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.
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