Managing University Museums [electronic resource] /
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Programme on Institutional Management in Higher EducationContent Provider
Kelly, Melanie.
Paris : OECD Publishing,
2001.
This publication focuses on the role of university museums, their organisation, management, governance and finance. Most university museum collections have been assembled for the purposes of teaching and research rather than for public display. Whether small, of local importance or large, with great public appeal, they are all defined by their relationship to their university and form a distinctive sector in the museum community. The papers gathered in this book take this distinctiveness into consideration. They examine the common issues and problems that university museums are facing, among which the most important ones are funding and collection management. Many examples of good and imaginative practice are presented as regards fundraising, widening public access, integrating information resources, marketing, management and international collaboration. The book has been edited by Melanie Kelly, administrator at the International Center for Higher Education, School of Management, University of Bath.
CONTENTS; Introduction; SECTION 1: ROLES AND CHALLENGES; 1.1 University Museums in the 21st Century - Opening Address; 1.2 The Dual Role of University Museums: Its Influence on Management; 1.3 The Challenge of the University Museum; SECTION 2: RAISING AWARENESS AND WORKING TOGETHER; 2.1 Collections in the United Kingdom; 2.2 The Cinderella Collections: An Australian Fairy Story; 2.3 Managing the Visibility of University Museum Collections; 2.4 A Regional System of University Museums; 2.5 Uniting Forces: The European Network and National Collaborative Projects
SECTION 3: PARALLELS AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH PRIVATE BUSINESS3.1 Strategic Planning and Action for Success in a University Museum of Natural History; 3.2 A Public-Oriented and Educational Museum; 3.3 Funding and Public Access Through Partnership with Business; SECTION 4: NEW PROJECTS; 4.1 New University Museums: An Opportunity for a New Strategic Vision - The Brooking Collection, University of Greenwich; 4.2 Public Understanding of Science: Universities and Science Centres; 4.3 Funding and Museum Ownership
4.4 The Patras University Science and Technology Museum: Fulfilling the University Museum's Dual Role4.5 A New Museum of Electrical Technology in Pavia: A Public Museum in a University Campus; 4.6 New Horizons for the Crafts Study Centre Collection and Archive; Conclusions
Selection of papers presented at a seminar held in Paris in September 2000, sponsored by OECD's Programme on Institutional Management in Higher Education, edited by Melanie Kelly.
Includes bibliographical references.
This publication focuses on the role of university museums, their organisation, management, governance and finance. Most university museum collections have been assembled for the purposes of teaching and research rather than for public display. Whether small, of local importance or large, with great public appeal, they are all defined by their relationship to their university and form a distinctive sector in the museum community. The papers gathered in this book take this distinctiveness into consideration. They examine the common issues and problems that university museums are facing, among which the most important ones are funding and collection management. Many examples of good and imaginative practice are presented as regards fundraising, widening public access, integrating information resources, marketing, management and international collaboration. The book has been edited by Melanie Kelly, administrator at the International Center for Higher Education, School of Management, University of Bath.
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