Yes, I'm interested in seeing something like this, but from a critical perspective; less nuts and bolts and "best practices" and more inquiry, critique and analysis. Therese Quinn (Director of Museum and Exhibition Studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago) On Tue, Sep 22, 2015 at 7:35 PM, Keni Sturgeon <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I agree with Dan. There is a need and it's over due. > > Keni Sturgeon > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Sep 22, 2015, at 8:01 AM, Dan Bartlett <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Yes. There's a critical need for this. > > db > > On Tue, Sep 22, 2015 at 9:58 AM, Latham, Kiersten <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > >> Hello everyone in museum-L land! >> >> I am writing today to get your opinions, thoughts, and/or suggestions >> about whether or not our field needs a dedicated journal devoted to issues >> in museum studies itself (which focuses on t*he study of *museums, and >> approaches to training of professionals), rather than about museums, their >> functions and how to run them. Organizations in existence that are related >> to this are: COMPT >> <http://www.compt-aam.org/resources/standardsguidelines.html> (the AAM’s >> Committee on Museum Professional Training) and ICTOP <http://ictop.org/> >> (the international version, through ICOM) but we don’t have a peer-reviewed >> journal dedicated to issues in teaching, training and learning in museum >> studies programs (undergrad, graduate, certificate, single courses). For >> the past 10 years, I have lived in the world of Library and Information >> Science, where I teach museum studies. In this field, they have a very >> well-developed organization, called ALISE >> <http://www.alise.org/about-alise-2> (Assn for LIS education), which has >> a great peer-reviewed journal and an annual, *very* well-attended and >> useful conference. >> >> As an academic, I find very few places where I can publish (or even >> sustain longer, deeper conversations) about training in museum studies or >> ask the larger questions about the field itself. I find this to be an >> unfortunate gap in the literature and therefore, a gap in the dissemination >> and generation of new knowledge around museum studies. Yes, I know that >> these kinds of articles are sporadically coming up in other journals such >> as Museum Management & Curatorship and Curator (among others) but there is >> no one source for dedicated discourse at this level. >> >> What are your thoughts on this? Do you feel there is a gap as well? Would >> you submit work to such a journal? Would you read material from such a >> journal? >> >> Thanks ahead for your thoughts on this. >> KF >> >> >> *Dr. Kiersten F. Latham *· *Assistant Professor/ MuseLab director **S**chool >> of Library & Information Science *· *Kent State University *· *314 >> University Library *·* Kent OH 44242 *·* 330-672-5846 <330-672-5846>* >> >> Academia.edu <http://kentstate.academia.edu/KierstenFLatham> | *Museum >> Studies <http://www.kent.edu/slis/programs/mlis/museum-studies.cfm> >> Specialization* | the MuseLab <https://www.kent.edu/slis/muselab> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> To unsubscribe from the MUSEUM-L list, click the following link: >> http://home.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-HOME.exe?SUBED1=MUSEUM-L&A=1 >> > > > > -- > Dan Bartlett > Curator of Exhibits and Education > Instructor of Museum Studies > Logan Museum of Anthropology > Beloit College > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the MUSEUM-L list, click the following link: > http://home.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-HOME.exe?SUBED1=MUSEUM-L&A=1 > > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the MUSEUM-L list, click the following link: > http://home.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-HOME.exe?SUBED1=MUSEUM-L&A=1 > -- The task of teachers, those obscure soldiers of civilization, is to give to the people the intellectual means to revolt. [Louise Michel / 1830-1905 / Mémoires / 1886] UIC United Faculty Local 6456: uicunitedfaculty.org UIC United Faculty on Facebook (Like us!): http://tinyurl.com/c26hyej Twitter: @UICUF This is an (almost) Calm Inbox: email is checked once (or so) in the AM and once (or so) in the PM. ========================================================= 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).