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<p class="MsoNormal">Please see below for a compendium of on-line courses in Museum Studies and Collections Management. This list is provided by the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections Professional Development Committee as a monthly
service for Nhcoll subscribers. Please contact the course providers or instructors for more information or questions. We are sending this a little early this month due to end-of-year holiday schedules.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">From Museum Study, LLC<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Preservation Principles for Cultural Property course begins Jan 3 on MuseumStudy.com Preservation Principles for Cultural Institutions is a foundation course for collection care. If you are not already familiar with preservation principles
you should take this course before taking any other collection care subject. These principles are also applied in Collection Management and Facilities Management courses ranging from Integrated Pest Management to Keeping Historic Houses & Museums Clean to
Emergency Preparedness and Assessing Risk to Cultural Property.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">For more information visit our website: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.museumstudy.com_courses_course-2Dlist_preservation-2Dprinciples-2Dfor-2Dcultural-2Dinstitutions_&d=CwMFAg&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=Yc-nS51ITPE8u6AqThbgfsmy2REQKCXf2wkq5WK4tAc&s=0OozSO772nbeiJVPO9hFmQ3yDP1do_7m_fBA7tf4PZA&e=">http://www.museumstudy.com/courses/course-list/preservation-principles-for-cultural-institutions/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Does your institution have a Code of Ethics? It Should!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Join instructor Sally Yerkovich January 3 for the 4 week online course How to Develop a Code of Ethics for Your Museum. The American Alliance of Museums (AAM) includes a code of ethics as one of the five core documents that it declares
"fundamental for basic professional museum operations." AAM states that these documents "embody core museum values and practices." By examining codes of ethics and exploring the principles that they include, this course is a preparation for creating your institution's
code.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">For more information visit our website: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.museumstudy.com_courses_course-2Dlist_how-2Dto-2Ddevelop-2Da-2Dcode-2Dof-2Dethics-2Dfor-2Dyour-2Dmuseum_&d=CwMFAg&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=Yc-nS51ITPE8u6AqThbgfsmy2REQKCXf2wkq5WK4tAc&s=zPOL3jgmFYgo84YmdCjK3udIRBFSzbrzcL0TN7OHM8c&e=">http://www.museumstudy.com/courses/course-list/how-to-develop-a-code-of-ethics-for-your-museum/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">The Interpretive Exhibit Planners Toolbox course begins Jan 3 on MuseumStudy.com Guidelines and tools for planning and managing interpretive exhibit projects.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Join instructor John Veverka for this 4 week course designed for medium to small museums that may be doing most of their interpretive exhibits "in house". It provides a strategy to help them develop cost effective and "successful" interpretive
exhibits (Provoke, Relate, Reveal) based on interpretive objectives and interpretive theme development and illustration.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">For more information visit our website: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.museumstudy.com_courses_course-2Dlist_the-2Dinterpretive-2Dexhibit-2Dplanners-2Dtoolbox_&d=CwMFAg&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=Yc-nS51ITPE8u6AqThbgfsmy2REQKCXf2wkq5WK4tAc&s=KjPJekbibWq7S8dcLQQoZOZos1aQOab2ys3AdVPIzrc&e=">http://www.museumstudy.com/courses/course-list/the-interpretive-exhibit-planners-toolbox/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Grants for Museums and Historic Sites course begins Feb 6 on MuseumStudy.com Identifying and winning grants from foundations and governments is a mix of art and science. Join Instructor Sarah Sutton author of Is Your Museum Grant-Ready?
for this 4 week long online course, which is designed for professionals either learning or reviewing their skills in raising money through grants. Philanthropy keeps changing, and so does grantmaking. Everyone on the team must contribute to raising money to
do good work; those with grant-preparation skills are very valuable to the institution.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">For more information visit our website: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.museumstudy.com_courses_course-2Dlist_grants-2Dfor-2Dmuseums-2Dand-2Dhistoric-2Dsites_&d=CwMFAg&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=Yc-nS51ITPE8u6AqThbgfsmy2REQKCXf2wkq5WK4tAc&s=DohwDaMr7LYwPxXx49S0Dx8VM6_iLliZgi-IHLZdPrs&e=">http://www.museumstudy.com/courses/course-list/grants-for-museums-and-historic-sites/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Managing Previously Unmanaged Collections 4 week online course begins Feb 6 on MuseumStudy.com Join instructor Angela Kipp for the 4 week online course Managing Previously Unmanaged Collections. Working with a previously unmanaged collection
is one of the most challenging and rewarding projects in the career of a museum professional. Challenging because of the variety of issues like leaking roofs, missing documentation and the question as to whether there is actually a floor underneath those piles
of objects. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Rewarding because of the variety of new discoveries and the skills that are learned, along with the satisfying feeling of getting things done.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">The process of securing the collection and making it accessible needs the mindset of a collections manager as well as the one of a project manager. This 4 week course helps you to get a grip on your unmanaged collection by developing
a plan to tackle it, defining achievable goals by creating logical exits and finding ways to keep the project going even if you are limited in time, staff and money.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">For more information visit our website: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.museumstudy.com_courses_course-2Dlist_managing-2Dpreviously-2Dunmanaged-2Dcollections_&d=CwMFAg&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=Yc-nS51ITPE8u6AqThbgfsmy2REQKCXf2wkq5WK4tAc&s=xamsB6E4u9DovDW_1rVY_ml7-uy9oHnTrC4qwzjJJUU&e=">http://www.museumstudy.com/courses/course-list/managing-previously-unmanaged-collections/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Building A Stronger Organization Through Advocacy online course begins Feb 6 on MuseumStudy.com Advocacy involves communicating with broad constituencies, including elected officials, about what your museum does and why it is important.
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Too often museums relegate advocacy to the back burner because they don’t see the value in devoting time to advocacy. Advocacy needs to be an ongoing responsibility of everyone who cares about museums – staff, board members, volunteers,
constituents, and the many people who value museums. Making advocacy a part of ongoing operations can help build a stronger institution. Advocacy should be embraced as a best practice of museums.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">This course is intended for anyone interested in building support for your organization and being prepared in case of a proposed policy or action that could harm your institution. The course will help to dispel the myth that non-profits
can’t engage in advocacy. Participants will learn how to become more comfortable with advocacy and ways to incorporate advocacy into ongoing operations.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">For more information visit our website: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.museumstudy.com_courses_course-2Dlist_building-2Da-2Dstronger-2Dorganization-2Dthrough-2Dadvocacy_&d=CwMFAg&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=Yc-nS51ITPE8u6AqThbgfsmy2REQKCXf2wkq5WK4tAc&s=m0Dfa9h6NmKrwNT8UFXmi7T0a8jMAGmvN4GmY3ZYBrI&e=">http://www.museumstudy.com/courses/course-list/building-a-stronger-organization-through-advocacy/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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