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Dear Emma, If you look at most of the museum studies programs around the world you'll see that many of them emanate from either cultural heritage or art history areas, very few stem from science disciplines. Most are also postgraduate programs, reflecting the fact that most curatorial employment opportunities are discipline specific and don't neccessarily require a museological background. At Macquarie we recently introduced a new undergraduate double degree program, a BSc with BA in natural history, cultural and museum studies. As a double degree program, a combination of science and arts study patterns is a must, students can combine study in a number of areas with a core component of museum study units. Of possible interest to palaeonetters is the fact that Palaeontology is a compulsory science component in the program because we believe interpreting earth history is an important part of state, regional and national museums' responsibilities world wide. More info about the program at http://www.els.mq.edu.au/BSc-BA/ I know from meeting Roger Kaesler at IPC2002 that the Museums Studies program at the University of Kansas has a geology (primarily palaeontology) stream. I'm sure there are other examples as well, but not very many! We don't have a set text for our introductory unit - but listed below are some of the selected readings, hope this is helpful. PS The undergrad program is attracting good numbers and we shall be introducing postgraduate programs over the next couple of years. Readings Baron, R.A. 1987. Computerised collection management: a primer. Online version. Belcher, M. 1992. Communicating through museum exhibitions, p. 649-659. In: Thompson, M.A. (ed.) Manual of curatorship: a guide to museum practice (2nd edn). Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford. Booth, B. 1998. Understanding the information needs of visitors to Museums. Museum Management and Curatorship 17(2):139-157. Bowden, A. 1999. Total quality management in museums. The Geological Curator 7(2): 77-80 Butler, T. 2000. Life on Earth. Museums Journal 100(7): 18-21. Cannon-Brookes, P. 1992. The nature of museum collections, p. 500-512. In: Thompson, M.A. (ed.) Manual of curatorship: a guide to museum practice (2nd edn). Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford. Fopp, M.A. 1997. Implications of emerging technologies for museums and galleries. Museum Management and Curatorship 16(2): 143-153. Hebditch, M. 1992. The management of museum buildings, p. 172-177. In Thompson, M.A. (ed.) Manual of curatorship: a guide to museum practice (2nd edn). Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford. Heritage Collections Council. 2000. Be prepared: guidelines for small museums for writing a disaster preparedness plan, p. 5-7, 9-15. Heritage Collections Council, Canberra. Heritage Collections Council. 2001. Significance: a guide to assessing the significance of cultural heritage objects and collections, p. 10-24. Heritage Collections Council, Canberra. Keene, S. 1996. Becoming digital. Museum Management and Curatorship 15(3): 299-313. Kotler, N., & Kotler, P. 2000. Can museums be all things to all people? Journal of Museum Management and Curatorship 18(3): 271-287. Lewis, G. 1992. Museums and their precursors: a brief world survey, p. 5-21. In Thompson, M.A. (ed.) Manual of curatorship: a guide to museum practice (2nd edn). Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford. MacLulich, C. 2000. Ways of creating meaning Museum National 8(4): 15-16. Martin, D. 1996. Introducing outreach. Museum Practice 3: 38-39. Martin, D. 1996. Displays in showcases. Museum Practice 2: 50-57. Martin, D. 1998. Visitor surveys. Museum Practice 7: 41-42. P. 127 Martin, D. 1996. Design criteria. Museum Practice 2: 42-53. P. 129 Martin, D. & Swift, F. 1997. Display text. Museum Practice 5: 62-65. Miles, R. 1994. Exhibitions: management, for a change, p. 256-261. In: Moore, K. (ed.) Museum Management. Routledge, London. Moore, K. 1994. Introduction: museum management, p. 1-14. In Moore, K. (ed.) Museum Management. Routledge, London. Runyard, S. 1994. How to write a marketing strategy, p. 7-15. The museum marketing handbook. Museums & Galleries Commission, London. Shenk, D. 1998. Data smog. http://www.perdidomagazine.com/Issues/Spring99/ DataSmog.htm Stone, S.M. 1992. Documenting collections, p. 213-228. In: Thompson, M.A. (ed.) Manual of curatorship: a guide to museum practice (2nd edn). Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford. Sumption, K. 2001. Museum websites-promise vs. reality. Museum National 9(3): 10-12. Sweet, J. 2002. Suffocation or liberation? Museum National 10(4):13-15. Wells, D., Honeyman, B., Ghisalberti, A. & Brendan, L. 2000. Digital revolution is still young. Museum National 19, 21-22. Weil, S.E. 1995. Speaking about museums: a meditation on language, p. 3-17. In A cabinet of curiosities: inquires into museums and their prospects. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington. Weil, S.E. 1995. The great and renowned Kelly Sock Collection: a fable, p. 127-131. In A cabinet of curiosities: inquires into museums and their prospects. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington. Weil, S.E. 1995. The art world Olympics, p. 255-257. In A cabinet of curiosities: inquires into museums and their prospects. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington. Andrew Simpson Science Museums Division of Environmental and Life Sciences Macquarie University NSW 2109 ph (61 2) 98508183 fax (61 2) 98509671 email: asimpson@els.mq.edu.au http://www.museums.mq.edu.au http://www.els.mq.edu.au/BSc-BA/ "The economy is a wholly owned subsidiary of the environment" >>> EmmaR@mesalands.edu 04/11/03 08:01am >>> Hi, Can anyone recommend any text / reference books for an introductory course in museum studies (specifically natural history museums). Thanks in advance, Emma Emma C. 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