| Contents |
Foreword / Mervin Richard -- Introduction / Rebecca Fifield -- Part 1. Overview and history -- History -- Organizational structures -- Case study: Comparing approaches : the museum and the transport agent / Jim Grundy -- Training, health, and safety -- Case study: Mentoring and the collection care profession / Kurt Christian -- Case study: Training at Crozier / Nicole Bouchard Tejeiro -- Part 2. Guidelines and principles -- Two-dimensional objects : procedures and practices -- Focus on: The US National Park Service museum handbooks : the evolution of a museum manual / Abby Sue Fisher -- Three-dimensional objects : procedures and practices -- Focus on: Rigging safety is no accident / Kevin Marshall -- Focus on: Risk assessment in packing design / John Molini -- Part 3. Working within collection care environments -- The internal environment -- Focus on: Lighting in the museum / Simm Steel -- The external environment -- Focus on: International shipping by air and sea / Kim Powell -- Focus on: Art packing and transport : cushioning foam selection and application / Geoff Browne -- Working with materials and equipment -- Focus on: Specialized art handling equipment : when it is necessary & how to develop it / Mark Slattery. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-383) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2015026684 |
| ISBN | 9781442238817 (cloth : alkaline paper) |
| ISBN | 9781442238824 (paperback : alkaline paper) |
