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Introduction to Museum Work

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ISBN-10: 0761989269

ISBN-13: 9780761989264

Edition: 3rd 1997 (Revised)

Authors: G. Ellis Burcaw

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This thoroughly revised and updated edition incorporates recent changes in the museum world, whilst retaining its practical philosophical orientation and convenient summary format.
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Book details

List price: $60.00
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/28/1997
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 6.10" wide x 9.16" long x 0.49" tall
Weight: 0.968
Language: English

Preface
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
Index