Museum Volunteers (eBook)

Good Practice in the Management of Volunteers

Sinclair Goodlad, Stephanie McIvor (Autoren)

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1998
144 Seiten
Taylor and Francis (Verlag)
978-0-203-97645-6 (ISBN)

Infos

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.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 25.6.1998
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater
• Themenwelt: Reisen ► Reiseführer
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Hilfswissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Buchhandel / Bibliothekswesen
• ISBN-10: 0-203-97645-2 / 0203976452
• ISBN-13: 978-0-203-97645-6 / 9780203976456