Select Bibliography of Museum Collections
Management and Conservation
Konstanze Bachmann, editor
Conservation Concerns (Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1992)
Mary Case, editor
Registrars On Record: Essays on Museum Collections Management. (Washington
DC: AAM, 1996)
Marie Malaro
A legal primer on managing museum collections. 2nd ed. (Washington,
D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1998)
Mihesuah, Devon A., ed.
Repatriation Reader: Who Owns American Indian Remains? (Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2000.)
The New Museum Registration Methods, ed. by Rebecca Buck and Jean Gilmore. (Washington: AAM, 1998)
Whelchel, Harriet ed.
Caring for Your Historic House. (Heritage Preservation and National Park Service, Harry N. Abrams, Inc.,1998)
Books of particular interest for archaeology collections
Pearce, Susan M.
Archaeological Curatorship. (Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution
Press, 1990)
Thornes, Richard
Introduction to Object ID: Guidelines for Making Records That Describe Art, Antiques, and Antiquities. (Los
Angeles: The Getty Information Institute, 1999)
Professional Resources
For other organizations see AAM web page, related organizations
http://www.aam-us.org/related.htm
Native Americans and Museums Collaboration Professional Interest Committee
http://nampic.homestead.com/homepage.html
Registrars Committee, AAM http://www.rcaam.org/
The American Institute for the Conservation of Historic and Artistic Work http://aic.stanford.edu/