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Museum Studies

Management

Running a museum: A practical handbook (UNESCO)
Actual issues of museology and practice of museum management in the 21st century (UNESCO)
Museum board leadership 2017: A national report (AAM)
Roles and responsibilities of museum boards of trustees (CMA, CAMDO)
Leadership and management network (AAM)
What does it mean for a museum director to have a vision? (Museum Questions blog)
Museum standards and best practices (AAM)
Museum management program (National Park Service)
Developing an institutional plan (AAM)
Developing a strategic institutional plan (AAM)
Resource library (AAM, subscription required)

Human resources guidelines (CMA)
Art museum staff demographic survey 2018 (Mellon Foundation follow-up survey, 2019 January 28)
Art museum staff demographic survey (2015 report on diversity by Mellon Foundation, AAM, & AAMD)
Planning for staff and volunteer training in museums (M. Christine Castle)
Staff and training in regional museums (ICOM)
ICOM curricula guidelines for museum professional development
Museum SOS resources (museum disaster management)
Suggested practices for museum security (AAM, ASIS)
International Committee for Museum Security (ICMS)
Integrated pest management for museums and collections (National Park Service)
An IPM checklist for planning and implementing pest control on art &artifact collections (Smithsonian)
Museum best practices for managing controversy (National Coalition Against Censorship)
Managing intellectual property for museums (WIPO)
Professional practices for academic museums and galleries (AAMG)

Finding books and articles on museum management and administration

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.

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

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