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Fully Updated To Include The Many Changes That Have Occurred In The Last Decade, This Second Edition Provides A Basic Guide To All Aspects Of Museum Work And Staff Experience From Museum Organization, Through Collections Management And Conservation, To Audience Development And Education. Introductory. About This Book; About Museums; Types Of Museums; The Case For Msueums; Museums And Sustainability; Museums And Ethics -- The Museum And Its Users. Museums Are For People; Access And Accessibility; Understanding Your Market; Marketing Your Museum; Developing New Audiences; Special Audiences: Museums And People With Disabilities; The Museum Visit; Learning In Museums; Learning: Inside The Museum; Learning: Beyond The Museum; Events And Activities: Creating Programmes; Facilities For Visitors; Providing Services: Shops And Sales Points; Providing Services: Food And Drink; Providing Facilities For Hire; Information Services; Publications; Museum Websites; Public Relations And The Media; Working With Friends' And Membership Groups; Researchers As Users -- Interpreting Collections. Introducing Interpretation; Presentation Techniques: Graphics; Presentation Techniques: Three-dimensional; Presentation Techniques: Audio-visaul; Presentation Techniques: Interactives; Presentation Techniques: Using People; Museum Lighting; Museum Showcases; Planning New Displays And Exhibitions; Research For Displays And Exhibitions; Writing Text; Briefing A Designer; Display And Exhibition Design And Production; New Media; Evaluating Displays And Exhibitions -- Collecting And Collections. Types Of Collections; Policies For Collecting; Policies For Disposal; Donations, Purchases And Loans; Collecting And Field Documentation; Object Research; Fieldwork And Record Centres; Photograaphy, Film And Video; Audio-recording And Oral History; The Role Of Collections In Research; Ethical Considerations And Repatriation; Museum Archives And Museum History. Managing And Caring For Collections. Collections Management Plans; Collections Audits; Documentation Systems; Working With Conservators; Preventive Conservation: Principles; Environmental Monitoring And Control: Light; Environmental Monitoring And Control: Humidity And Temperature; Environmental Monitoring And Control: Air Pollution/pest And Insect Attack; Materials Testing; Storage: Principles; Storage: Practice; Handling, Packing And Moving Collections; Remedial Consevation: Principles; Remedial Conservation: Practice; Disaster Planning; Insurance; Collections Security: Physical And Electronic; Collections Security: Systems And Procedures; Copyright -- The Museum And Its Buildiongs. Museum Buildings: Form And Function; Museums And Their Phtysical Setting; Museum Buildings: Planning For Access; Options Analysis And Feasibility Assessment; Working With Architects; Museum Buildings: Physical Security; Museum Buildings: Managament And Maintenance; Museum Buildings: Susatainabnility; Orientation And Signage; Atmosphere, Pace And Flow -- The Museum And Its Management. Legal Status, Governance And Management Structures; Partnerships; Networking; Policy Development And Management Planning; Developing A Forward Plan; Measureing Performance In Museums; Evaluating The Museum's Success; Project Management; Financial Management; New Sources Of Income; Fund-raising; Management Of Change; Internal Communications; Staff Structures; Volunteers In Museums; Recruiting Museum Staff; Conditions Of Service; Performance Standards For The Individual; Job Appraisal And Assessing Performance; Staff Training And Professional Development; Using Consultants In The Museum; Health And Safety; Administrative Procedures; Information Technology And The Museum -- Supporting Resources. Sources Of Information And Support; Resources For Museums On The Internet. Timothy Ambrose And Crispin Paine. Simultaneously Published In The Usa And Canada--t.p. Verso. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.