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<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Although collections management
policies are very important to museums, even I have to admit that policy
preparation can be a bit, well, tedious. To help out with that aspect of policy
preparation I have developed a board game based on the new edition of “Things
Great and Small: Collections Management Policies.” The game is called
Monopolicies (you can guess what board game inspired it). The idea is that
instead of enduring boring and interminable discussions with colleagues about
collections management policies, you and your fellow staff members can instead have
your discussions in a more relaxed atmosphere while having fun playing a game.
Monopolicies is now available as a FREE download, courtesy of Brad Bredehoft at
Museum Study LLC. You can download the game here: <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.museumstudy.com_courses_course-2Dlist_policies-2Dfor-2Dmanaging-2Dcollections_&d=DwMFaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=QlRZxZSFZeewz4srLK_uv-wAEaZyTCXefeva3jZWlSI&s=mG7AMw_KHqN3fjt-UvUs5Zv2cQR4ZFuQgaG7iodxNXk&e=" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline">http://www.museumstudy.com/courses/course-list/policies-for-managing-collections/</a><span></span></span></font></p><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">

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</span></font><br clear="all"></div><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2">John E. Simmons<br>Museologica<br>128 E. Burnside Street<br>Bellefonte, Pennsylvania 16823-2010<br><a href="mailto:simmons.johne@gmail.com" target="_blank">simmons.johne@gmail.com</a><br>303-681-5708<br><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.museologica.com&d=DwMFaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=QlRZxZSFZeewz4srLK_uv-wAEaZyTCXefeva3jZWlSI&s=TFVCksCcd3FG9IUbDnicpBg-f9-Ltuk9JoXvIm4D_ig&e=" target="_blank">www.museologica.com</a><br>and<br>Adjunct Curator of Collections<br>Earth and Mineral Science Museum &amp; Art Gallery<br>Penn State University<br>University Park, Pennsylvania<br>and<br>Instructor, Museum Studies<br>School of Library and Information Science<br>Kent State University</font><br></div></div></div></div></div>
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