[NHCOLL-L:2932] February Online Museum classes please distribute

[Helen Alten]

In February, master museum record keeping, write a disaster preparedness 
plan, or complete your first grant without leaving your museum.  Northern 
States Conservation Center's online training brings current information on 
museum practices to you through the Internet.

MS 103: The Basics of Museum Registration
January 29 to February 25, 2006
Master the ABCs of museum record keeping in the Basics of Museum 
Registration  and finally discover why museums use those little bitsy 
numbers on artifacts. Participants learn about registration, accession, 
common numbering systems and how to craft a mission statement for their 
museum. Finally, the course reviews the importance of having  and using  a 
registration manual and what it should contain. Each participant will write 
a mission statement, as well as collection and acquisition policies for a 
“new” museum. The curriculum also requires written commentary on museum 
missions, an accessioning exercise and drafting a sample registration 
manual.  (In 2006 this course will be available in French and English.)

“I have enjoyed many of the classes offered through NSCC and really learn a 
lot. 
 The class was taught extremely well and provided great information. 
Peggy was an inspiring person!” - MS103 Student

MS 206: Disaster Planning II: Writing a Disaster Preparedness Plan
February 6 through March 17, 2006
Get out of a rut and write that disaster plan!  Current museum 
accreditation requires that you have a disaster plan, but the majority of 
museums haven't been able to complete one. Assemble the information you 
gathered about suppliers, responders and your collection inventory and 
write each section of your institutional disaster plan with the assistance 
and comments of instructor Terri Schindel.  The purpose of a written 
Disaster Preparedness and Response Plan is to educate all participants in 
their role and responsibilities in an emergency situation.  As you write 
your plan, you will begin preparations for drills and  teamwork exercises 
that make implementing the plan a snap.  Information about additional 
resources and services will be provided.

"In order to write the DPRP you need to set aside a significant amount of 
time and this class forced me to do that so I completed most of the 
plan.  Hooray!”  MS 206 Student

“I really appreciate Terri’s time, knowledge, and flexibility to answer my 
questions and give good suggestions.  Thanks so much.”  MS 206 Student

MS 302: Fundraising and Grantwriting
February 6 through March 3, 2006
The National Endowment for the Humanities plans to give out $10 million in 
federal challenge grants this year. And that’s just one grant program run 
by one funding source. Learn how to get a piece of the millions of dollars 
in federal, state and private funding for your institution by taking 
Northern States Conservation Center’s online grant writing class. This 
course introduces students to options for funding a wide range of 
collection-care needs. Students learn about different forms of 
fund-raising, how to locate funding sources, and how to write a successful 
grant proposal. Each student will complete a draft grant deadline. 
Remember, the deadlines for 2006 grants already are set by most 
institutions, so the time to act is now.

“I thought the materials were very well done. The readings were easy to 
understand and apply to the subject matter at hand.”  - MS 302 Student

Please sign up at www.museumclasses.org and pay at 
http://www.collectioncare.org/tas/tas.html.  If you have trouble with 
either, please contact Helen Alten at helen at collectioncare.org .  All 
courses are $395 (US dollars), with no shipping fees (change the shipping 
option when you order).




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