Cultural Resource Management Program University of Victoria We're pleased to offer, as our first course of 2000, this innovative on-line course in museum information management! Please contact us for further information. MUSEUM INFORMATION MANAGEMENT Effective management of the wealth of museum information provides a foundation on which strong collections, programs and relationships with communities are built. This unique Internet-based course explores the multi-layered nature of museum information, examines the ways in which it is understood, organized, and accessed, and goes on to provide frameworks to support systematic and integrated organization and management. You develop your ability to: * understand the fundamental importance of information to museums and the range of perspectives that influence its value * trace the philosophical, historical, and technological evolution of museum information management and understand how this shapes how information is gathered, structured, accessed and shared * recognize the complex and interrelated types of information, using the ICOM-CIDOC model * understand the ways in which current and emerging technologies enable museums to gather, manage and share this information * recognize the importance of integrated approaches to information management * critically assess the information systems available to museums * access resources and professional networks which support museum information management Instructor: James Blackaby is Director of Internet Strategies and Information Services with Mystic Seaport in Connecticut Dates: January 17 - April 21 Please register by: January 5 Fee: $589 (Canadian Dollars, credit or non-credit) Technical requirements: E-mail and an Internet connection. Please refer to our website for further information on computer and technical requirements for distance education courses. Comments from past participants: ". . . this course was well organized and implemented . . . the instructor's sense of humour and personality reach right through the ether to grab my attention." "Other students' different perspectives in the course really gave it a living dimenstion." For more information, please contact: Joy Davis, Program Director Cultural Resource Management Program Division of Continuing Studies, University of Victoria PO Box 3030 STN CSC Victoria BC Canada V8W 3N6 Phone (250) 721-8462 Fax (250) 721-8774 E-mail: [log in to unmask] Visit our Web Site! http://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/crmp/ Distribution List: To receive monthly updates, send a request to [log in to unmask] ============================================ ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ museum-l.html. 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).