Managing Conservation in Museums / Edition 2

by Suzanne Keene

Overview

Explaining and critically reviewing management procedures such as performance indicators and strategic planning, this book shows how techniques from mainstream management can be used to facilitate a holistic and professional approach to the business of conservation and collection preservation. It offers practical guidance on strategy, quantitative planning and condition surveying, and presents many solutions to the challenges faced by museum staff and conservation specialists.
This new edition takes into account changes such as the arrival of the Heritage Lottery Fund, policies for access and the growing convergence of museums, libraries and archives. It also highlights the advent of digital collections and the use of information and communications technology.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138135772
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	02/01/2016
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

1. Introduction, 2. Museums and Collections, 3. Management Information, 4. Management Tools: quantitative planning, 5. Management Tools: options and priorities, 6. A systems view, 7. The Preservation System, 8. Information for Preservation, 9. Collections condition, 10. Directions and Strategies, 11. Planning and Monitoring Work, 12. Digital Preservation, 14. Future, Past, Present.

Editorial Reviews

Review of previous edition:

'Every conservation department should have a copy, and most conservation managers will find themselves dipping into it again and again after they have read it through once.'
Studies in Conservation

From the Publisher

Keene (museum conservator and senior manager) reviews museum conservation and shows how professional information management techniques can enhance conservators' specialties. By first examining the function of museum collections, she tailors her discussions of management systems to match particular museum and library needs in planning, preservation systems, strategies, reporting, and computerization. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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