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General Museum Resources
Running a museum: a practical handbook (UNESCO)
Key concepts of museology (ICOM)
Standards and guidelines (ICOM)
Museological Review (Journal)
Museum and Society (Journal)
Institute of Museum and Library Services publications
Reports & guidelines (CMA)
Tools & Resources (BCMA)
A sustainable development guide for Canadian museums (CMA)
State of museums in Canada: Brief to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage (CMA, 2016)
Successful setting up a new museum (AIM, UK)
From ethnography to heritage: The role of the museum (Conference keynote)
International handbook of museum studies (licensed resource, U of T libraries)
A companion to museum studies
Collections management & care
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Institutes & associations
Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI)
Museum Conservation Institute (Smithsonian)
Conservation OnLine (COOL)
American Institute for Conservation
Getty Conservation Institute
Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC)
Association of Registrars and Collections Specialists (ARCS)
Collections Trust (UK)
Institute of Conservation (ICON)
International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM)
Databases
AATA online: Abstracts of international conservation literature (free, Getty Conservation Institute)
BCIN: Bibliographic database of the Conservation Information Network (free)
Standards, vocabularies & dictionaries
Core standards for Canadian museums (Government of Canada)
Guide to museum standards (CHIN)
Spectrum: The UK museum documentation standard (Collections Trust)
Descriptive and visual dictionary of objects (Parks Canada)
Nomenclature 4.0 for museum cataloguing: Tutorials (AASLH)
Nomenclature 4. 0 for Museum Cataloging
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Paul Bourcier (Editor); Heather Dunn (Editor); The Nomenclature Task Force (Editor)
Getty vocabularies (Getty Institute, USA)
Published Terminologies (Collections Trust)
Visual glossary of conservation (AICCM)
Other resources
Museology and conservation (Government of Canada)
National Park Service Museum Handbook
Preservation and conservation resources (Government of Canada)
Conservation and Art Materials Encyclopedia Online (CAMEO)
Teaching and learning resources (Getty Conservation Institute)
Collections management (Collections Trust, UK)
Developing a collections management policy (AAM)
Benchmarks in collections care 2.0 (Collections Trust, UK)
Choose collections software (Collections Trust, UK)
Deaccessioning guidelines (CMA)
Care and handling of your collections (BCMA)
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Museums -- Collection management
Museums -- Collection management -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Museum registration methods
Museum techniques -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Museums -- Conservation methods
Collectors and collecting
Museum conservation methods
Historic sites -- Conservation and restoration
Historic preservation
Antiques -- Conservation and restoration
Art objects -- Conservation and restoration
Cultural property -- Protection
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Community development
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International Movement for a New Museology (MINOM - ICOM)
LISC Local Initiatives Support Corporation
Building sustainable communities (IMLS)
Museums, libraries, and comprehensive initiatives: A first look at emerging experience (IMLS & LISC report)
Community and civic engagement in museum programs (Museum 2.0 blogpost)
The Participatory Museum (Nina Simon)
Museums as community development (University of North Carolina)
The transformative power of community engagement (Alberta Museum Association keynote address, 2013)
Engaging your Community: A Toolkit for Museums (OMA)
Standards for community museums in Ontario (Ontario Government)
Community engagement (Museums Association)
Readings on audience engagement and community involvement (NEMO)
Responsive and accessible: How museums are using research to better engage diverse cultural communities (ASTC)
All Roads Are Good
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W. Richard West (Foreword by); Clara S. Kidwell (Preface by)
LGBTQ heritage theme study (National Park Service)
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Museums and community
Museums -- Social aspects
Museums and minorities
Community development
Community life
Museums -- Public relations
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Cultural policy & global cultures
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The Department of Canadian Heritage
Policy on Arts and Culture (Government of Canada)
Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Gaming and Ministry of Sport
Economic Development & Culture (City of Toronto)
Culture plan for the creative city (City of Toronto)
Public Art Guide (City of Toronto)
Reframing the cultural policy dialogue (Toronto Arts Council)
UNESCO. Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions
Compendium of Cultural Policies & Trends
Cultural Policy Database (1997-2009)
The Culture White Paper (Department for Culture, Media, & Sport, UK, 2016)
Successfully Working Internationally (AIM, UK)
Report by the Museums Think Tank (Scotland's Museums & Galleries)
Publications and Resources (Getty)
Cultural heritage conservation documents (ICOMOS)
World Heritage Sites Global Strategy (UNESCO)
Mathur, S. (2005). Museums and Globalization. Anthropological Quarterly 78(3), 697-708.
Museums & ethnography: a selection of bibliographic references (ICME)
Access in Museums in South Asia (Commonwealth Association of Museums)
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Museums -- Social aspects
Museums -- Political aspects
Museums -- Philosophy
Cultural pluralism
Immigrants -- History -- Museums
Emigration and immigration -- History -- Museums
Refugees
Postcolonialism
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Curatorial work
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Association of Art Museum Curators (AAMC)
Professional resources for curators (AAMC)
Code of ethics for curators (AAM Curators Committee)
Curator core competencies (AAM Curators Committee)
Curatorial toolkit: A practical guide for curators
Who wants to be a curator? (New York Times article)
Independent Curators International Network
Center for Curatorial Leadership
Engaging curators case studies (MEG)
Anti-Racist Curatorial Work (open access article)
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Museums -- Curatorship
Curatorship
Art museum curators
Art exhibition techniques
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Digital museum work
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Museums on social media: Analyzing growth through case studies (Museums and the Web 2016)
Arts organizations and digital technologies (Pew Research Center)
Best of Both Worlds: Museums, Libraries, and Archives in a Digital Age
Emulation & Virtualization as Preservation Strategies (Mellon Foundation, Internet Archive)
How tech is changing the museum experience (Mashable article)
Social metadata for libraries, archives, and museums (OCLC)
Impact on open access on galleries, libraries, archives, and museums (Smithsonian, 2016)
Managing social history collections in a digital age (Collections Trust)
Digital strategy 2018-2021 (Science Museum Group, UK)
Museum Data Service/Culture Grid (UK)
Digital preservation handbook (Digital Preservation Coalition, UK)
How can technology improve the museum experience? (V & A Museum)
Museums in the digital age, museums and the development of active citizenship (NEMO conference, Europe, 2013)
Europeana DSI-2 Collaborative Digitization of Natural and Cultural Heritage
Digital Research Infrastructure for the Arts and Humanities (DARIAH, Europe)
Museums and Digital Communication (Pew Research Centre)
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Virtual museums
Museums and the Internet
Museums -- Technological innovations
Museums -- Information technology
Museums -- Data processing
Cultural property -- Digitization
Digital preservation
Digital media
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Education & public programming
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Excellence in practice: Museum education principles and standards (AAM)
Building the future of education: Museums and the learning ecosystem (Center for the Future of Museums/AAM)
Museum-Ed: Connecting the museum educator community (USA)
Museum Education Roundtable (USA)
Demographic transformation and the future of museums (AAM, Center for the Future of Museums)
Early learning in museums: A review of literature (Smithsonian, 2012)
Toolbox for museum school programs (Nova Scotia Museum)
Community-driven approach to program design (Museum 2.0 blogpost)
A common wealth: Museums in the learning age: A report to Department for Culture, Media, and Sport (David Anderson OBE)
Arts Council England
Learning to live: Museums, young people, and education (Institute for Public Policy Research & National Museums' Directors Conference, UK)
Public programming (Museums Association, UK)
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Museums -- Educational aspects
Museums and schools
Museums -- Public relations
Museum visitors -- Education
Museums -- Study and teaching (Higher)
Museum outreach programs
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Exhibition design & display
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Accessible exhibition design (Smithsonian Institute)
Core Standards for Museums (AAM)
Present on-site: Transforming museums and exhibitions (Bruno Ingemann)
Great big museum exhibit resource list (Paul Orselli workshops, US-based list)
Exhibition design: Technology of representation and experimental actions (MELA* report)
Writing text and labels (Australian Museum)
Gallery text 10 point guide (V & A Museum)
Label-writing webinar (AAMC)
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Museum exhibits
Museum exhibits -- Design
Museum exhibits -- Planning
Museum exhibits -- Planning -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Museum exhibits -- Moral and ethical aspects
Museum exhibits -- Political aspects
Exhibit booths -- Design and construction
Exhibitions -- Design
Museum techniques
Tradeshows -- Exhibition techniques
Traveling exhibitions
Museum labels
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Fundraising, marketing, & communication
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Fundraising
Successful Fundraising at Museums (AIM)
Canada Council for the Arts: Funding
Ontario Arts Council: Grants
Toronto Arts Council: Grants
Creative Trust toolkit on collaborative fundraising
Trillium Foundation
Marketing
Life after rebranding: Twenty insights, lessons, and best practices (free AASLH recording)
Guide to marketing and promoting heritage organizations (Manitoba Museum Association)
Marketing, Communications, and PR (AAM)
Marketing Exhibitions: Will They Come?
Marketing for museums (MGNSW)
Successful museum cafes (AIM, UK)
Museum Store Association
Communication
New information and communication technologies for museum development (UNESCO/ICOM)
Communications strategy for museums (Oxford University Museums Partnership)
Communicating cultural heritage to the young, Encouraging museums communication worldwide (ICOM)
Museums and Digital Communication (Pew Research Centre)
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Museum finance
Nonprofit organizations -- Finance
Fund raising
Communications in museums
Museums -- Marketing
Museums -- Marketing -- Case studies
Museums -- Public relations
Museum stores
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Interpretation
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Interpretive planning (National Park Service)
Interpretation and education resource list (AAM)
Foundations of interpretation (National Park Service)
Interpretive master plan (Nova Scotia Museum)
Standards and practices for interpretive planning (National Association for Interpretation)
Future of digital interpretation (Museums and the Web paper, 2012)
Prisoners, Punishment and Torture (Research Centre for Museums and Galleries, University of Leicester)
Interpretation resources (Museums Association, subscription required)
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Interpretation of cultural and natural resources
Interpretive programs
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Management
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Museum Board Leadership 2017: A National Report (AAM)
Roles and Responsibilities of Museum Boards of Trustees (Canadian Art Museum Directors Organization)
Governance and Leadership (AAM)
What does it mean for a museum director to have a vision? (Museum Questions blog post)
Ethics and Best Practices in Museums (AAM)
Museum Management Program (National Park Service)
Developing an Institutional Plan (AAM)
Developing a Strategic Institutional Plan (AAM)
Human Resources Guidelines (CMA)
Art Museum Staff Demographic Survey 2022
Aiding the Evolution of Art Museums to Reflect the Diversity of Our Country (Report)
Planning for staff & volunteer training in museums
Staff and Training in Regional Museums
ICOM curricula guidelines for museum professional development
Museum SOS/Museum Disaster Management Resources
Suggested Practices For Museum Security
ICOM International Committee for Museum Security (ICMS)
Integrated Pest Management (National Park Service)
Museum Conservation Institute (Smithsonian)
Museum Best Practices for Managing Controversy (National Coalition Against Censorship)
Managing Intellectual Property for Museums
Professional Practices for Academic Museums & Galleries
Running a museum: a practical handbook (UNESCO)
Actual issues of museology and practice of museum management in the 21st Century: policy brief (UNESCO)
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Museums -- Management
Museums -- Planning
Museums -- Administration
Museums -- Personnel management
Museums -- Employees -- Training of
Museums -- Vocational guidance
Museums -- Security measures
Historic sites -- Security measures
Museum buildings -- Pest control
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Visitor studies & evaluation
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Visitor Studies Association (VSA)
Visitor Studies Group
The European Group on Museum Statistics (EGMUS)
Study on audience development (European Union publication)
Evaluation Resources (from the Insitute of Museum and Library Services)
Audience Research and Evaluation (from the American Alliance of Museums)
MAP Assessment Types (from the American Alliance of Museums)
MAP Peer Reviewer Resources (from the American Alliance of Museums)
Resource List (from AASLH)
Visitor Studies Guide (ASTC)
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Museum visitors
Museum visitors -- Attitudes
Museum attendance
Museums -- Public relations
Mass media -- Audiences -- Research
Museums -- Evaluation
Museum techniques -- Evaluation
Museum exhibits -- Evaluation
Museum attendance -- Evaluation
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