Introduction to museum work / G. Ellis Burcaw.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burcaw, George Ellis, 1921-

Contributor:

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Series:

American Association for State and Local History book series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Museums.

Museum techniques.

Physical Description:

237 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Walnut Creek, Calif. : Altamira Press, [1997]

Summary:

Long regarded as one the leading texts in museology, Introduction to Museum Work in 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.

Contents:

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

Recommended resources.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

ISBN:

0761989250

0761989269

OCLC:

36438790