Natural History Museums: Directions for GrowthPaisley S. Cato, Clyde Jones All persons involved with natural history museums--from administrators to exhibit designers--will find this work useful. The chapters in the volume provide a general overview as well as address specific topics concerning the roles and functions of natural history museums. Topics in this survey include conservation, care, use, management, and preservation of collections; the role of exhibits and other educational materials, as well as ideas and guidelines for some exciting new approaches for this facet of natural history museums; and, in addition, useful information about possible sources of funding for natural history museums. |
Contents
INTRODUCTION | |
Roles and Functions | 1 |
THE NATURE OF UNIVERSITY NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUMS | 3 |
WHAT IS A STATE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY? | 11 |
NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUMS AS A FUNCTION OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT | 39 |
Collections | 47 |
ADDRESSING PRESERVATION CONCERNS AND MAINTAINING THE INTEGRITY OF RESEARCH SPECIMENS | 49 |
COLLECTIONS CARE IN A SMALL NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM | 59 |
THE EVOLUTION OF EXHIBITIONS IN A NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM | 123 |
AN EXAMPLE IN CORPUS CHRISTI | 135 |
NATURAL HISTORY LOAN MATERIALS FOR THE CLASSROOM | 147 |
TRAVELING EXHIBITS AS A STRATEGY FOR UNIVERSITYSTATE MUSEUMS OF NATURAL HISTORY | 157 |
THE ROLE OF NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUMS IN IMPROVING SCIENCE EDUCATION IN RURAL SCHOOLS | 169 |
The Future | 197 |
FOUNDATION FUNDING FOR NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUMS | 199 |
ANTHROPOLOGY IN NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUMS | 211 |
CONSERVATION PROBLEMS OF FLUIDPRESERVED COLLECTIONS | 67 |
POLICIES CONCERNING THE USE AND MANAGEMENT OF ANCILLARY PREPARATIONS IN VERTEBRATE SYSTEMATICS COLLECTIO... | 89 |
A CENTURY OF CHANGE IN VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY COLLECTIONS | 103 |
BETWEEN SCYLLA AND CHRYBDIS | 111 |
Exhibits and Education | 121 |
AN OXYMORON? | 219 |
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CONTRIBUTORS | 249 |
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