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Introduction to museum work / G. Ellis Burcaw.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0761989250 (cloth : acid-free paper)
  • ISBN: 9780761989257 (cloth : acid-free paper)
  • ISBN: 0761989269 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
  • ISBN: 9780761989264 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
  • Physical Description: 237 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
  • Edition: 3rd ed.
  • Publisher: Walnut Creek, Calif. : Altamira Press, c1997.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Museum defined -- Beginnings of the museum -- Museums today -- Museums and museum fields -- Organization and support -- Collecting theory : general and science museums -- Collecting theory : history museums -- Collecting theory : art museums -- Registration and cataloguing -- Care of collections -- Security -- Use of collections -- Permanent exhibits -- Temporary exhibits -- Visitors and interpretation -- Education and activities -- Museum architecture -- Historic preservation -- Philosophy and public image -- Practical matters -- The law -- Trends and tomorrow -- Recommended resources.Visitors and interpretation -- Education and activities -- Museum architecture -- Historic preservation -- Philosophy and public image -- Practical matters -- The law -- Trends and tomorrow -- Recommended resources.
Subject:
Museums.
Museum techniques.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Lummi Library AM 5 .B88 1997 283273 Stacks Reshelving -