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Managing Natural Science Collections: A Guide to Strategy, Planning and Resourcing

Managing Natural Science Collections demonstrates the need for consistency and evidence-based decision making in the management of natural science collections, which are becoming increasingly valuable when it comes to addressing societal challenges.

Drawing upon the experience of four experts who have managed some of the largest and most diverse collections in the world, the book aims to assist in the making of strategic and operational decisions regarding care, development, access and resource management. Encouraging the reader to consider how collection strategies can be aligned with the mission of their institution and contribute to its vision, the authors also examine ways to deliver a consistent approach that will secure the present and future availability and relevance of collections. Principles of good practice and resource optimisation in an ethical and legal context are provided throughout the book, as well as case studies, sample documents and templates, all of which will be useful for discussion and teaching.

Managing Natural Science Collections encourages each reader to consider the different options available to them. As such, it should be essential reading for museum practitioners and other professionals around the world who are involved with any strategic aspect of managing natural science collections. Students of museum studies will also find much to interest them within the pages of this book.

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Product Details
  • Weight: 580g
  • Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
  • Publication Date: 16 Jul 2020
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781138386815

About Carol R ButlerChristiane QuaisserRené WRJ DekkerRobert Huxley

Robert Huxley was Head of Botanical Collections at the Natural History Museum (NHM) in London for 21 years where he led the team managing the NHMs 5.2 million plant and fungal specimens. He is now a Scientific Associate at the NHM an Honorary Curator at World Museum Liverpool and a Guest Researcher at the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin (MfN).Christiane Quaisser has worked on strategic management of natural science collections for more than ten years. In 2013 she became Head of Collections at the MfN leading the change into the new Science Programme Collection Development and Biodiversity Discovery. Carol R Butler has led the Smithsonians National Museum of Natural History collections work for more than ten years rising to the position of Assistant Director for Collections in 2012. Her current interests are in collections assessment developing means of describing collections as resources encouraging best practices in tracking the uses of collections and in developing communities for broad collaborations.René WRJ Dekker has 35 years of experience in research and management of natural history collections as Scientist Curator and Director of Collections. He has authored over 80 papers and a book on megapode birds (The Megapodes 1995). He has now returned to research as Senior Scientist in ornithology at the Naturalis Biodiversity Center.

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