Museums: A Place to Work


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Surveying over thirty different positions in the museum profession, this is the essential guide for anyone considering entering the field, or a career change within it. From exhibition designer to shop manager, this comprehensive survey views the latest trends in museum work and the broad-ranging technological advances that have been made. For any professional in the field, this is a crucially useful book for how to prepare, look for and find jobs in the museum profession.




Keyguide to Information Sources in Museum Studies


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Museums play a central role in the study, preservation and interpretation of the world's cultural heritage. This Keyguide provides an integrated guide to the documentation, reference aids and key organizational sources of information about museums and museum studies worldwide. Part 1 provides an overview of museums and the literature about them. Part 2 is an annotated bibliography, and Part 3 is an international directory of organizations.




Museum


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Manual of Curatorship


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Based on original contributions by specialists, this manual covers both the theory and the practice required in the management of museums. It is intended for all museum and art gallery profession staff, and includes sections on new technology, marketing, volunteers and museum libraries.




The Museums Journal


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"Indexes to papers read before the Museums Association, 1890-1909. Comp. by Charles Madeley": v. 9, p. 427-452.




Basic Museum Bibliography


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Education in Museums, Museums in Education


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A collection of the papers given at a major conference in Glasgow organised by the Scottish Museums Council in association with the Scottish Council for Educational Technology in October 1986. The text examines how changing needs in education are creating new opportunities for museums to serve the education market.




Museum Bulletin


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