The California Association of Museums' website also includes job listings.
www.calmuseums.org


----- Original Message -----
From: Tracie Evans <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2001 7:38 AM
Subject: Re: Oh, No, NOT AGAIN!


> Indigo-
>
> Here are that information that I promised to send! This is annotated for
> greater understanding of each site.  Also, when I made this list I didn't
> put on the Western Museums Associations website that I watched also.
>
> Museum Job Sites
>
> Museum Resource Board:
> http://www.interlog.com/~joellong/musjobs/musjobs.html
>  This site will be very helpful.  I has a link to several job listing
sites
> through "Job Sites" and also has information about the various careers
> available in the museum field. I have found the databases called Aviso
> Employment Resources Online and the Museum Resource Board to be the most
> helpful although the others are good for specific locations or specialized
> jobs.
>
> Global Museum: www.globalmuseum.org
>  This site is fantastic.  It has a Career's link that will take you to all
> kinds of jobs all over the world.  You can also see information about the
> news that is happening around the world in the museum field.
>
> Museum-L list serve
>  This list is great.  Jobs are always being posted and if you missed
> something don't forget to look at the Museum-L archives at
> home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/museum-l.html
>
> American Associate of State and Local History: www.aaslh.org
>  The AASLH also has a job link that is very good, plus you can see what is
> happening in the state and history association while you are there.
>
> American Association of Museums: www.aam-us.org
>  The AAM is a must for all new museum professionals, although the only
real
> job link they have is their Aviso online (mentioned above).  They do have
> very good job descriptions that you may find helpful.
>
> Society of American Archivists: www.archivists.org/
>  This site contains an employment bulletin that is very helpful within the
> archival field for those who are looking at that aspect.
>
> Also, other regional associations can help in specific locations!
>
> This is nothing that everyone else hasn't seen, it's just compiled to be
> instructive rather than simply a list
>
> Tracie
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Indigo Nights <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 12:18 AM
> Subject: Re: Oh, No, NOT AGAIN!
>
>
> > Tracie, I was going to suggest you privately send me
> > the info, but, upon thinking it over, why don't you
> > send it to the list.  It will help the newcomers.  I
> > will keep a copy of what you suggest (as I have with
> > the other suggestions).
> >
> > Addressing what our esteemed friend Mr. Ross Weeks
> > said in his note earlier, the FAQ is not intended to
> > supercede personal contact.  A good lot of us take new
> > folks under wing as they arrive and give them inputs,
> > support, and counsel.
> >
> > But having this information in some nifty format will
> > avoid the need to replicate.  Having it up in some
> > published place will mean that not one person will be
> > responsible for disseminating the information.
> >
> > As to the newer folks, if you've not met Mr. Weeks,
> > you should ([log in to unmask]).  He has a very
> > colorful and creditworthy history and is a great
> > person to know.  He's often swamped in his job, but he
> > does take the time to take an interest in the up and
> > coming.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- Tracie Evans <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > > Indigo-
> > >
> > > I would be glad to forward to you my list of job
> > > research sites that I have
> > > if you would like them.  I'm sure its not up to date
> > > with some of the new
> > > sites but it is based on where I searched in 1999 to
> > > find a job when I came
> > > out of Graduate School.  I would suggest that you
> > > also include questions on
> > > "How do I get started in museum work? or How to get
> > > my foot in the door?"
> > > and "Do I really need a Master's Degree? or "What
> > > kind of degree should I
> > > get? or What's the best University or Program"  I
> > > notice that these come up
> > > in one form or another about every couple of months
> > > or so.  They also are
> > > often the questions that get people sent to the
> > > archives for the answer.
> > > Oh, you might want a question like...."I know you
> > > have probably discussed
> > > this, but I didn't see it or hear it, can you help
> > > me with...."  This should
> > > direct them to using the archives to search for
> > > answers.  I'm not sure if a
> > > FAQ page will help but its definitely worth a shot.
> > > I might get them past
> > > that first question to more specific ones that will
> > > lead to more discussion.
> > >
> > > Good Luck
> > > Tracie
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Indigo Nights <[log in to unmask]>
> > > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > > Sent: Monday, August 27, 2001 5:09 PM
> > > Subject: Oh, No, NOT AGAIN!
> > >
> > >
> > > > Roy Hemmat (the wonderful webmaster of
> > > > http://www.museumstuff.com ) and I have been doing
> > > > some talking behind the scenes.  School has just
> > > > started and/or is about to start and, as
> > > experience
> > > > has shown for some of us list old timers, it seems
> > > the
> > > > same questions get asked over and over and over
> > > again
> > > > when the new kids arrive.
> > > >
> > > > The archives are too thick to read, and it seemed
> > > to
> > > > us that it would be a good idea to compile a
> > > document
> > > > that could be offered when one of the "Say the
> > > Secret
> > > > Word, Get the Exploding Cigar or Nifty FAQ"
> > > > expressions comes springing forward.
> > > >
> > > > Roy has agreed to put the FAQ online if I will
> > > > assemble the inputs.  Now that we've agreed to
> > > that
> > > > much, we need YOUR help.
> > > >
> > > > What are the questions that get asked time and
> > > time
> > > > again, and what are the answers (if there are
> > > answers)
> > > > to same?
> > > >
> > > > Obviously employment is one.  There are a number
> > > of
> > > > suggestions for that, and you can spring them up.
> > > But
> > > > it seems to me there are lots of others that we
> > > see
> > > > with great regularity.
> > > >
> > > > Ok, don't all of you answer at once.
> > > >
> > > > On your mark, get set, GO!!!!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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