The Museum Manager's Compendium
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The Museum Manager's Compendium

101 Essential Tools and Resources

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eBook - ePub

The Museum Manager's Compendium

101 Essential Tools and Resources

About this book

The Museum Manager's Compendium: 101 Essential Tools and Resources helps you make and implement your decisions as a museum manager and strategic planner. This book's 101 sections present a treasure trove of definitions, diagrams, processes, choices, and worksheets, in major areas of museum management.

Collectively, they reflect the literature and contributions of some of the field's best thinkers. The resources distill half a century of museum experience over hundreds of projects done by scores of talents and experts internationally for all types of museums.

The Museum Manager's Compendium can be used as:
A frequent reference book to consult when facing decisions or planning for the futureA source of examples and templates of common museum reportsA source of answers and options for strategic planning questions A crib book to extract text when drafting internal proposals and plansA primer when welcoming new partners and Board membersA quick study and refresher of key aspects of museum practiceAn orientation to new staffA glossary for building shared definition among team members
The Museum Manager's Compendium is for museum professionalsā€”leaders, managers, coordinators, professional counsel, contractors, evaluators, supporters, and policy makersā€” to use often. It is a must-own reference book for every museum professional responsible for decisions and implementation.

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Information

Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Year
2017
eBook ISBN
9781442271395
Edition
1
Topic
Business
Subtopic
Museum Administration
Index
Business

Table of contents

  1. Cover-Page
  2. HalfTitle
  3. Preface
  4. Introduction
  5. 1 Architect Search Process
  6. 2 Architectural Considerations
  7. 3 Architectural Design Phases
  8. 4 Architectural Functional Adjacencies
  9. 5 Architectural Planning
  10. 6 Architectural Room Book
  11. 7 Architectural Standards and Green Resources
  12. 8 Attendance Potential Estimates
  13. 9 Audience Research and Evaluation Methodologies
  14. 10 Audiences: Nonusers
  15. 11 Audiences: Program Participants
  16. 12 Audiences: Key Visitor Segments
  17. 13 Audiences: Visitors by Category
  18. 14 Best Practices Research
  19. 15 Bibliography for Museums
  20. 16 Branding: Naming Process
  21. 17 Building: Design Criteria and Operational Characteristics
  22. 18 Building: Sample Program
  23. 19 Capital and Long-Term Assets
  24. 20 Capital Project: Budgets
  25. 21 Capital Project: First Steps
  26. 22 Capital Project: Planning Principles
  27. 23 Chief Executive Officer Profile and Budget
  28. 24 Collections: Policies
  29. 25 Collections: Categories and Uses
  30. 26 Collections: Environmental Specifications
  31. 27 Community Needs Assessments: Process
  32. 28 Community Needs and Museums: Rationale
  33. 29 Concept and Strategic Master Plans
  34. 30 Conceptual Framework
  35. 31 Content Development
  36. 32 Education: Kā€“12 Strategy
  37. 33 Education: Learning Theory
  38. 34 Education: Social Learning Concepts
  39. 35 Education: Strategies
  40. 36 Exhibit Evaluation Filters
  41. 37 Facility and Security
  42. 38 Governance Policy Statements
  43. 39 Guiding Principles: Core Values
  44. 40 Guiding Principles: Credos and Beliefs
  45. 41 Human Resources
  46. 42 Impact and Performance: Definitions
  47. 43 Impacts and Benefits: Category Summary
  48. 44 Museum Impacts and Benefits
  49. 45 Implementation Phases, Schedules, Milestones, and Tasks
  50. 46 Institutional Evaluation Concepts
  51. 47 Insurance Menu
  52. 48 Key Performance Indicators
  53. 49 Market Demographics and Population Analysis
  54. 50 Marketing
  55. 51 Membership
  56. 52 Multimode Operations
  57. 53 Multiple-Mission Museums
  58. 54 Categories (Types) of Museums
  59. 55 Museum Definitions
  60. 56 Museum Engagements: Definitions
  61. 57 Museum Field Counts
  62. 58 Museum Planning: Conceptual Diagrams
  63. 59 Museum Planning: Frameworks
  64. 60 Museum Planning: Process and Scope
  65. 61 Servant of Four Masters Model
  66. 62 Theory of Action: Definitions
  67. 63 Theory of Action: Rationale
  68. 64 Operating Budgets
  69. 65 Operating Data Standards
  70. 66 Peer Performance Assessments
  71. 67 Policy Choices
  72. 68 Programming: Categories
  73. 69 Programming: Changing
  74. 70 Programming: Delta Approaches
  75. 71 Programming: Feature Theaters
  76. 72 Programming: Menu of Options
  77. 73 Public Spaces: Categories
  78. 74 Public Spaces: Lobby and Galleries
  79. 75 Public Spaces: Program Center
  80. 76 Public Spaces: Retail and Functions
  81. 77 Public Spaces: Theater Options
  82. 78 Purposes and Impacts: Definitions
  83. 79 Purposes: Samples and Options
  84. 80 Revenue: Categories
  85. 81 Earned and Support Revenue: Checklist
  86. 82 Earned Revenue: Business Lines
  87. 83 Site Selection
  88. 84 Space Use Analysis
  89. 85 Stakeholders: Definitions
  90. 86 Stakeholders: Categories
  91. 87 Support Facilities
  92. 88 Support Systems
  93. 89 Support: Technology and Networks
  94. 90 Supporters: Collectors
  95. 91 Supporters: Public and Private Funders
  96. 92 Supporters: Partners
  97. 93 Advice on Partnerships from the Institute of Museum Library Services
  98. 94 Supporters: Volunteers
  99. 95 Ticket Prices: Calculating Average Ticket Price
  100. 96 Value Exchanges: Definitions
  101. 97 Venue Capture Rates
  102. 98 Visitor Experience: Concepts
  103. 99 Visitor Experience: Factors
  104. 100 Visitor Services: Capacity Calculations
  105. 101 Visitor Services: Seasonality and Utilization
  106. Index
  107. About the Authors