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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.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">As a reminder, Nhcoll is not open for advertising by individuals; however, if you would like to have your courses appear in this compendium, please feel free to submit your offerings to
<a href="mailto:jeff.stephenson@dmns.org">jeff.stephenson@dmns.org</a>, and we’ll see that you get in.<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>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Introduction to Integrated Pest Management online course begins April 1 on MuseumStudy.com Join Carnegie Museum of Natural History Conservator, member of the Integrated Pest Management Working Group, and a founding member of the Museum
Pest Network Gretchen Anderson for the 4 week course Introduction to Integrated Pest Management. Silverfish will eat your paper materials, moths will eat your woolens and feather objects, mice will gladly nest in anything they can! How can you protect the
collection in your care from this very real and very serious threat? Integrated Pest Management<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">(IPM) is a holistic approach, using low-toxicity strategies to manage the threat. This online course explores the foundation of knowledge needed to solve pest problems in a myriad of situations that might be encountered in cultural institutions.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">For more information visit<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><a href="http://www.museumstudy.com/courses/course-list/introduction-to-integrated-pest-management/">http://www.museumstudy.com/courses/course-list/introduction-to-integrated-pest-management/</a>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Moving Museum Collections course begins April 1 on MuseumStudy.com Join Instructor Lori Benson, veteran of three large scale museum collection moves, for the 4 week online course Moving Museum Collections.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">This course provides an overview of how to plan and manage a move to avoid the many pitfalls. The course will help you define the scope of your project, develop a work plan and schedule, prepare a communication scheme, define proposals
for vendors, choose equipment, estimate costs, identify hazards, organize staffing and establish packing techniques and standards. Whether you are moving across the hall or across town, Moving Museum Collections will provide a guide for a successful move.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Visit our website for more information. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><a href="http://www.museumstudy.com/courses/course-list/moving-museum-collections/">http://www.museumstudy.com/courses/course-list/moving-museum-collections/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Practical Approaches to Emergency Preparedness online course begins April 1 on MuseumStudy.com A Disaster Preparedness/Emergency Response Plan is one of the 5 core documents listed by the American Alliance of Museums. Join Rebecca Elder
for the four week online course Practical Approaches to Disaster Preparations where we will discuss initiating an emergency planning effort, writing an emergency plan, assembling and training a recovery team, and evaluating and maintaining readiness.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">For more information visit our website: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><a href="http://www.museumstudy.com/courses/course-list/practical-approaches-to-emergency-preparedness-planning-for-the-unexpected/">http://www.museumstudy.com/courses/course-list/practical-approaches-to-emergency-preparedness-planning-for-the-unexpected/</a>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Creating Successful Traveling Exhibitions course begins April 1 on MuseumStudy.com Ever wanted to know how to develop a traveling exhibition?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">If so, Creating Successful Traveling Exhibitions is for you. This class will be focused on providing you with the nuts and bolts on how to develop and tour traveling exhibitions. We will be delving into all stages of the traveling exhibit
development process and tips and strategies will be provided to build sustainable frameworks for these types of exhibitions.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Join Instructor Saul Sopoci Drake for this 4 week online professional development course.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">For more information visit our website: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><a href="http://www.museumstudy.com/courses/course-list/creating-successful-traveling-exhibitions/">http://www.museumstudy.com/courses/course-list/creating-successful-traveling-exhibitions/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Storage Techniques online course begins April 29 on MuseumStudy.com 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.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">For more information visit our website: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><a href="http://www.museumstudy.com/courses/course-list/storage-techniques/">http://www.museumstudy.com/courses/course-list/storage-techniques/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Rights & Reproductions 1: Intro to IP and Licensing Best Practices 4 week online course begins May 6 on MuseumStudy.com The management and dissemination of the Intellectual Property (IP) assets maintained by cultural institutions is
a key responsibility of collections care. In the four week online course Rights & Reproductions<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">1: Intro to IP and Licensing Best Practices participants will receive a broad overview to the key functions of a rights and reproductions specialist at a cultural 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="http://www.museumstudy.com/courses/course-list/rights-reproductions-1-intro-to-ip-and-licensing-best-practices/">http://www.museumstudy.com/courses/course-list/rights-reproductions-1-intro-to-ip-and-licensing-best-practices/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Managing Museum Volunteers course begins May 6 on MuseumStudy.com This course will focus on strategies for running a successful volunteer program that adapts to the needs of the museum. Appropriate for professionals starting a new volunteer
program or wanting to reinvigorate an existing one, this course will include topics such as:
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<p class="MsoPlainText">assessing the museum’s needs for volunteers; managing the recruitment, selection, onboarding, training, and evaluating of volunteers; and troubleshooting problems with volunteers. We will also consider some of the ways that volunteerism
in the US is changing overall and how those changes might affect museums.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Join Instructor Tara Young for this 4 week online professional development course.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">For more information visit our website: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><a href="http://www.museumstudy.com/courses/course-list/managing-museum-volunteers/">http://www.museumstudy.com/courses/course-list/managing-museum-volunteers/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Interpretive Planning for Historic Homes and Gardens course begins May 6 on MuseumStudy.com Join interpretive planning consultant John Veverka for the 4 week online course Interpretive Planning for Historic Homes and Gardens. This course<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">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.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">For more information visit our website: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><a href="http://www.museumstudy.com/courses/course-list/interpretive-planning-for-historic-homes-and-gardens/">http://www.museumstudy.com/courses/course-list/interpretive-planning-for-historic-homes-and-gardens/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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