| Description |
ix, 133 pages : illustrations, forms ; 25 cm |
| Series |
The heritage : Care - preservation - management |
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Heritage.
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| Contents |
1. Making knowledge accessible -- 2. The functions of museums and the role of volunteers -- 3. The development of student tutoring as a form of volunteering -- 4. Case studies of five exemplary programmes in Canada and the USA -- 5. Pilot volunteer programmes in the Science Museum (London) -- 6. Some principles of good practice in, and working documents for, the management of museum interpretation by volunteers -- App. A. Origins and developments of student tutoring -- App. B. Manager of Volunteer Programmes - an aide memoire -- App. C. Science Museum agreement with Trade Union Side, January 1993 -- App. D. Volunteer deployment: The procedure, questions & answers and volunteer forms -- App. E.1. Briefing for student museum chaperones -- App. E.2. Sample volunteer job descriptions -- App. F. Volunteer recruitment information and forms -- App. G.1. Template for induction training programme for volunteers -- App. G.2. Introduction to the Volunteers' Handbook |
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App. H. Volunteers' agreement |
| Summary |
Museum Volunteers is a practical handbook on the management of volunteers as interpreters within museums. Drawing on key examples of outstanding practice from the UK and North America, this book forms a unique resource on volunteering. This book is essential reading for anyone involved with the management of a museum, and enlightening to those thinking of offering their time, skills and experience to a museum as a volunteer |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 118-129) and index |
| Subject |
Museums -- Management -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Volunteer workers in museums -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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| Author |
McIvor, Stephanie, 1969-
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| LC no. |
97033485 |
| ISBN |
0415182093 |
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