Hugh H. Genoways - Museum Administration: An Introduction

We wish to extend our gratitude to Merlin P. Lawson, Dean of Graduate Studies, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, for long-term and continuing support of the Museum Studies Program. We deeply appreciate the support of Lawrence Sommer, Director of the Nebraska State Historical Society, throughout this project and for arranging release time for Lynne Ireland for the final preparation of the manuscript. The excellent editorial work of Deborah B. Eisloeffel significantly improved the manuscript for this book. Angie Fox, Technical Artist, University of Nebraska State Museum, prepared the organizational charts that appear in chapter 3. Whitney Bruhn checked facts and index entries.

Our thanks also go to the students who have taken our course in museum administration and management. They have aided this project in countless ways, including serving as guinea pigs for testing of this manuscript as it developed. They also assisted with literature searches, research, writing, discussions, and fact checking. We are grateful to each of them: Carolyn Albracht, Patty Amgwert, Mary Anne Andrei, Deborah Arenz, Leann Arndt, Steve Arnold, Julie Ashby, Eric Bachenberg, Kelli Bacon, Marcia Baker, Sandra Barnum, David Barrett, Laura (Barss) Mooney, Shannon Beatty, Gwen Bedient, Kristin Bergquist, James Bert, Zachary Beverage, David Bingell, Lorraine Blahnik-Leak, Renee Boen, William Bomar, Ren Botts, Courtney Bradsby, Laurie Bragg, Peterson Brink, Barbara (Burke) Brockley, William Bush, Judy Buss, Melissa Calderwood, Ruth Callahan, Jeffrey Cannon, Natalie Carlsson, Laura Casey, Vicki Pike Clarke, Aimee Clem, Nathan Collins, Rebecca Copple, Jennifer Cook, Gregory Cox, Erin Crombach, Mary Cruse, Susan Curtis, Mark Daniels, Sarah Davis, Paula Doe, Sonya Dollins-Colton, the late Dianne Draeger, William N. Duly, David Dyer, Cyndi Edwards, Sara (Emmons) Lamb, Michael Florer, Julienne Foster, Susan Foutz, Saundra Frerichs, Debra Garden, Margaret Genoways, Sarah Gleason, Amanda Goudy, Matthew Goyer, Amy Greving, Judith Gustafson, Sharon Gustafson, Belinda Hall, Guy Hanley, the late William Hansen, Marin Hanson, Michelle Amina Harm, Erin Hauser, Jennifer Hiechel, Mary Frances Hill, Pam (Sept) Hill, Tommy Lee Hill, Pam (Correll) Howard, Shelley Howe, Julie Hutchinson, Celia Ison, Patricia Jacques, Karen Janovy, Jeffrey Johns, Christopher Johnson, Lana Koepke Johnson, Jason Jurgena, Yunju Kim, Dean Knudsen, Jill Koelling, Teresa Kreutzer, Michael Lacome, Mandy Langfald, Jennifer Laughlin, Tracy Lauritzen Wright, Michael Lebens, Yonghun Lee, Sylvia Lee-Nguyen, Shannon Liedell, Jong-Deock Lim, Grace Linden, Mara Linsky, Cybele Londono, Margaret Lyman, Margaret Macdonald, Kathy (Maloney) Partee, Brian Mancuso, Lillian Martens, Josephine Martins, Ron Marvin, Pam (Maurer) Cuttlers, Jeffrey McConkey, Patricia McElyea, Holly (Trimper) McEntee, Stephanie (Mestl) Polk, Mary-Jo Miller, Tadashi Mizusaki, Amber Mohr, Thomas Mooney, Kevin Moriarty, Raney Morrison, Jill Mulligan, Warner Myers, Clint Neuguth, Emily Nimsakont, Nao Nomura, Erica Nordmeier, Faith Norwood, Lisa Nun, Kevin Obrist, Samantha Pawley, Kristy Peterson, Lois Peterson, Steve Pettit, Carolyn Pirnat, Sarah Polak, Tina Nicole Maria Popson, Gail DeBuse Potter, Fred Poyner IV, Vonnda Pulscher, Eloise Ramirez, Rachel Rarick, Shirley Ray, F. James Remar, Keely Rennie, Karin Roberts, Zachary Roehrs, Diane Rogness, Russell Ronspies, Margaret Merlyn Ropp, Nancy Russell, DiAnna Schenck, Carrie Schneider, Sara (Scott) Sudbeck, Kirsten Seifikar, Susie Severson, Megan Sharp, Susan Shore, Angela Simon, Samuel Sinner, Roxanne Smith, Janneken Smucker, Susan Soriente, John Stepp, Elizabeth Schirber Stinson, Jessica Carlat Stoner, Stacey Stonum, Susan Stout, Janelle (Strandberg) Aieta, Carrie (Streeter) Jackson, Pui Siu Sun, Judy Sweeney, Rachel Swetland, Jennifer Taylor, Kristen Thimijan, Joel Thor-eson, Michele Tilley, Jeff Tolin, April Tollison-Kleinfeldt, Jennifer Torres, Dana Twersky, Ina Van Der Veen, Rena Vannoy, Alison Van Wagner, Luis Vasquez, Terry Vidal, Elizabeth Villa, Brian Volkmer, Theodore Volkmer, Karen Wagner, Kathy (Wakeley) Wachter-Heinle, Ruth Anne Walker, Carolyn Wallingford, Deborah Wallis, Stacey Walsh, Jennifer Wiggins, Beth Wilkins, Bart Wilsey, Diane Wilson, Nelle Woods, Melissa Woodson, Linda Wruck, Jenny Yearous, Soon-Bong Yoon, Courtney Yilk, and Michael Zaidman.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Hugh H. Genoways, currently a professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, holds an A.B. from Hastings College and a Ph.D. from the University of Kansas. He has been curator at the Museum of Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, and at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and was director of the University of Nebraska State Museum from 1986 to 1994. He served on the organizing committee for the Museum Science Program at Texas Tech University and as the founding chair of the Museum Studies Program at the University of NebraskaLincoln from 1989 to 1995. He is now serving a second term as chair. Dr. Genoways was a founding member and president of the Nebraska Museums Association (1992-1994), and later he served as secretary. He received the associations first Recognition Award. He has also served on the boards of the Association for Systematics Collections and the National Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Property. Dr. Genoways has authored or edited many books and articles, primarily in the areas of mammalogy and museology.

Lynne M. Ireland holds a B.A. from Nebraska Wesleyan University and an M.A. from the Cooperstown Graduate Programs, State University College at Oneonta, New York. She also completed the J. Paul Getty Trusts Museum Management Institute. At the Nebraska State Historical Society she has held the positions of folklife/special projects coordinator, coordinator of museum programs and public relations, acting museum director of the Museum of Nebraska History, and associate director for museums and historic sites. Currently, Ms. Ireland is assistant director for program development. She is also an adjunct professor in the museum studies program of the University of NebraskaLincoln, having joined the department in 1992. She has served the Nebraska Museums Association as newsletter editor and as president (1996-1998). She is the author of a number of publications interpreting the history of food, including a chapter in the Smithsonian Festival of American Folklife Cookbook, and has written and produced a history radio spot series and coproduced short history programs for the Nebraska Educational Television network.

REFERENCES AND ADDITIONAL READINGS

Chapter I

Adams, R., and T. J. Ritzenthaler. 1999. Guide to museum studies and training in the United States, 1999-2000. Washington, DC: Professional Practice Series, Technical Information Service, American Association of Museums.

Alexander, E. P. 1979. Museums in motion: An introduction to the history and functions of museums. Nashville, TN: American Association for State and Local History.

. 1997. The museum in America: Innovators and pioneers. Walnut Creek, CA: AltaMira Press.

AAM (American Association of Museums). 2000. The official museum directory. New Providence, NJ: National Register Publishing.

Anderson, G., and C. Matelic. 1988. Museum studies programs: Ethics and professionalism. Museum News 67(2):36-41.

Andrei, M. A., and H. H. Genoways. 1997. Museum ethics. Curator, The Museum journal 40:6-12.