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The Texas Association of Museums offers publications on issues relating
to museums. They include
:Online Newsletter
Museum Forms Book, Third Edition (1999)
Action Plan for Multicultural Initiatives in Texas
Museums
Publication is out of print, but
is available on-line.
PREP: Planning for Response and Emergency Preparedness
(1993)
Publication is out of print, but
is available on-line.
Starting Right
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TAM Publications
Museum Forms Book, Third Edition
The Texas Association of Museums is pleased to offer the Third Edition
of The Museum Forms Book, which has been edited by Kenneth D. Perry.
From loan forms to copyright agreement, this compilation of over 400 forms
is an important reference book for museum professionals wanting to evaluate
and redesign their own record-keeping procedures.
Book price
$40.00 members
$50.00 for nonmembers
Shipping and handling included.
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Action Plan for Multicultural Initiatives in Texas Museums
(Out of print but available
on-line)
A guide to museums to achieving greater diversity in programs, staffing,
and audience, this twenty-page publication offers a step-by-step method
from institutional evaluation to creating an achievable plan to assessment
of the results. The Action Plan also includes model case studies,
an extensive bibliography, and resource lists.
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PREP: Planning for Response and Emergency Preparedness
(Out of print but available
on-line)
In this 1993 manual, editors Mary E. Candee and Richard Casagrande in
conjunction with the Disaster Preparedness/Recovery Committee have collected
over 300 pages of reference and resource material on disaster preparedness.
Contained in a looseleaf binder with tabbed sections for quick reference,
this publication allows institutions to add material specific to their
own needs.
The PREP Manual includes:
- Introductory material covering a wide range of issues with annotated
bibliography
- A step by step guide to developing a site-specific plan including
looks at:
- disaster vulnerability
- building assessment
- response time
- personnel involvement
- collection/asset management
- resource considerations
- test/review of plan
- Guide to recovery from disaster
- Disaster plans from two museums as well as a university library
- Resource lists of vendors, experts, and consultants
- Sample forms include the following:
- Disaster vulnerability assessment
- AAM Standard Facilities Report
- Sample checklist for disaster
- Prevention and protection
- Facilities protection checklist
- Staff list and disaster responsibility form
- Emergency funds sheet
- Insurance information form
- Collection damage form
- Collection priorities guide
- Accident investigation form
- Security procedures checklist
and more . . .
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Starting Right
What do you need to know and do when you're starting a museum?
Starting Right: A Basic Guide to Museum Planning
This book provides basic advice on museum start-up operations. Particularly
appropriate for small museums, this useful manual was written by museum
experts Cindy Sherrell-Leo and Gerald George.
Price
$30.00 members
$35.00 nonmembers
Shipping and handling included.
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