Dear readers:
I am a volunteer consultant for The Field Museum of Natural History in
Chicago. I would be interested in hearing from museums (particularly natural
history museums) who believe that they have "world class" processes for
exhibit development. I am particularly interested in hearing from those who
believe that they have done a "world class" job of using technology to support
the exhibit planning and development process.
Thanks.
Jonathan Copulsky
[log in to unmask]
847-446-9060
p.s, thanks again to those who responded to my last query to members of this
list.
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There are 23 messages totalling 1001 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. AAM The Wired Museum (2)
2. Exhibit I.D. or Message Plates
3. Hand-held audio tour units.
4. Information please
5. Issue 2 is closed
6. Friends of Museums Conference
7. Get your part of the internet wealth (2)
8. exhibit research -Reply
9. Museum-L FAQ
10. Bird Skin Storage- help? (2)
11. natural history museum WWW pages- Canada
12. Re.: QUERY: Exhibition "Bibliography"
13. The Underground Grammarian
14. Getting repros at National Archive
15. Need help from Rochester NY museum folks
16. Course Update: The Dynamic Museum
17. Girl Scouts or Girls Doing Science
18. AYM's InterActivity SOLD OUT
19. Query-Architectural Restoration
20. Internships-seeking documentation
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Date: Tue, 27 May 1997 15:54:02 +1000
From: Patricia Downs <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: AAM The Wired Museum
Please could anyone let me have a reference for an AAM
publication/book(?) titled 'The Wired Museum. Thanks in advance.
Tricia
[log in to unmask]
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Date: Tue, 27 May 1997 00:04:19 -0700
From: Allen Comstock <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Exhibit I.D. or Message Plates
I need help regarding information or message plates which are used to identify
and
explain exhibits to the public. What are typical ways of constructing these
materials and what do you expect to spend? Are these signage-type materials
often
constructed in-house or are they normally vended out? If they are vended out,
how
much turn-around time is normal?
Any response will be useful.
Allen Comstock
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Date: Mon, 26 May 1997 23:23:43 -0800
From: Diane Brenner <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Hand-held audio tour units.
When we saw the Chinese exhibit at the Portland Art Museum last summer,
the audio tape was included. My husband, who usually avoids tours, gave
it a whirl. The introductory blather turned him off immediately. I
lislistened past the gee whiz stuff and found the tape interesting. But
folks
should remember that non-locals listen to these things, and the local TV
personality doesn't carry much weight to us. If Channel 2 wants to get
in it's "Thank's for listening folks, and we were the good guys who
produced this for nothing" it should be at the end where the sympathetic
listener might listen to the credits. But giving it to us up front was a
mistake, in my opinion.
Diane Brenner, Anchorage Museum
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Date: Tue, 27 May 1997 09:56:32 +0100
From: Peter Wilson <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Information please
In message <[log in to unmask]>, Catherine Hughes 589-0449
<[log in to unmask]> writes
>Peter --
>
>Please send me your email address. It is not included when you send via the
>listserve, and then I can try to respond to your questions. Thanks very
much.
>
>Catherine Hughes
>[log in to unmask]
>Museum of Science
>Science Park
>Boston, MA 02114
>617-589-0449 fax-0454
I hope that I am the right peter as there seems tobe two of us on here
at the mo asking questions. To clarify I asked about Science Theatre.
My email address is
[log in to unmask]
Thank you
--
Peter Wilson
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Date: Tue, 27 May 1997 12:25:18 +0100
From: Sandra Garside-Neville <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Issue 2 is closed
The Editorial for Issue 2 of *Internet Archaeology* has just been added,=20
and includes details of: changes in house style, the automation of paper=20
production, and the Archaeology Data Service.
Issue 2 is now closed and can be found at:
http://intarch.ac.uk/journal/issue2/
The Table of Contents is as follows:=20
Alan Vince=09=09Editorial
Robert Daniels=09=09The need for the solid modelling of structure in the
archaeology of buildings
David Dungworth=09=09Iron Age and Roman copper alloys from northern
Britain
Roger Grace=09=09The `cha=EEne op=E9ratoire' approach to lithic analysis
Dominic Powlesland,=20
James Lyall &=20
Danny Donoghue=09=09Enhancing the record through remote sensing: The
application and integration of multi-sensor,
non-invasive remote sensing techniques for the
enhancement of the Sites and Monuments Record.=20
Heslerton Parish Project, N. Yorkshire, England.=20
Alicia Wise &=20
Paul Miller=09=09Why metadata matters in archaeology
As ever, we welcome your feedback - either directly to the Internet=20
Archaeology office or via the intarch-interest mailing list. Looking=20
forward to hearing from you.
Best wishes,
Sandra
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Assistant Editor =09=09|email: [log in to unmask]
INTERNET ARCHAEOLOGY =09|tel: +44 1904 433955 / fax: +44 1904 433939
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Date: Tue, 27 May 1997 13:28:29 +0100
From: "R. Silvester" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Friends of Museums Conference
The British Association of Friends of Museums (BAFM) weekend conference
will be taking place in Bath, UK, 10-12 October 1997.
'Changing Relationships Between Museums and Their Friends - The Way
Forward' is the theme which will include sessions on Training Volunteers,
Volunteer Agreements, and Education and Friends.
Speakers include Barbara Woroncow, President of the Museums Association
and Director of Yorkshire & Humberside Museums Council, and David
Anderson, Head of Education at the V&A and author of the recent report 'A
Common Wealth, Museums and Learning in the United Kingdom'.
Bookings are now being taken for the full weekend package (includes hotel,
meals, visits, conference dinner etc.) or for Saturday only deals. For
full details send SAE to:
Mrs Meg Slingsby, Conference Booking Secretary,Draycot, Cottles Lane,
Turleigh, Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, UK, BA15 2HJ.
Enquiries also tel/fax (UK) 01225 464877 (Mac Hopkins-Clarke).
BAFM meetings are a great way to revitalise your Friends group!
Rosemary Silvester
BAFM Newsletter Editor
[log in to unmask]
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Date: Tue, 27 May 1997 08:36:33 -0500
From: Peter Stevenson <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Get your part of the internet wealth
delete me from your list please. Such stuff is not needed or appreciated.
Peter B. Stevenson
Exhibit Developer
Field Museum/Chicago
[log in to unmask]
"Everywhere is walking distance if you have the time."
--Steven Wright
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Date: Tue, 27 May 1997 11:45:54 -0400
From: Christine Mouw <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: exhibit research -Reply
Thank you, Doug! I appreciate your thoughts!
I think I may not have been clear enough in my original posting--I know
that the type and depth of research varies with the exhibit and it's
audience, and all sorts of other factors. I was really looking for more of
a theoretical discussion of our research responsibilities than for
individual advice on how to produce an exhibit, and I think Doug's
comments point us in that direction.
Chris.
>>>Doug Hoy wrote:
It *is* an interesting question, Christine. One thing I have noticed is that
in
exhibitions that have a clear theme (which may or may not be verbal), a
good advance organizer, logical and consistent physical structure, and
some initial relevance to visitors' pre-knowledge, visitors ask for more
information, and will delve into particular topics in depth. Jumbled, wordy
exhibits tend to turn them off. With computers, reading areas, and
resource centres, we can put a lot of information into an exhibit without
swamping it. In a confusing exhibit, any information is too much. So the
issue may not be whether you "teach" high school or college, but
whether you can add value to your visitor's experience. You might check
out some of the literature on informal and adult learning.
Doug
>>>>>>>>
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Date: Tue, 27 May 1997 08:16:06 -0600
From: John Chadwick <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Museum-L FAQ
Once again, here is the Museum-L FAQ file with complete instructions on how to
deal with LISTSERV(tm) software.
Please be aware, University of New Mexico has not hosted Museum-L for nearly a
year now. L-Soft and Eric Thomas have been generous in hosting Museum-L.
Please
direct all Listserv commands to the appropriate address listed in the FAQ
file.
thanks,
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The Museum Discussion List (Museum-L)
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
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Date: Tue, 27 May 1997 09:49:39 -0500
From: Peter Stevenson <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Get your part of the internet wealth
Oops,
I replied to the list and not the original source. Sorry :-)
Peter B. Stevenson
Exhibit Developer
Field Museum/Chicago
[log in to unmask]
"Everywhere is walking distance if you have the time."
--Steven Wright
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Date: Tue, 27 May 1997 11:46:50 GMT
From: "p.doyle" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Bird Skin Storage- help?
Can anyone help me with some advice on what to use to pad small cardboard
boxes containing small bird study skins? Someone told me that maybe kleenex-
type tissue was bad as it contained a bleaching agent. Is this true? Is
there some sort of proprietary tissue or cotton wool etc. that is more
suitable?
Paul Doyle
[log in to unmask]
Conoco Natural History Centre
Aberdeen, Scotland
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Date: Tue, 27 May 1997 08:46:18 -0700
From: Jim Angus <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: natural history museum WWW pages- Canada
Try the Guide to Museums and Cultural Resources:
http://www.lam.mus.ca.us/webmuseums/North_America/Canada
Jim
>Hi!
>
>I'm working on an Internet project for a Library and Information Studies
>course, and was wondering if anyone out there knows of any good web pages
>for natural history museums in Canada?
>
>Thanks in advance!
>
>
>Deb Fyfe
>M.L.I.S. Student
>School of Library and Information Studies
>University of Alberta
>Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
>[log in to unmask]
Jim Angus
Head of New Media
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
900 Exposition Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90007
http://www.nhm.org
voice: 213/744-3317
fax: 213/746-2999
eMail: [log in to unmask] = [log in to unmask]
[log in to unmask]
[log in to unmask]
[log in to unmask]
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Date: Tue, 27 May 1997 09:44:09 -0600
From: Scott Cutler <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Bird Skin Storage- help?
I would suggest using a thin, flexible polyethlene foam (like ethafoam) cut
to the size of the box/tray, then laid in the box and place the specimens
on the foam. Do not glue it down so that the foam can be removed
periodically for cleaning and inspecting for insects, as necessary.
>Can anyone help me with some advice on what to use to pad small cardboard
>boxes containing small bird study skins? Someone told me that maybe kleenex-
>type tissue was bad as it contained a bleaching agent. Is this true? Is
>there some sort of proprietary tissue or cotton wool etc. that is more
>suitable?
>Paul Doyle
>[log in to unmask]
>Conoco Natural History Centre
>Aberdeen, Scotland
Scott Cutler
Curator, Centennial Museum
University of Texas at El Paso
El Paso, Tx 79968-0533
phone (915)747-5565
fax (915)747-5411
e-mail address: [log in to unmask]
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Date: Tue, 27 May 1997 12:04:55 -0400
From: Edward Baker <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re.: QUERY: Exhibition "Bibliography"
Richard Urban wrote:
>I was wondering how the issues of peace and pacificism
>have been treated by museums.
>Is their a resource available which lists past and present exhibitions?
>To me this would be a valuable resource, not only for planning future
>exhibitions, but also to represent the vast body of work created by
>museums.
The following web pages may be of use, I know they list films, but I doubt
if there is any listing (or bibliography) of museum exhibits. If you
create one I hope you will post it to one of these web pages.
http://csf.colorado.edu/peace/index.html
Peace & Conflict Archives at University of Colorado
http://www.pitt.edu/~ian/resource/conflict.htm
Int'l Affairs Network/Peace & Conflict Studies at University of Pittsburgh
http://www.quaker.org
The Religious Society of Friends
**********
Edward Baker
Supervisor of Interpretation
Mystic Seaport Museum
Box 6000
Mystic, CT 06355
(860)572-0711
[log in to unmask]
http://www.mysticseaport.org
**********
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Date: Tue, 27 May 1997 10:06:53 -0700
From: Jennifer Jaskowiak <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: AAM The Wired Museum
The Wired Museum was first available at AAM in Atlanta. It costs
approximately $35.00 for members via the AAM bookstore. Have you checked
their web site? The bookstore is on-line: www.aam-us.org
J. Jaskowiak
Fisher Gallery, USC
>Please could anyone let me have a reference for an AAM
>publication/book(?) titled 'The Wired Museum. Thanks in advance.
>
>Tricia
>[log in to unmask]
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Date: Tue, 27 May 1997 14:24:44 GMT
From: Proudie <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: The Underground Grammarian
Steve Keller writes: "Good Grief!! What are we consultants to do if
we can't use more words than necessary and bureaucratic jargon."
*****
Any stuffed shirts who'd like to lose a little of their stuffing
should take a look at a helpful and entertaining book by Patricia T.
O'Conner, "Woe Is I: The Grammarphobe's Guide to Better English in Plain
English."
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Date: Tue, 27 May 1997 16:25:58 -0400
From: John Nolan <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Getting repros at National Archive
Does anyone had any experience going to the National Archive and
scanning photos (with your own scanner) instead of photographing them
there? (Is this legal?)
If so, is there a power supply there to do this?
If there is no power supply, what kind of light source is there (for
solar-powered battery)?
Do you have to keep the photos at the shelf or could you walk them to
another location (i.e. a table nearby)?
Thanks for any help you can provide.
[log in to unmask]
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Date: Tue, 27 May 1997 10:54:12 -0800
From: Erika Remmy <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Need help from Rochester NY museum folks
I'm thinking of moving to Rochester, New York, in a few months -- do any
of you kind and helpful museum-l readers have any Rochester museum job
hunting advice?
Right now I work at a small natural history museum as publicity and office
coordinator, and I'd be looking for similar work (especially PR &
publications) there. I'm also interested in, though less experienced at,
exhibit and program planning.
Thanks in advance for any advice,
Erika Remmy
Publicity and Office Coordinator
University of Oregon Museum of Natural History
Eugene, Oregon, USA
[log in to unmask]
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Date: Tue, 27 May 1997 15:03:55 +0000
From: Brenda Weatherston <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Course Update: The Dynamic Museum
The Cultural Resource Mangement Program at the University of Victoria
"The Dynamic Museum: Organizational Structure and
Change" ~ July 7-12, 1997 with Candace Tangorra Matelic
A draft outline is now available for this upcoming course that
explores museums as dynamic organizations - how they work, and how
you can work effectively within them. Through an exploration of the
application of organizational theory and research in the museum
setting, you will gain new perspectives and skills to effect change
in your workplace.
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Course Outline Summary - Draft
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Monday, July 7 Establishing Our Course Focus;
The Competing Values Framework
- Introductions, overview, expectations
- Presentation of case study, organizational change issues
and concerns by participants, group summary of common issues and
concerns
- "Doing that thing you do", or why organizations function the way
they do; organizational structures, processes, management approaches
- Effective for who? The Competing Values Framework of
Organizational Effectiveness, and organizations as open systems
Tuesday, July 8 Does Leadership Matter in Organizations?
- Over 10,000 studies on leadership, and what do we know? Overview
of leadership research: traits, behaviours, situations
- Fad or future direction? Participatory, charismatic and
transformational leadership
- Analyzing our own assumptions and leadership approaches
(participatory activities)
- Competing values framework for leadership at all levels
Wednesday, July 9 Behaviour of Individuals and Groups in Museums and
Other Organizations
- Can people be managed? Understanding why: the role of motivation
- Are satisfied museum workers more productive? job attitudes, job
design, job enrichment, quality of work life
- Understanding how groups work: group dynamics workshop
- Decision-making
Thursday, July 10 Organizational Change and Development
- What we know about organizational change, and what we don=92t know =B7
Managing change and dealing with resistance to change
- The bigger picture: organizational development
- Team-building and other useful interventions
Friday, July 11 Implementing Transformational Change:
Case Studies by Guest Speakers
=B7 Guest Speakers: T.B.A.
=B7 Group discussion of organizational theory vs. museum realities
Saturday, July 12 Applying the Theory and Research to Real Life
Situations
- Review of course work, answering questions, other issues and
concerns
- Individual consultations on presentations
- Participant presentations
- Wrap-up, course evaluation
Instructor: Candace Tangorra Matelic is the newly appointed Executive
Director of Historic St. Mary's City, Maryland; she has served as
Director and Professor with the Cooperstown Graduate Program and has
extensive teaching and museum management experience
Dates: July 7-12, 1997 plus pre-course assignment
Please register by: June 13
Fee: $589 (credit or non-credit, Canadian funds), plus a preparatory
off-campus module
Travel: Victoria is easily accessible by air or ferry from both
Vancouver and Seattle
Accommodation: Bed and breakfast accommodation is available
on-campus at $61.00/night Canadian funds, plus tax, or in
residence at $38/night plus tax (discount available for stays longer
than 14 days). Contact Housing Services at (250) 721-8395. Program
staff are pleased to provide information on alternative off-campus
accommodations.
For more information, please contact:
Joy Davis, Program Director
Cultural Resource Management Program
University of Victoria
Phone 250-721-8462 FAX 250-721-8774
E-mail [log in to unmask]
For detailed Program information, please visit our Web Site at
http://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/crmp/
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Date: Tue, 27 May 1997 18:04:19 -0400
From: Greg Scheib <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Girl Scouts or Girls Doing Science
You might try the New Mexico Museum of Natural History -- They used to
conduct Camp-In programs for one of the large Girl Scout councils in
northern NM.
Contact Jotina Trussel at 505.841.2800
Greg
At 11:40 AM 5/24/97 -0400, [log in to unmask] wrote:
>Good morning everyone. It is a beautiful day in the Midwest!
>
>I am considering a session for next year's AAM annual meeting and need some
>assistance locating panelists. I would appreciate it if people could refer
>me to institutions working closely with local girl scout councils (be they
>history, art, science, zoos, aquariums, what have you) OR science museums
>working specifically with girls to increase their science activities.
>
>Thank you for any help you folks can lend!
>
>Kim Stull
>[log in to unmask]
>
>
Gregory Scheib
Columbus Center's
Hall of Exploration
701 East Pratt Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
phone: 410.576.5753
fax: 410.576.5788
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Date: Tue, 27 May 1997 18:41:44 -0400
From: Association of Youth Museums <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: AYM's InterActivity SOLD OUT
As of Tuesday, May 27, pre-registration for the Association of Youth Museums'
annual conference, InterActivity, in Indianapolis is SOLD OUT. We have 25
on-site registrations set aside that will be available on a first come, first
served basis at the AYM Registration desk at the Hyatt on Friday, June 6 at
2:30 pm, but we cannot guarantee availability for those who have not
pre-registered. No on-site registrations will be processed before Friday at
2:30. Once we have reached our capacity of 500, we will no longer be able to
accept any registrations. If you have any questions, please contact the AYM
office at (202) 466-4144 by June 2, 1997.
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Date: Tue, 27 May 1997 19:33:40 -0400
From: Undetermined origin c/o LISTSERV administrator
<[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Query-Architectural Restoration
Does anyone know of news groups or web sites devoted to architectural
preservation and restoration?
Thanks.
Richard O. Aichele
[log in to unmask]
http://www.inforworks.com/memorable_america.htm
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Date: Wed, 28 May 1997 13:56:33 +1100
From: Glen Moore <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Internships-seeking documentation
Does anyone have a contract (informal or formal) or agreement which would
apply to internships and which would be aplicable to a Science Centre?
We are considering offering internships for the first time so ANY
documentation will be valuable to us.
Thank you!
Glen Moore
Director
Science Centre and Planetarium
Northfields Ave, Wollongong, NSW2522, Australia
Email: [log in to unmask] Fax: 61 42 836665
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