In Response to Garlan Jenkins' request for suggested readings for a museum studies course. I would add to the previously posted recommendations: _Preventative Conservation_, by Maggie Graham Bell, published by the B.C. Museums Association. an excellent introduction to the principles of conservation and collections care. Originally intended as an introductory reference for community museums it is now in it's second or third edition, and used in many courses throughout the world. Inexpensive too! A must, as well, for the well stocked reference shelf of any community museum. for more detailed information and ordering you should contact [log in to unmask] Bev Bowen - Administrative Assistant DISCLAIMER: I am a member of the BC Museums Association, but I do not receive any remuneration for plugging this publication, it's just a GREAT handbook! (If you are seriously thinking of using a wire wheel on a pistol, you may want to have a look at this too) Cheers ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Rick Duckles | Arts, Heritage, Community ad hoc Consulting | Development & Intervention 640 Wilson Street | Victoria, B.C. | Phone: (604) 380-9859 Canada | Fax: (604) 389-1875 V9A 3H2 | e-mail: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~