[BCMA Broadcast] (Fwd) Collections Planning.doc

[Jim Harding]

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Subject:        	Collections Planning.doc
Date sent:      	Wed, 25 Aug 2004 11:19:28 -0700
From:           	"Lisa Mort-Putland" <LMort-Putland@uvcs.uvic.ca>

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The Cultural Resource Management Program at the University of 
Victoria
is pleased to offer the following 6-day immersion opportunity for
professionals and volunteers working in museums, heritage sites,
cultural centres and galleries and supporting arts or cultural groups.


COLLECTIONS PLANNING


HA 488M (1.5 units)


In times of diminishing resources, new opportunities, and increasing
accountability, museums everywhere are challenged to take more
thoughtful and strategic approaches to collections development. This
new course explores planning processes that enable museums to 
create
an institutional vision of the collection that would best meet their
needs, and methods for achieving this vision. Participants will learn
to set collections goals that are consistent with institutional
mission and community interests; integrate collections into the
museum's strategic, interpretive, and financial planning; assess the
strengths and weaknesses of current collections, conduct gap analysis,
and set priorities for acquisitions and deaccessioning; collaborate
with other institutions to identify and access complementary
collections; and successfully implement collections plans.

Dates: September 20-25, 2004, with preparatory assignment
Please register by:
August 29
Fee: CDN $550 (credit and non-credit options available). Please note
fees are subject to change. Instructor: Elizabeth Merritt Elizabeth
Merritt draws on her extensive experience in museums large and 
small,
most recently as Director of Collections and Research at Cincinnati
Museum Center. Ms. Merritt is the Director, Museum Advancement &
Excellence with the American Association of Museums. In this position
she synthesizes information on standards and best practices gathered
from the AAM Accreditation Commission, AAM surveys, and over three
hundred museums each year engaged in Museum Assessment or
Accreditation Program reviews.

This course is open to all staff or volunteers working in cultural
institutions looking to build confidence and develop skills in
collections planning. Enrolment options allow you to choose to take
courses either for academic credit or to enhance professional
development. A course description and registration form are available
by contacting us at crmp@uvcs.uvic.ca or by visiting our web site at 
<http://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/crmp/courses/ha488h_collections.cfm>
http://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/crmp/courses/ha488h_collections.cfm

For more information please contact: 
Lisa Mort-Putland, Program Coordinator
Cultural Resource Management Program 
Continuing Studies, University of Victoria 
PO Box 3030 STN CSC Victoria BC Canada V8W 3N6 
Tel: 250 721-6119 Fax: 250 721-8774 
Email:  <mailto:lmort-putland@uvcs.uvic.ca>
mailto:lmort-putland@uvcs.uvic.ca Visit our Web site! 
<http://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/crmp> http://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/crmp To 
receive
monthly email updates, contact crmp@uvcs.uvic.ca


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