Museum Administration & Museology

Book Description: Focal Press Limited, London, 1973. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First. 9¼" × 6¼". Pp 277 Ex library: small labels on spine of dust wrapper/jacket; large library label inside front cover; barcode label and remains of removed label on front free endpaper; stamps on publication information page; small library stamp in the bottom margin of a number of pages throughout (we have spotted six; one or two others may have escaped our attention). The dust wrapper/jacket is worn along its edges, with a tear about 1" in length at the top, front corner. Marks on the external top edges of the pages, and one or two on the external fore edges of the pages; they are not very conspicuous, and have no internal effect. Solidly bound; text bright, clean and unmarked (appearing almost untouched). The main headings, each divide into a number of sections, are: Function of Film Libraries * History and Development of Film Libraries * Selection Principles and Techniques * Film Handling and Retrieval * Shotlisting or Sequence Listing * Documentation and Storage of Documents * Cataloguing * Information retrieval * Storage and Preservation * Staffing * Layout and Planning * Economics * Copyright * Future Developments. Bibliography. Index. Bookseller Inventory # 002035

[Bookseller & Payment Information] [More Books from this Seller] [Ask Bookseller a Question]

Book Description: The Society of American Archivists (SAA), Chicago, 1992. Soft Cover. Book Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 11" x 8½". Pp viii + 45 Spine faded. Slight crease across the bottom corner of the back cover. Owner's name inside front cover. Apart from the foregoing, it is in very good condition: solidly bound; text bright, clean and unmarked. A straightforward alphabetical list of definitions of terms used by those mentioned in the title. (It is an American publication; it may be that terminology will be different in other English speaking countries.) One of the Archival Fundamentals Series. Bookseller Inventory # 001835

[Bookseller & Payment Information] [More Books from this Seller] [Ask Bookseller a Question]

Book Description: HMSO [Her Majesty's Stationery Office]/Scottish Museums Council, Edinburgh, 1993. Soft Cover. Book Condition: Good. Second Edition. 9¾" × 7½". Pp ix + 141 Ex library: small label on spine; signs of removed label inside front cover; barcode label and stamp on title page; stamp on publication information page. Apart from the foregoing, it is in good condition: solidly bound; bright, clean and unmarked. Straightforward, practical advice for those involved in the running of a museum, 'particularly in the independent sector'. The main headings, each divided into a number of sections, are: First steps * Managing the collections * The museum and its users * Managing the museum. Further reading. Other sources of information. Index. Bookseller Inventory # 001733

[Bookseller & Payment Information] [More Books from this Seller] [Ask Bookseller a Question]

Book Description: American Museum of Natural History, New York, 1914. Soft Cover. Book Condition: Very Good. Journal from the American Museum of Natural History from nearly 100 years ago. This is a very special issue because it presents the New African Hall being planned for the Museum by Carl E. Akeley. Today this is one of the most famous highlights of the museum. Other articles, on 'Piltdown Man', 'Copper deposits in Arizona', 'Ancient Pottery from Nasca, Peru', etc. Ex-lib with some date marks and an embossed cartouche from the Brooklyn Botanical Garden Library. Illustrated with vintage b/w photographs. Journal. Bookseller Inventory # E1541

[Bookseller & Payment Information] [More Books from this Seller] [Ask Bookseller a Question]