Starting right
Subtitle: a basic guide to museum planning
By: Gerald George and Carol Maryan-George
Contributors: Maryan-George, Carol, 1950-
Edition: 3rd ed.
Series: American association for state and local history book series
Publisher: AltaMira Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780759121393; 9780759121409; 9780759121416
Subjects: Museums; Handbooks, manuals
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: The big questions; title: What makes a good museum?; title: How can you finance it?; title: Where can you get help?; title: Nuts and bolts; title: Analyze for essentials; title: What is your museum's mission and what are its limits?; title: What collections do you have or need to serve your museum's purpose?; title: How will you house your museum?; title: How will you provide security?; title: Organize for operation; title: What governance provisions will your constitution make?; title: What procedures will your bylaws contain?; title: How will you clarify the relative responsibilities and prerogatives of board members, directors, staff members, and volunteers?; title: What else can you do to promote harmony in your organization?; title: Plan for activities; title: What will be your collections policy?; title: What conservation needs must you meet and how?; title: What provisions will you make for ongoing research?; title: What interpretive methods will you use to reach your publics?; title: Recruit the human resources; title: What time schedule for development will your museum follow?; title: Who will direct your museum and how will you recruit that person?; title: What staff positions, paid or volunteer, will you need?; title: What provisions will you make for staff training in museum work and museum ethics?; title: Now will it really work?; title: How will you keep on track?; title: How will you evaluate your museum's activities?; title: How will you conduct ongoing planning?; title: How will you keep your museum alive, dynamic, creative, even visionary, and closely connected to your community?; title: Alternatives; title: And if you don't want to do all that?; title: And if you are planning a historic house museum?; title: Some basic documents; title: A. basic organization chart; title: B. board membership responsibilities agreement; title: Sample museum bylaws; title: Sample position description for a director; title: E. sample certificate of gift; title: F. standard object cataloging record; title: Acknowledgements; title: Index; title: About the authors.