Collections Where What How Who and Why SHSU
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Collections Where, What, How, Who, and Why? SHSU LS 5375. 03/ Summer I 2011/ Chris Margocs
Where? Where do we find collections? ØMuseums ØLibraries ØGrandma’s attic ØUnder your bed SHSU LS 5375. 03/ Summer I 2011/ Chris Margocs
What is in a collection? ØBooks ØVideos ØArt ØPapers ØPhotos ØPokemon ØSilly cards Bands ØRealia SHSU LS 5375. 03/ Summer I 2011/ Chris Margocs
What are some descriptions of a good collection? ØInteresting items ØAll the items connected somehow ØOnly one or two of the same exact item ØSentimental, monetary or historical value SHSU LS 5375. 03/ Summer I 2011/ Chris Margocs
How do collections get to those places we talked about before? ØBought ØDonated ØSearched and found Click here for an article on collecting SHSU LS 5375. 03/ Summer I 2011/ Chris Margocs
Who does the work of collecting/ caring for collections in libraries and museums? ØCurators ØArchaeologists ØAnthropologists ØLibrarians ØConservators SHSU LS 5375. 03/ Summer I 2011/ Chris Margocs
Why do we have collections? Ø They make us happy. Ø They connect us to our family and culture. Ø They teach us something. Ø They have either monetary or historical value. SHSU LS 5375. 03/ Summer I 2011/ Chris Margocs
Here are some books on collecting you may enjoy: SHSU LS 5375. 03/ Summer I 2011/ Chris Margocs
Sources ØPhotos of RROC Library, Florence Public Library, Texas Rangers Hall of Fame/ Museum (all slide 2), and collections (slide 4) taken by Chris Margocs. ØImage of Indiana Jones downloaded from official website: http: //www. indianajones. com/site/index. html ØImages of book covers from www. Amazon. com ØAll other clip art from Microsoft Clip. Art files. ØDefinitions from the following: Curator-- http: //careers. stateuniversity. com/pages/548/Museum. Curator. html Archaeologist-- http: //www. princetonreview. com/Careers. aspx? cid=10 Anthropologist-- http: //www. thefreedictionary. com/anthropologist Conservator-- www. dictionary. com Realia-- www. Merriam-webster. com ØFor additional information on this presentation, contact Chris Margocs at cmargocs@sbcglobal. net for accompanying document entitled “Children, Collecting, and Collections”. SHSU LS 5375. 03/ Summer I 2011/ Chris Margocs
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