RE: #1 If you are a RC-WR member you can also secure the reduced registration rate. Contact RC-WR Chair Nicole Nathan at [log in to unmask] Thanks, Nicole On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 9:00 PM, MUSEUM-L automatic digest system < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > There are 7 messages totaling 1691 lines in this issue. > > Topics of the day: > > 1. Learn to create a stable environment for you collections! Register Now > for > Environmental Management program in Portland, OR! > 2. Heritage Portal: Newsletter 3 April 2012 > 3. UMAC 2012 Singapore. Call for Papers > 4. CfP: ICOM ICFA Annual Conference 2012, Moscow (Russia) > 5. FREE Disaster Planning Workshops Announced in Eastern Sierra and > Ventura - > CALIFORNIA > 6. Kent State student to present museum studies research at graduate > symposium > 7. Senior Specialist - Traditional Chinese Works of Art, New York, > available > through Thomas & Associates, Inc. > > ========================================================= > 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). > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2012 10:11:27 -0400 > From: PSO <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Learn to create a stable environment for you collections! > Register Now for Environmental Management program in Portland, OR! > > ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: STEWARDSHIP & SUSTAINABILITY > Presented by the Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts > > Portland, OR - May 22, 2012 > > Cosponsored and hosted by > Portland Art Museum > > > ABOUT THE PROGRAM > > Creating stable environmental conditions is the most significant step an > institution can take for the long-term preservation of the collections > materials under its stewardship. While most preservation actions affect > single items or groups of items, environmental conditions affect entire > collections. > > Though providing stable environmental conditions is a goal for most > archives, museums, and libraries, in actuality it can be very difficult to > achieve ideal specifications. In addition to economic limitations faced by > many institutions, collections are often housed in historic structures, in > buildings with aging systems, or in structures whose designs make > environmental management difficult. > > This one day program will explore new approaches to controlling > environmental conditions in cultural institutions. Leading experts in the > field will present physically and financially feasible environmental > control strategies to help institutions preserve collections materials for > the long-term. > > Topics covered will include: > > * The Collections Environment > * Understanding the Building/Climate Relationship > * New Approaches and Best Practices for Environmental Control > * Environmental Monitoring and Data Analysis > > This program is intended for staff of cultural heritage organizations > responsible for monitoring and managing environmental conditions for > collections, including registrars, facilities managers, archivists, > librarians, curators, collections managers, and stewards of historic house > museums. > > SPEAKERS > Michael C. Henry PE, AIA, Principal Engineer/Architect,Watson & Henry > Associates > Richard L. Kerschner, Director of Preservation and Conservation, Shelburne > Museum > James M. Reilly, Director, Image Permanence Institute > > LOCATIONS, DATES, & TIMES > > Location: Portland Art Museum > 1219 Southwest Park Avenue > Portland, OR 97205 > www.pam.org > > When: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 > 8:15AM - 5:00 PM > > REGISTRATION & FEES > $85 CCAHA members > $100 Non-members > > Registration Deadline: Monday, May 7, 2012 > > Registration, secure credit card payment, and additional program > information are available on our website at: > www.ccaha.org/education/program-calendar > > Major funding for this program was generously provided by the National > Endowment for the Humanities and The Pew Charitable Trusts, with additional > support from The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation > To learn more about CCAHA and its programs and services, please visit > www.ccaha.org. > > QUESTIONS? Call 215-545-0613 or email [log in to unmask] > > > > > > KIMBERLY MAGYAR > Preservation Services Assistant > 264 S. 23RD STREET > PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103 > t 215.545.0613 f 215.735.9313 > e [log in to unmask] > > ========================================================= > 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). > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2012 10:05:58 -0700 > From: Oscar Gaona <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Heritage Portal: Newsletter 3 April 2012 > > Hi > > *Heritage Portal: Newsletter 3 April 2012* > Highlights in this Heritage Portal newsletter include conservation work on > Norway's only painted stone Madonna from the Middle Ages, news from the > "Current Technical Research into Painting in Britain from 1550 - 1850" held > on 30 March 2012 at Tate Britain, as well as links to online videos from > the Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology (CAA2012) > conference in Southampton. > > > http://www.museodata.com/recursos/publicaciones/1712-heritage-portal-newsletter-3-april-2012.html > > > > > Kind regards,**** > > ** ** > > *Oscar Gaona** > Director - **Museodata* > > Skype: museodata**** > > > Museodata disseminates information about Museums, Cultural Heritage, > Conservation & Restoration. 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Call for Papers* > The International Committee for University Museums and Academic Collections > from ICOM, UMAC, will hold its annual conference in Singapore from October > 10 to 12, 2012 and it will be hosted by the National University of > Singapore. The online Call for Papers is open till May 1st, 2012. > > > http://www.museodata.com/noticias/convocatorias/1714-umac-2012-singapore-call-for-papers.html > > > > Kind regards,**** > > ** ** > > *Oscar Gaona** > Director - **Museodata* > > Skype: museodata**** > > > Museodata disseminates information about Museums, Cultural Heritage, > Conservation & Restoration. Free of charge. > > **** > > www.museodata.com**** > > ** > > ========================================================= > 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] . 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Organized by ICOM Russia and hosted by the State Pushkin Museum of > Fine Arts and the State Tretyakov Gallery. > > > http://www.museodata.com/noticias/convocatorias/1713-cfp-icom-icfa-annual-conference-2012-moscow-russia.html > > > > Kind regards, > > ** ** > > *Oscar Gaona** > Director - **Museodata* > > Skype: museodata**** > > > Museodata disseminates information about Museums, Cultural Heritage, > Conservation & Restoration. Free of charge. > > **** > > www.museodata.com**** > > ** > > ========================================================= > 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). > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2012 13:56:57 -0700 > From: Sarah Post <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: FREE Disaster Planning Workshops Announced in Eastern Sierra and > Ventura - CALIFORNIA > > DISASTER PLANNING WORKSHOPS > > Free workshops across California - Register Now > The Californians Connecting to Collections Project (C3) is a statewide > preservation project that is providing information, education, and training > to California heritage institutions. For additional information about the > C3 > Project, see http://www.calpreservation.org/services/c3.html. > Protecting Cultural Collections: Disaster Prevention, Preparedness, > Response > and Recovery The Heritage Health Index determined that most collecting > institutions need an emergency or disaster response plan that includes > collections, and staff trained to carry it out. Attend the interactive > 2-part workshop "Protecting Cultural Collections" and walk away with the > tools you need. > Locations and dates: > Ventura - April 16 and May 14, 2012 > Eastern Sierra - June 8 and July 27, 2012 > LEARN MORE - http://www.calmuseums.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewpage > <http://www.calmuseums.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewpage&pageid=781> > &pageid=781 > > Additional Disaster Planning 2-Part Workshops are being offered by WESTPAS > in Culver City, San Bernardino, and Tulare. More information is available > online at http://tiny.cc/ZePOL. > > COST > These workshops are FREE. Funding is provided by the Institute of Museum > and > Library Services (IMLS) through a Connecting to Collections statewide > grant. > > REGISTRATION > Pre-registration required. Click on the link above to register for your > preferred workshop and location. > > For more information or registration assistance contact: Sarah Post at > [log in to unmask] > Partners in the C3 Project include: California Association of Museums, > California Historical Society, California Library Association, California > State Archives, California State Library, California State Parks. With > assistance from: California Preservation Program, Balboa Art Conservation > Center, and the Western States and Territories Preservation Assistance > Service. > > > > ========================================================= > 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). > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2012 16:33:40 -0400 > From: "Cunningham, Flo" <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Kent State student to present museum studies research at graduate > symposium > > A museum studies student from the School of Library and Information > Science at Kent State University was selected to present her research at > the university's 2012 Graduate Research Symposium on April 6. > > > > Donna Tressler, an M.L.I.S. student who is specializing in museum studies, > will present "Learning in Museums: How Does It Happen? A Case Study on the > Contextual Model of Learning": "How does learning happen in a museum? One > of the ways is through the Contextual Model of Learning which involves > three overlapping contexts: the personal, the sociocultural and the > physical. Do all three of these work together equally or does one factor > overwhelm the others? How do they work? Using case study as the mode of > inquiry, research is conducted in a local museum to help find the answers > to these questions." > > > > Tressler received her bachelor's degree in history from Baldwin Wallace > College in Berea, Ohio. She will receive her Master of Library and > Information Science in May 2012. > The museum studies courses in the School of Library and Information > Science at Kent State employ a holistic approach to the study of museums as > institutions, like libraries, that generate and perpetuate knowledge. > Students gain an understanding of museums in context as dynamic, > interactive information systems composed of people, objects, and activities. > > What distinguishes Kent State's approach is that the museum is at the > center of study, not content. Most museum studies programs take the subject > content (e.g., history, natural history, or art) as the focus for student > training. The courses offered by SLIS at Kent State make the study of > museums their core starting point, allowing content to filter in from > previous degree work, other electives or research. Because the SLIS courses > are structured within a library and information science framework, students > are able to cut across the spectrum of traditional academic disciplines, > which strengthens the skills of future museum professional by giving them a > broader perspective, a larger knowledge base, and more flexibility. > > The Museum Studies specialization within SLIS prepares MLIS graduates with > the knowledge and skills required to not only work in traditional LIS > careers as librarians and registrars, but also serve as trained information > professionals in many additional capacities in museums. The courses offered > by SLIS will prepare graduates to work in any type of museum. For more > information, visit > http://www.kent.edu/slis/programs/mlis/museum-studies.cfm. > > The School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) at Kent State > University boasts the only American Library Association-accredited Master > of Library and Information Science (M.L.I.S.) program in Ohio and the only > LIS program in the United States with a museum studies specialization. SLIS > also offers a Master of Science in Information Architecture and Knowledge > Management and is part of the interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Communication and > Information offered through the College of Communication and Information. > The school is recognized by U.S. News and World Report as one of the > nation's top 20 LIS graduate schools, with a youth librarianship program > that is ranked 13th. It is one of the largest library schools in the > country, with more than 650 students enrolled. > > > > > > > > > All the best, > > Flo > > <~><~>~<~><~><~><~><~><~><~><~><~><~><~><~><~> > Flo Cunningham > Marketing Communications and Public Relations Director > School of Library and Information Science > Kent State University > 330-672-0003 > [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> > > www.kent.edu/slis > Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ksuslis > Twitter: @KentStateSLIS<https://twitter.com/#%21/KentStateSLIS> > > SAVE THE DATE: > 28th Annual Virginia Hamilton Conference on Multiculture Literature for > Youth, April 12 & 13, 2012 > 2nd Annual Conference on Information and Religion, May 18 & 19, 2012 > > I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library. -- Jorge > Luis Borges > > ________________________________ > > * For guidelines on participation, subscribing, and unsubscribing > please refer to http://www.kent.edu/slis/students/slis-listserv.cfm > > > To unsubscribe send the following message: > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Unsubscribe > Body: signoff KSUSLIS-L > > ========================================================= > Important Subscriber Information: > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at > http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . 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The > successful candidate will have worked with a variety of global clients; > source property; determine authenticity; catalogue property for private and > public sales; serve as a primary liaison with consultants and other > independent experts; and be the senior specialist in the department. The > ideal applicant will have at least 5 years' experience in a similar > position and possess excellent communications and interpersonal skills. BA > and fluency in English and Mandarin required. Excellent salary and > benefits. Please send a cover letter, resume and three references directly > to <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] > > > > Thomas & Associates, Inc. > > 6 East 39th Street > > New York, NY 10016 > > P. 212.779.7059 > > F. 212.779.7096 > > www.artstaffing.com > > > > About Thomas & Associates, Inc. / artstaffing.com > > With offices in New York City and Chicago, Thomas & Associates, Inc. > > is an innovative firm that offers staffing, consulting, and professional > > development workshops for museums, galleries and arts and culture > > businesses nationwide and internationally. 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