Introduction to museum work / G. Ellis Burcaw.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burcaw, George Ellis, 1921-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Museums.

Museum techniques.

Physical Description:

vii, 209 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Edition:

Second edition, revised and expanded.

Place of Publication:

Nashville : American Association for State and Local History, 1983.

Summary:

Long regarded as one the leading texts in museology, Introduction to Museum Work is now thoroughly revised and updated. While citing recent changes in the museum world, the third edition of Burcaw's classic work retains its useful philosophical orientation and convenient summary format. All the basics of museology are here the central issues are discussed and definitions are given for all the terms museum workers need to know. Every chapter includes practical exercises making Burcaw's book ideal for the classroom or for novice museum workers. Accepted by the Documentation Center of the International Conference of Museums as exemplary of museum training, Introduction to Museum Work is used as a basic text in museum studies all over the world.

Notes:

Includes index.

Bibliography: pages 201-206.

ISBN:

0910050694

OCLC:

9828354