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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 have included some other course opportunities here as well.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">From Museum Study, LLC</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Storage Techniques online course begins May 7 on MuseumStudy.com
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Join Instructor Rebecca Newberry for the 4 week course Storage Techniques. Is your collection at risk due to poor storage methods? Good storage mounts are essential for preserving museum collections. Building on the related course, Materials for Exhibit, Moving
and Storage, in Storage Techniques, you will learn about the materials, tools, ideas and techniques needed to create quality storage mounts. You will design and build a storage mount for an object of your choosing and plan a storage improvement project for
a collection of objects using archival materials and techniques. <br>
For more information visit our website: <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.museumstudy.com_courses_course-2Dlist_storage-2Dtechniques_&d=DwMFAg&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=bcaiEy9DktsB8dJbVcsihgohroEXx1mPHzENurcahD4&s=XdQUEorP1pN3HPSEuvLdAve4xZl73PxQgCXHYe2aMXw&e=">
http://www.museumstudy.com/courses/course-list/storage-techniques/</a> <br>
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Interpretive Planning for Historic Homes and Gardens course begins May 7 on MuseumStudy.com
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Join interpretive planning consultant John Veverka for the 4 week online course Interpretive Planning for Historic Homes and Gardens. This course will: Guide you in developing your interpretive plan. Give you expertise in being an interpretive planning project
manager. Give you direction in writing a Request for Proposal for hiring a consultant to do an interpretive master plan for you if you don't want to do the interpretive plan yourself. Give you specific details of what should be in an Interpretive Master Plan
for a Historic Home and Garden. Give you skills in reviewing draft interpretive master plans prepared by others.
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For more information visit our website: <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.museumstudy.com_courses_course-2Dlist_interpretive-2Dplanning-2Dfor-2Dhistoric-2Dhomes-2Dand-2Dgardens_&d=DwMFAg&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=bcaiEy9DktsB8dJbVcsihgohroEXx1mPHzENurcahD4&s=E8fx9YNIBEVfRf-HF70JMsjKY-eLVjmvzHTwBqPoaSo&e=">
http://www.museumstudy.com/courses/course-list/interpretive-planning-for-historic-homes-and-gardens/</a>
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Policies for Managing Collections 4 week online course begins June 4 on MuseumStudy.com<br>
Join instructor John Simmons author of Things Great and Small: Collections Management Policies for the course Policies for Managing Collections. In this course we will critically examine the purposes and functions of collections management policies, including
how collections are defined, acquired, managed, used, maintained, and deaccessioned.<br>
This will be the first time John Simmons has taught the course since the Second Edition of Things Great and Small was released. Participants in the course can purchase the book at a discount.<br>
For more information visit our website: <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.museumstudy.com_courses_course-2Dlist_policies-2Dfor-2Dmanaging-2Dcollections_&d=DwMFAg&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=bcaiEy9DktsB8dJbVcsihgohroEXx1mPHzENurcahD4&s=chyzdyHYnlOKNFDGJZp8SiAP2e2eJe_ch4uXAzEKWHA&e=">
http://www.museumstudy.com/courses/course-list/policies-for-managing-collections/</a><br>
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Rights & Reproductions: Guidelines and Best Practices 4 week online course begins June 4 on MuseumStudy.com<br>
One of our most popular courses returns. In the ever-shifting environment of new technologies, digital reproductions, and burgeoning social media uses, the rights and permissions landscape is rapidly changing. Join instructor Anne M. Young for the four week
online course "Rights & Reproductions: Guidelines and Best Practices" participants will receive a broad overview to the key functions of a rights and reproductions specialist at a cultural institution.<br>
For more information visit our website: <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.museumstudy.com_courses_course-2Dlist_rights-2Dreproductions-2Dguidelines-2Dand-2Dbest-2Dpractices_&d=DwMFAg&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=bcaiEy9DktsB8dJbVcsihgohroEXx1mPHzENurcahD4&s=YvqQklWUzdYEBTbgd9-rhDNk9pLI6WCH0KE7DlHbaMg&e=">
http://www.museumstudy.com/courses/course-list/rights-reproductions-guidelines-and-best-practices/</a><br>
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Practical Approaches to Disaster Preparations online course begins June 4 on MuseumStudy.com<br>
A Disaster Preparedness/Emergency Response Plan is one of the 5 core documents listed by the American Alliance of Museums. Join Susan Duhl for the four week online course Practical Approaches to Disaster Preparationss where we will discuss initiating an emergency
planning effort, writing an emergency plan, assembling and training a recovery team, and evaluating and maintaining readiness.<br>
For more information visit our website: <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.museumstudy.com_courses_course-2Dlist_practical-2Dapproaches-2Dto-2Dpisaster-2Dpreparations-2Dplanning-2Dfor-2Dthe-2Dunexpected_&d=DwMFAg&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=bcaiEy9DktsB8dJbVcsihgohroEXx1mPHzENurcahD4&s=-dJaVGJPwsjYMo600LUzVzyg5AqhoKf4M2GInp5Yr2M&e=">
http://www.museumstudy.com/courses/course-list/practical-approaches-to-pisaster-preparations-planning-for-the-unexpected/</a><br>
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Social Relevance: Environmental Sustainability in Museums course begins June 4 on MuseumStudy.com<br>
Any museum can contribute to improving conditions in its own neighborhood, city, country and the world. Together these efforts build capacity for continued change, and they build greater positive impact. On this Earth Day and going forward what will your change
be?<br>
The public discussion of the environment and climate change is an important opportunity for museums to connect more deeply with their communities. It is also an opportunity to protect and strengthen their institutions. Join Instructor Sarah Sutton author of
Environmental Sustainability at Historic Sites and Museums, The Green Nonprofit, and Co-author of The Green Museum for this course which will be a survey of the practical aspects of interpretation and public programming, operational changes, building construction,
and community engagement in service to the message of how changes in our museum work can deepen museums’ connections to communities while strengthening mission fulfillment.<br>
For more information visit our website: <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.museumstudy.com_courses_course-2Dlist_social-2Drelevance-2Denvironmental-2Dsustainability-2Din-2Dmuseums_&d=DwMFAg&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=bcaiEy9DktsB8dJbVcsihgohroEXx1mPHzENurcahD4&s=63HkLs1sI0_OSPQd0MkOtA4oZotsdPIqVmDSw_Ifs5w&e=">
http://www.museumstudy.com/courses/course-list/social-relevance-environmental-sustainability-in-museums/</a><br>
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