National Standards & best practices for U.S. museums /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	American Association of Museums, EBSCOhost
Other Authors:	Merritt, Elizabeth E.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC : American Association of Museums, [2008]
Subjects:	Museums > United States > Handbooks, manuals, etc. Museums > Standards > United States > Handbooks, manuals, etc. Museum techniques > United States > Handbooks, manuals, etc. Museums > United States > Management > Handbooks, manuals, etc. Musées > États-Unis > Guides, manuels, etc. Musées > Normes > États-Unis > Guides, manuels, etc. Muséologie > États-Unis > Guides, manuels, etc. Musées > États-Unis > Gestion > Guides, manuels, etc. Museum techniques. Museums. Museums > Management. Museums > Standards. United States. Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Preface / Ford W. Bell
Section 1: Introduction. Who should use this book and how ; What is a museum? ; Why Standards? ; What are "Standards and best practices"? ; Where do Standards come from? ; How can museums use the Standards? ; Who else uses the Standards, and how?
Section 2: Standards and best practices. Core questions ; Commentary ; Characteristics of excellence for U.S. museums ; Characteristics of excellence for U.S. museums "in translation"
I. Public trust and accountability. Standards regarding public trust and accountability ; Commentary ; Standards regarding ethics ; Commentary ; The AAM code of ethics for museums ; Standards regarding an institutional code of ethics ; Commentary
II. Mission and planning. Standards regarding institutional mission statements ; Commentary ; Standards regarding institutional planning ; Commentary
III. Leadership and organizational structure. Standards regarding governance ; Commentary ; Standards regarding delegation of authority ; Commentary
IV. Collections stewardship. Standards regarding collections stewardship ; Commentary ; Best practices regarding loaning collections to non-museum entities ; Commentary ; Standards regarding the unlawful appropriation of objects during the Nazi era ; Best practices regarding the unlawful appropriation of objects during the Nazi era ; Commentary
V. Education and interpretation. Standards regarding education and interpretation ; Commentary ; Standards regarding exhibiting borrowed objects ; Commentary
VI. Financial stability. Standards regarding financial stability ; Commentary ; Standards regarding developing and managing business and individual donor support ; Commentary ; Standards regarding retrenchment or downsizing
VII. Facilities and risk management. Standards regarding facilities and risk management ; Commentary
Section 3: Completing the picture. The universe of museum standards and best practices ; Other major sources of standards relevant to museums ; AAM standing professional committees and standards ; Trends and potential future standards ; Troubleshooting
Appendix: Dates of approval of standards and best practices.