Altamira Press: 384 books
Museums in the Digital Age
Changing Meanings of Place, Community, and Culture
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2013
Museums in the Digital Age: Changing Meanings of Place, Community, and Culture showcases how the use of technology in museums should be understood as factors directly related to the museums’ notion of community, local culture, and place, whether these places are in mid-America, urban metropolises,...
American Indian Nations
Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2007
American Indian Nations takes stock of Indian history, policy, and culture over the past 30 years. A distinctive contribution to the understanding and interpretation of current Indian affairs, policies, and community development, this dynamic commentary of contemporary issues brings together a Who's...
by Elizabeth Bogle
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2013
Great exhibits are never an accident. Planning effective exhibits is a demanding process that requires the designer to consider many different aspects and navigate numerous pitfalls while moving a project from concept to reality. In Museum Exhibition Planning and Design, Elizabeth Bogle offers a comprehensive...
by Bob Beatty, Scott Carrlee, Bruce Teeple
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2011
Proper collections care, planning, and conservation is an essential responsibility for a museum of any size, but funding for these obligations often falls to the bottom of funding priorities because its constituencies are the quietest. Small museums need affordable ways to provide basic care for their...
by Gail Dexter Lord, Barry Lord, Georgina Bath
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2009
The Manual of Museum Management presents a comprehensive and detailed analysis of the principles of museum organization, the ways in which people work together to accomplish museum objectives, and the ways in which museums, large and small, can function most effectively. This new edition offers updated...
Consumer Research for Museum Marketers
Audience Insights Money Can't Buy
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2010
What museum does not want insight into what its visitors and potential visitors are looking for? Nearly every function within the museum benefits from a deeper understanding of visitors: curators, educators, fundraisers, marketers, store and cafe managers, guards, and volunteers. This book creatively...
by Pat Adams, American Association of Museums, Association of Science-Technology Centers
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2006
There has been, and continues to be, an explosion of interest in developing new small science centers that is changing the world of museums. This handbook is designed to be a one-stop source for future and current centers, and anyone interested in the important roles these institutions play in their...
In Principle, In Practice
Museums as Learning Institutions
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2007
The science museum field has made tremendous advances in understanding museum learning, but little has been done to consolidate and synethesize these findings to encourage widespread improvements in practice. By clearly presenting the most current knowledge of museum learning, In Principle, In Practice...
Reinventing the Museum
Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on the Paradigm Shift
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2004
This reader brings together 35 seminal articles that reflect the museum world's ongoing conversation with itself and the public about what it means to be a museum—one that is relevant and responsive to its constituents and always examining and reexamining its operations, policies, collections, and...
by Mary Chamberlain, Pamela Dean, James E. Fogerty
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2006
Originally intending to produce the first comprehensive scholarly reference guide to the antecedents, practices, and theory of oral history, the editors have gone even further, creating a highly readable and useful tool for scholars, students, and the general public. Covering the vast scope of this...
What Makes Learning Fun?
Principles for the Design of Intrinsically Motivating Museum Exhibits
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2012
Although much has been written in recent years on what museum visitors actually experience, there is little research-backed guidance available for developing meaningful exhibits and programs for specific educational purposes. Deborah Perry looks at what we know about the experiences of people in museums...
Modern Tribal Development
Paths to Self-Sufficiency and Cultural Integrity in Indian Country
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2000
First Nations people know that a tribe must have control over its resources and sustain its identity as a distinct civilization for economic development to make sense. With an integrated approach to tribal societies that defines development as a means to the end of sustaining tribal character, Dean...
The World We Want
New Dimensions in Philanthropy and Social Change
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2007
In The World We Want, Peter Karoff presents a collective vision of an ideal world. By sharing his experiences and through conversations with more than forty social entrepreneurs, activists, nonprofit leaders, and philanthropists who are changing notions of 'the human condition' in Africa, Asia, Eastern...
Manual of Museum Planning
Sustainable Space, Facilities, and Operations
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2012
As museums have taken on more complex roles in their communities and the number of museum stakeholders has increased to include a greater array of people, effective museum planning is more important than ever. The Manual of Museum Planning has become the definitive text for museum professionals, trustees,...