the museum world. That would no doubt have redirected me in my choices for a first job, where to look, and what path I might like to take, in addition to the actual opportunities available to me when I was ready to enter the field.
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> Good luck.
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> Mark Janzen
> Registrar/Collection Manager
> Ulrich Museum of Art
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> Hi Garet,
>
> I believe the best advice would be to do what you think interests you and serves your personal desires for your degree most. That will ultimately be the most beneficial thing for you and your long-term career. Neither option is going to help or hurt you more
than the other in the general sense, even though some hiring professionals may prefer one path over another. I do not think there is a good way, nor is there a good reason, to try and predict that ahead of time.
>
> I personally took the non-thesis (internship) option for my masters in Museum Science. There was the choice between a thesis and a paid internship. I took the internship(and report) option because I felt that the real experience would benefit me more than
writing another research paper. I do not believe the choice hampered me in any way in my pursuit of my PhD, nor did it close any doors that would otherwise have been open to me.
>
> Nonetheless, I do believe that making that choice has shaped my career. A thesis would have kept me on campus for another semester or two, in the museum and at the university, rather than out in the museum world. That would no doubt have redirected me in
my choices for a first job, where to look, and what path I might like to take, in addition to the actual opportunities available to me when I was ready to enter the field.
>
> Good luck.
>
> Mark Janzen
> Registrar/Collection Manager
> Ulrich Museum of Art
> Martin H. Bush Outdoor Sculpture Collection
> 316-978-5850
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I hope to draw on your expertise, as I am an archivist, rather than a museum specialist by training. I am the lone archivist for an East Coast boarding school that is currently celebrating its bicentennial. As the archivist, I am currently responsible for all
archival aquisitions, processing, reference, and display activities for our manuscript collections, which include documents, school, publications, photographs, different recording formats, and a small number of artifacts. I typically do one modest exhibit
here in the library each spring, focused on some aspect of school history. (When you wear all the hats in a position, everything gets only a sliver of your time!) Thanks to a generous gift from a donor, we are looking at physical renovation of our space as
well as expansion of our display and education programming. We would like to create a new position for someone who would:
- Be responsible for developing historical displays all over campus, year-round, both permanent and rotating, all related to the history of our school. (As the administrator backing this says, "We want something historical on every major wall in every building
on campus!") Because of preservation concerns in such a wide variety of spaces that are not actually designed for museum-quality display, we're currently thinking that the focus would be on creating mostly two-dimensial exhibits using informational text and
facsimiles rather than originals more often than not. The person would need to do the research, write the text for the exhibit and then coordinate the physical display.
- We would also like the person to be responsible for creating virtual exhibits of materials, including historical photographs, documents and multimedia, to create online accessibility, since our alumni community is distributed around the world.
Our preliminary thoughts are that we would ideally like someone with a background in museum studies, archives or history, and experience in both physical and virtual display. Since none of us here in the library are museum professionals, we've been a bit stymied
as to how to describe the position accurately. We also have been having trouble finding a position similar to what we're thinking of described at other institutions. One administrator keeps calling it a "curator" position, but since the position we are thinking
of wouldn't involve collection development, we think that may be misleading.
Is anyone able to suggest a good way to describe what we're looking for in appropriate language for museum professionals? Do you think we may be asking too much to ask for both physical and digital expertise?
Thanks for any help you can give me on this. It's exciting to have the funding to support the idea, if we can only make it work!
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For what they're worth, here are a few thoughts. As a former academic, my understanding is that the purpose of the masters thesis is to teach a person how to conduct professional level research within a discipline. I would say that anyone wanting to pursue a career in a research oriented field would only benefit from the experience of writing a thesis.
Although I don't know what the option would be in your program if you choose not to write a thesis it puzzles me that someone who opts out of writing a masters thesis would consider doctoral studies. A doctoral program is a research program. It would certainly be an advantage to have the experience of a successful thesis before tackling a dissertation. Or, conversely, if you don't enjoy research enough to do a thesis,
a doctoral program would probably not be of interest either.
kind regards,
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Good morning, everyone,
I have a question I wanted to fire off. I am a Master's Candidate at
MTSU. This past year, our program changed to allow a non-thesis option
for the Public History Grad Students. The thesis option is still
present as well. I know several of us have debated the pros and cons
of each. I am just wondering what you, our mentors, would say
regarding this choice.
If you went for a thesis, did it really shape your professional career?
If you went for a non-thesis program, do you felt that hindered you
professionally or if you chose to pursue a Ph.D. at some point?
Thanks for your time, and I hope everyone has a great day,
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Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] Question for the Professionals
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>
> Hi Garet,
>
> I believe the best advice would be to do
what you think interests you and serves your personal desires for your degree
most. That will ultimately be the most beneficial thing for you and your
long-term career. Neither option is going to help or hurt you more than the
other in the general sense, even though some hiring professionals may prefer
one path over another. I do not think there is a good way, nor is there a good
reason, to try and predict that ahead of time.
>
> I personally
took the non-thesis (internship) option for my masters in Museum Science.
There was the choice between a thesis and a paid internship. I took the
internship(and report) option because I felt that the real experience would
benefit me more than writing another research paper. I do not believe the
choice hampered me in any way in my pursuit of my PhD, nor did it close any
doors that would otherwise have been open to me.
>
> Nonetheless,
I do believe that making that choice has shaped my career. A thesis would have
kept me on campus for another semester or two, in the museum and at the
university, rather than out in the museum world. That would no doubt have
redirected me in my choices for a first job, where to look, and what path I
might like to take, in addition to the actual opportunities available to me
when I was ready to enter the field.
>
> Good luck.
>
> Mark Janzen
> Registrar/Collection Manager
> Ulrich
Museum of Art
> Martin H. Bush Outdoor Sculpture Collection
>
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For what they're worth, here are a few thoughts. As a former academic, my understanding is that the purpose of the masters thesis is to teach a person how to conduct professional level research within a discipline. I would say that anyone wanting to pursue a career in a research oriented field would only benefit from the experience of writing a thesis.
Although I don't know what the option would be in your program if you choose not to write a thesis it puzzles me that someone who opts out of writing a masters thesis would consider doctoral studies. A doctoral program is a research program. It would certainly be an advantage to have the experience of a successful thesis before tackling a dissertation. Or, conversely, if you don't enjoy research enough to do a thesis,
a doctoral program would probably not be of interest either.
kind regards,
Liz Clarke, PhD
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Good morning, everyone,
I have a question I wanted to fire off. I am a Master's Candidate at
MTSU. This past year, our program changed to allow a non-thesis option
for the Public History Grad Students. The thesis option is still
present as well. I know several of us have debated the pros and cons
of each. I am just wondering what you, our mentors, would say
regarding this choice.
If you went for a thesis, did it really shape your professional career?
If you went for a non-thesis program, do you felt that hindered you
professionally or if you chose to pursue a Ph.D. at some point?
Thanks for your time, and I hope everyone has a great day,
Garet
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Sen. Coburn targeting museums again!
Please take action TODAY!!!
BREAKING NEWS (Sept. 14, 2009) - Sen.
Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) is planning to introduce an amendment EARLY THIS WEEK to the FY10 Transportation
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Transportation Enhancement Program.
Since 1992, the Transportation Enhancement Program has provided at least $110.6
million to support programs in transportation-related museums.
"This latest Coburn amendment drives home the importance of stepping up
our museum advocacy efforts," said AAM
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don't understand all the ways museums enrich our communities-as educators, as
stewards of history and culture, and as economic engines-is cause for concern.
I urge everyone in the museum field to call their two U.S. Senators today
to try to stop this misguided amendment."
The Senate is considering the Transportation Appropriations bill RIGHT NOW and is planning to vote on the
legislation by Wednesday (Sept. 16),
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