Selected New Books

Cultural Property Law: a Practitioner’s Guide to the Management, Protection, and Preservation of Heritage Resources, edited by Caroline M. Blanco, et. al., Chicago, IL, published by the Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources of the American Bar Association, 2004, 271 pp.

Federal management of cultural property, including underwater cultural property. State, local, museum, and private management of cultural property. Tribal management of cultural property. Cultural Property in the Marketplace. International Laws on Cultural Property. Tables of Federal and State Authorities. Glossary of Law. Annotated Bibliography pp. 219-251. Web Sites pp. 253-254. Detailed Index.

Dove, Kent E., Jeffrey A. Lindauer, and Carolyn P. Madvig, Conducting a Successful Annual Giving Program: a Comprehensive Guide and Resource, San Francisco, CA, Jossey-Bass, 2001, 491 pp.

This is a “Dove on Fundraising Series” book that combines “practical instruction with real-world examples.”

Hooper-Greenhill, Eilean and Theano Moussouri, Researching Learning in Museums and Galleries 1990-1999: a Bibliographic Review, Leicester, U.K., Research Centre for Museums and Galleries, Department of Museum Studies, University of Leicester, 2001, 41 pp.

The bibliography itself appears on pp. 34-41. The website addresses that appear are correct as of September, 2001. The four main chapters are entitled, “Use of Learning Theories in Museums and Galleries,” “Institutions and Organisations Carrying Out Museum Learning Research,” “Learning Research in Museums and Galleries,” and “Assessment, Conclusions and the Scope of the Research Agenda.”

Looking at Paintings: an Introduction to Fine Art for Young People, Boston, MA, Bunker Hill Publishing, 60 pp.

Mickey Mouse from Disney Enterprises Inc., guides children through the National Gallery in London, England. Color illustrations, photos, and comics. Includes “Art Words,” pp. 56-58 and a “Picture List,” pp. 59-60, of pictures on display and mentioned in the book.

Medicine Man: the Forgotten Museum of Henry Wellcome, edited by Ken Arnold and Danielle Olsen, London, UK, British Museum Press, 2003, 417 pp., including photographs.

About the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum in the U.K. The book “provides a fascinating and timely insight into both the history of collecting and the material culture of health and medicine.” Includes a chapter, “The Medicine Man Exhibition,” pp. 374-393.

Museum Wise: Workplace Words Defined, compiled and edited by Paisley S. Cato, Julia Golden, and Suzanne B. McLaren, Washington, D.C., Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections, 2003, 380 pp.

“Glossary of terminology encountered in managing and preserving collections. Includes bibliographic references.”

Planning for the Worst, Planning for the Best: Protecting our cultural Heritage from Disaster, Proceedings of a conference sponsored by the IFLA Preservation and Conservation Section, the IFLA Core Activity for Preservation and Conservation and the Council on Library and Information Resources Inc., with the Akademie der Wissenschaften and the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany, July 30-August 1, 2003[International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions] (IFLA Publication 111), Munchen, Saur, 2005, 192pp.

This book was edited by Johanna G. Wellheiser and Nancy E. Gwinn, who is Director of the Smithsonian Institution Libraries.

Punja, Shobita, Museums of India: a Complete Guide, Lincolnwood, IL, Passport Books, 1991, 307 pp.

This guide includes, “Indian Iconography and Glossary of Terms, pp. 271-287, and “Recommended Reading,” pp. 296-297.

Redknap, Mark, Re-Creations: Visualizing Our Past, Cardiff, National Museums & Galleries of Wales and Cadw, (Welsh Historic Monuments—also available in Welsh), 2002, 48 pp.

This brief book shows how archeological reconstruction and historical reenactment can aid the public in their perception of the past. “Working with Data” and “Interpreting in Three Dimensions” are two practical sections of the book that feature actual examples, with graphs and drawings. A list of bibliographic references is included.

Train, Russell E., Politics, Pollution, and Pandas: an Environmental Memoir, Washington, D.C., Island Press, 376 pp.

This is a personal account and history of a former federal administrator, head of the World Wildlife Fund-US and citizen advocate for the preservation of our environment.

Wolberg, Donald L. and Patsy Reinard, Collecting the Natural World: Legal Requirements & Personal Liability for Collecting Plants, Animals, Rocks, Minerals & Fossils, Tucson, AZ, Geoscience Press, 1997, 330 pp.

This is a comprehensive survey of state and federal laws for anyone who collects any kind of specimens on public lands or water.