Introduction to museum work / G. Ellis Burcaw.
Introduction to museum work / G. Ellis Burcaw.
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Publisher
Walnut Creek, Calif. : Altamira Press, c1997.
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T0380469
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Language
English
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Physical content
237 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Pt. I. Museums and collections. -- 1. Museum Defined. -- 2. Beginnings of the Museum. -- 3. Museums Today. -- 4. Museums and Museum Fields. -- 5. Organization and Support. -- 6. Collecting Theory: General and Science Museums. -- 7. Collecting Theory: History Museums. -- 8. Collecting Theory: Art Mus...
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Publisher
Walnut Creek, Calif. : Altamira Press, c1997.
Edition
3rd ed.
Place of Publication
California
Date Published
c1997.
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Summary
Long regarded as one of the leading texts on museology, Introduction to Museum Work is now thoroughly revised and updated. While citing recent changes in the museum world, the third edition of Burcaw's classic work retains its useful philosophical orientation and convenient summary format. All the basics of museology are here - the central issues a...
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Introduction to museum work / G. Ellis Burcaw.
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American Association for state and local history book series.
Includes bibliographical references: (p. 226-234) and index.
Transferred from N069.5/35.
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c1997.
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T0380469
Record Identifier
74VMj3AX8orA
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ISBN
0761989269 (pbk.)
9780761989264 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
0761989269 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
9780761989257 (cloth : acid-free paper)
0761989250 (cloth : acid-free paper)
9780761989257 (cloth)
0761989250 (cloth)
9780761989264 (pbk.)
DDC
069.5
MMS ID
991001101339702626
