Museum Volunteers: Good Practice in the Management of Volunteers (Heritage: Care-Preservation-Management)

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Synopsis
Museum Volunteers is a practical handbook on the use 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 volunteerism.This book:* reviews research on the changing priorities of museums* examines a form of volunteering that has provided benefits to all participants in an activity similar to museum interpretation - student tutoring* describes and analyses the strengths of five exceptional volunteer programmes in Canada and the USA* reports the finding of five volunteer programmes set up and managed by the authors in the Science Museum, London* examines the development process of the pilot studies and the consequent establishment of a permanent volunteer programme in the Science Museum, London* discusses the mutual benefits that volunteer programmes can bring to museums and volunteers* offers suggestions on the practical day-to-day management and administration of volunteers.This book is essential reading for anyone involved with the management and administration of a museum, or, is thinking of offering their services to a museum as a volunteer.
Copyright:
1998

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Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9781134674558
Related ISBNs:
9780203976456, 9780415510479, 9780415510479, 9780415182096, 9780415182096
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
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Copyrighted By:
Sinclair Goodlad, Stephanie McIvor
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Business and Finance, Social Studies
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Bookshare Staff
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