This should get you started:
Boylan, P.J. 1987. Museum training: a central concern of ICOM for forty years. Museum number 156:225-230.
Cushman, K. 1984. Museum studies: the beginnings, 1900-1926. Museum Studies Journal 1(3):8-18
Glaser, J.R. 1978. Museum studies. Museum News 57(2):19-26.
Glaser, J.R. 1980. Museum studies: a second report. Museum News 59(2):26-33.
Glaser, J.R. 1987. Museum studies training in the United States: coming a long way for a long time. Museum 156:268-274.
Kaplan, F.S. 1992. Growing pains. Museum News 71(1):49-51
Lewis, G. 1983. The training of museum personnel in the United Kingdom. Museums Journal 83(1):65-70.
Lewis, G. 1987. Museum, profession and university: museum studies at Leicester. Museum 156:225-258.
MacLeod, S. 2001. Making museum studies: training, education, research and practice. Museum Management and Curatorship 19(1):51-61.
Malt, C. 1987. Museology and museum studies programs in the United States: part one. International Journal of Museum Management and Curatorship 6(2):165-172.
Maroveiæ, I. 2000. Museology as a field of knowledge. ICOM International Committee for Museology Study Series 8:5-7.
Rounds, J. 2001. Is there a core literature in museology? Curator 44(2):194-206.
Schwarzer, M. 2000. Graduate Training in Museum Studies. What Students Need to Know. American Association of Museums, Washington, D.C. 78 pp.
Singleton, H.R. 1983. Is training really necessary? Museum Studies Journal 1(2):25-27.
Singleton, H.R. 1987. Museum training: status and development. Museum 156:221-224.
Spiess, P.D. 1996. Museum studies: are they doing their job? Museum News 75(6):32-40.
Teather, J.L. 1991. Museum studies. Reflecting on reflective practice. Museum Management and Curatorship 10(4):403-417.
Waller, B. 1974. Museum training: who needs it? Museum News 52(8):26-28.
--John
John E. Simmons
Collection Manager, Natural History Museum & Biodiversity Research Center
and
Director, Museum Studies Program
University of Kansas
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-----Original Message-----
From: Melissa Bristow [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2004 8:07 AM
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Subject: Studying museum studies
Hi,
Can anyone recommend some good reading on museum studies courses - the
development of, importance of - progression of etc? For someone interested
in it sociologically etc. not for someone wanting to take it.
Thank you
Melissa
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