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Museum Studies & Public History
A guide to library and online sources for research in museum studies.
Resources Online
- Group for Education in Museums - GEM
Many resources for museum education including advice notes, how to guides, case studies, and more.
- Museum Education Roundtable
Gain insight into the museum education field through this informative blog. Includes links to selected articles from the Journal of Museum Education.
Education / Programming
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The Museum Educator's Manual by Anna Johnson
Call Number: AM7 .M866 2009Museums and Education: Purpose, Pedagogy, Performance by Eilean Hooper-Greenhill
Call Number: AM7 .H653 2007In Principle, in Practice: Museums as Learning Institutions by Lynn D. Dierking
Call Number: AM7 .I43 2007Manual of Museum Learning by Barry Lord
Call Number: AM7 .M36 2007Available in print and as an e-book.Adult Education in Cultural Institutions: Aquariums, Libraries, Museums, Parks, and Zoos by Marilyn McKinley Parrish
Call Number: LC5251 .A38 2010The Participatory Museum by Nina Simon
Call Number: AM7 .S56 2010The Engaging Museum: Developing Museums for Visitor Involvement by Graham Black
Call Number: DS63.1 .P37 2005
Children's Education
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Engaging Young Children in Museums by Sharon E. Shaffer
Call Number: AM7 .S433 2014Teaching History with Museums: Strategies for K-12 Social Studies by Alan S. Marcus
Call Number: AM7 .M364 2012
Digital Museums and Online Learning
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Museums in a Digital Age by Ross Parry
Call Number: AM7 .M88524 2010Museums in the Digital Age: Changing Meanings of Place, Community, and Culture by Susana Smith Bautista
Call Number: AM5 .B335 2014Unbound by Place or Time: Museums and Online Learning by William B. Crow
Call Number: AM7 .C77 2009- All Together Now: Museums and Online Collaborative Learning by William B. CrowCall Number: AM7 .C77 2011
Interpretation
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Interpreting Our Heritage by Freeman Tilden
Call Number: SB482.A4 T53 2007Museum Gallery Interpretation and Material Culture by Juliette Fritsch
Call Number: AM7 .M8716 2014