Museum and Library Work

Paper Summary:

In this article, the writer compares and contrasts the work in a library versus the work in a museum. This paper demonstrates an understanding of the difference and similarities with an equivalent aspect of libraries and museums as well as an understanding of the differences and similarities with equivalent practices of librarianship. The writer maintains that while the function of the museum and library employee has been both historically and traditionally quite different, it is likely with the rapid development and deployment of computer technology and the demand for access to museum and library archives via the Internet that the functionality of the library and museum employee will become less differentiated in function.

Outline:
Objective
Introduction
Comparison of Functions: Museum Versus Library
The Museum
The Library
New Developments Mesh Functions of Museum and Library
Summary and Conclusion

From the Paper:

"As well, the museum curator must be able to work as a team with others to make choices about displays and exhibition as well as in developing guidebooks and information plagues. The museum curator's job includes a close working relationship with the Board of Trustees as well as the museum staff and must be capable of facilitating communication between these two groups. Museum curators are responsible for writing grants and initiating activities for fund-raising. For those who work in the museum as Archivists, job responsibilities include cataloguing, analyzing, exhibitions, and maintenance of objects of value and collections benefiting the public and researchers."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Nich, C. (2008) Guide to College Majors in Museum Studies - Online Education Guide. WorldWideLearn Online available at: http://www.worldwidelearn.com/online-education-guide/arts-humanities/museum-studies-major.htm
• Patch, Chuck (2004) A strategic Concern with Practical Solutions: What's the Difference Between a Registrar and a Cataloguer? MCN Minneapolis. 12 Nov 2004. Online available at: http://www.mcn.edu/conference/MCN2004/delegate/presentations/calmmcn.pdf
• Bishoff, Liz (2000) Interoperability and Standards in a Museum/Library Collaborative: The Colorado Digitization Project. First Monday Journal. Online available at: http://www.firstmonday.org/Issues/issue5_6/bishoff/
• Librarians (2008) U.S. Department of Labor - Bureau of Justice Statistics. Occupational Outlook Handbook. Online available at: http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos068.htm
• Lippincott, Joan K. (2008) Net Generation Students and Libraries. EduCause. Online available at: http://www.educause.edu/content.asp?page_id=6067&bhcp=1

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