Organizational Management

Small Museum Toolkit, Book Three

Edited by Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko and Stacy Klingler - Preface by Bob Beatty - Contributions by Claudia J. Nicholson; Patricia Anne Murphy; Patricia L. Miller; Amanda Wesselmann and Eileen McHugh

Effectively managing people, facilities, and partnerships can make or break an institution. Museum operations encompasses responsibility for the maintenance of your structure, the safety of your visitors, and the security of your staff and collections. This behind-the-scenes administrative effort is rarely what calls people to work in museums, but good organizational management keeps your institution functioning smoothly. This book examines how to find and work well with all the people who can contribute daily to the museum: paid staff, volunteers, and interns. It also provides many organizational resources such as an outline for an operations policy manual, sample job descriptions, and a sample partnership agreement.

AltaMira Press / AASLH

Pages: 156 • Trim: 6 x 9

978-0-7591-1950-5 • Hardback • April 2013 • $106.00 • (£82.00)

978-0-7591-1337-4 • Paperback • April 2013 • $47.00 • (£36.00)

978-0-7591-1344-2 • eBook • November 2011 • $44.50 • (£34.00)

Series: Small Museum Toolkit

Subjects: Business & Economics / Museum Administration & Museology

Organizational Management

Small Museum Toolkit, Book Three

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Summary

Effectively managing people, facilities, and partnerships can make or break an institution. Museum operations encompasses responsibility for the maintenance of your structure, the safety of your visitors, and the security of your staff and collections. This behind-the-scenes administrative effort is rarely what calls people to work in museums, but good organizational management keeps your institution functioning smoothly. This book examines how to find and work well with all the people who can contribute daily to the museum: paid staff, volunteers, and interns. It also provides many organizational resources such as an outline for an operations policy manual, sample job descriptions, and a sample partnership agreement.

Details

AltaMira Press / AASLH

Pages: 156 • Trim: 6 x 9

978-0-7591-1950-5 • Hardback • April 2013 • $106.00 • (£82.00)

978-0-7591-1337-4 • Paperback • April 2013 • $47.00 • (£36.00)

978-0-7591-1344-2 • eBook • November 2011 • $44.50 • (£34.00)

Series: Small Museum Toolkit

Subjects: Business & Economics / Museum Administration & Museology

Author

Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko is chief executive officer at the Abbe Museum in Bar Harbor, Maine.
Stacy Klingler is assistant director of Local History Services at the Indiana Historical Society.

Table of Contents

Editors' Note
Preface
Bob Beatty
Chapter 1 Can You Hand Me That Wrench? Managing Museum Operations
Claudia J. Nicholson
Chapter 2 Human Resources Administration: Building an Effective Team
Patricia Anne Murphy
Chapter 3 Are You Being Served? Attracting and Keeping Volunteers
Patricia L. Miller
Chapter 4 Let’s Get an Intern: Managing a Successful Internship Program
Amanda Wesselmann
Chapter 5 Many Hands Make Light Work: Strength through Collaboration
Eileen McHugh
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Bibliography
Index
About the Contributors

Reviews

The Small Museums Toolkit provides more proof that small museums are wonderful places run by creative professionals, many of whom have shared their insights and expertise as authors of this series. This book provides clear, comprehensive, practical information for anyone tackling management issues. If you work in a small museum, I urge you to read this book and take advantage of yet another useful resource from AASLH. Just think of it as great advice from good friends.
— Nina Zannieri, Executive Director Paul Revere Memorial Association/Paul Revere House