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Student Comments for MS218:
Collection Inventories:
Exceptional.
Absolutely a 10. I really enjoyed the class and getting to know
Peggy and all of my fellow students through forums and
discussions.
It delineated the difference between an inventory project and a
cataloging project. I think it will help our institution narrow
our current project to fit the greatest need.
There was just enough reading material to provide the
information needed but not too much to overwhelm.
I enjoyed the chats. Hearing other people who have the same
goals and challenges state the case of inventory vs.
inventory/cataloging really made it sink in that our institution
is overreaching our current need and should scale back the
current project.
It was good fact-based material, presented in a succinct and
useful way. I printed much of it out for future reference.
I liked the course and found it extremely useful. Peggy was an
excellent instructor, offering encouragement and helpful hints,
and managing the chats gracefully.
It actually exceeded my expectations. I have been having such an
issue with the inventory here that I just had hope that this
would work. But I feel that I actually have a game plan now. I
have a logical set of steps that will work even for a collection
as far behind as mine. It's been a great relief to me to know
that this can be done and done in one lifetime.
The Instructor:
Peggy Schaller, founded Collections Research
for Museums in 1991 to provide cataloging, collection-management
training and services. She has worked with a large variety of
museums and collections for more than 18 years. Peggy, who lives
in Denver, Colorado, has a bachelor's degree in anthropology
with minors in art history and geology from the University of
Arizona in Tucson. She has a master's degree in anthropology
with a minor in museum studies from the University of Colorado
in Boulder and is a Certified Institutional Protection Manager
II. She provides workshops and project services to museums and
historical societies all across the country. The mission of
Collections Research for Museums is to inspire museums to
improve their professional standards, collections stewardship
and service to their constituency through training in, and
assistance with, documenting, preserving, protecting and
managing their collections. For more information visit her web
site Collections Research for Museums