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A Planning Guide for Small Museums is a workbook which provides the user with a step-by-step process leading to a realistic plan the organization is able to implement.32 pgs 1997 |
Collections Documentation for Saskatchewan Museums is a comprehensive manual and set of forms for use in documenting objects, specimens and archival material.284 pgs; 1993 Members $16; Non-Members $23 |
A Basic Understanding of the Program Outcome Evaluation Model Increasingly, public organizations are being called upon for clearer evidence that the resources they expend actually produce results - are the activities really making a difference? Effective evaluation improves activities by feeding information back about how well they are doing, and helps planners make decisions on what needs to be changed or what is working well. 43 pgs; 1999 Members $11; Non-members $15 |
Getting the Most out of Museum Visits is a teacher's resource handbook that has been designed to bring schools and museums closer together and encourage teachers to use their local museum as a resource in their teaching curricula. 67 pgs; 1999 Members & Non-Members $10 |
How to Train Your Summer Staff Initially, this material is a workbook for trainers of summer staff in community museums. When the trainers have completed the workbook, it becomes a manual to be used by the trainers of summer staff. As a manual it is a permanent museum resource. 53 pgs; 1997 Members $11; Non-members $15 |
Resource Development Guide for Museums is a "how to" book, useful to all non-profit organizations for securing both human and financial assistance for their institutions.275 pgs; 1992 Members $25; non-members $30 |
Tech-Notes are leaflets on specific topics of interest to museums produced on an ad hoc basis. In 2000-2001, the Funding Sources for Saskatchewan Museums was produced. |
Improving Performance Through Evaluation A Resource Guide for Museum Training Providers and Managers This publication continues the work started in Guidelines for Developing Entry-Level Museum Practice Programs. The purpose of this book is to provide guidance in measuring the results and impact of museum practice/studies training programs on, not only the performance of the individual worker, but also the organizational performance of the museum. 36 pgs. 2004. Members & Non-members $18 |
Standards for Saskatchewan Museums Third Edition 2002 In articulating a comprehensive set of operational standards based on these principles, the presumption is not that all standards are relevant to every institution. Rather, the assumption is that museums will find relevant, useful, practical information within this document which will help them to be the best they can be, given their resources and goals. 86 pgs. 2002 Members $16; Non-members $20 |
Guidelines For Developing Entry-Level Museum Practice Programs The Learning Coalition believes that if museums are to achieve the professional standards adopted by a number of provincial museum associations and government agencies, and develop excellence in their operations for the benefit of their communities, then there should be a recognized and accepted curriculum for training. 28 pgs. 2002. Members & Non-members $15 |
Looking Reality in the Eye Museums and Social Responsibility Museums are often sterotyped as dusty storage facilities for ancient artifacts considered importantby only a handful of sccholars. This publication attempts to point the way towards a sustainable future for museums by examining institutions that have found creative ways to attain a socially responsive model for cultural resource management. 196 pgs. 2005. Members $25; Non-members $30 |
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