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Museum Studies

Natural history, agricultural, aquariums, zoos, etc.

Alliance of Natural History Museums of Canada (ANHMC)
Canada's Accredited Zoos and Aquariums (CAZA)
Parks Canada
National Park Service (NPS)
The Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC)
Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA)
Association for Living History, Farms, and Agricultural Museums (ALHFAM)
World Association for Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA)
Interpretation: The International Bibliographic Database on Living History
Code of ethics for natural history museums (ICOM)
Living history farm resources (ALHFAM)
Natural history museums and wildlife trafficking: A white paper (ICOM)
Future of zoo and aquarium design (WAZA)
Conservation through zoos and aquariums (WAZA) -- Many other conservation resources available.
Use of animals in educational programming (CAZA)
Animal care manuals (AZA)
Animal program handbooks (AZA)
Green practices in conservation (AZA)
Digitizing Canada's biodiversity and natural history records (ANHMC) -- presentation
Biodiversity History Library

Finding books and articles on natural history & agricultural museums, etc.

Here are some of recommended subject headings to find books in the U of T Libraries catalogue. Do not include the hyphens in your search.

Natural history museums
National parks and reserves
Zoos
Aquariums
Botanical gardens
Arboretums
Wildlife conservation
Taxidermy
Zoological specimens -- Collection and preservation

To find articles on this topic, use similar subject words in the recommended databases

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