Dear Robert, Jay, et al., The AAMG (Association of Academic Museums and Galleries) has worked with AAM's MAP Program to include accreditation criteria appropriate for academic museums. So we have made improvements in the institutional peer review process. We have not addressed the kind of individual peer review you describe. If your institution will accept candidate-specified peer review procedures then you are way ahead of most of us. ...and please let us know how you managed that! In the sciences it is most common for the editor of a scientific journal to pick the 'experts' who will review a manuscript. If you can establish criteria for picking 'expert' peer reviewers who do not have conflict of interest and if you can get your University to accept these criteria then please let us all know how you did it. A specific list of peer reviewers would need 'experts' in each topical area and might be very difficult to build and maintain. I am forwarding this discussion to the 2,668 member AAMG-L listserv for additional discussion. Best Wishes! Stefan Dr. Stefan Sommer Director, Colorado Plateau Biodiversity Center<http://www.mpcer.nau.edu/cpbc> Executive Producer, A River Reborn<http://www.mpcer.nau.edu/riverreborn> Faculty Advisor, Grand Canyon SEEDS Chapter<http://www.mpcer.nau.edu/seeds> Board of Directors, Assoc. of Academic Museums & Galleries<http://www.aamg-us.org/> Faculty, Department of Biological Sciences Northern Arizona University Campus Box 5640 Flagstaff, AZ 86011 O: (928) 523-4463 C: (928) 607-2028 [log in to unmask] From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jay Martin Sent: Monday, October 11, 2010 9:58 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] Method for peer review of exhibits/videos Robert: The Central Michigan University Department of History has a similar process for faculty peer review in Public History and Museum Studies. Our biggest problem if finding peer reviewers that bridge the university/museum divide and therefore understand the problems inherent in university museums. Perhaps we need to start a list of potential reviewers. Does anyone know if the Association of Academic Museums and Galleries has developed a list of potential peer reviewers? Jay ________________________________ Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2010 10:01:48 -0500 From: [log in to unmask] Subject: Method for peer review of exhibits/videos To: [log in to unmask] Our Department has added language to Tenure and Promotion guidelines to include consideration of peer reviewed exhibits, videos, and other creative products - a major step forward. The candidate is charged with creating the peer review process. I will appreciate any experience others may have in creating procedural guidelines for having exhibits, programs, videos, and other creative products go through a peer review process. Thanks, Robert Connolly Robert P. Connolly, PhD Director, C.H. 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