Ready to Read: Digital Preservation Without Tears
Digital Preservation Without Tears is a useful introduction to digital preservation for archivists by consultant, expert, and author Margot Note
Museum TrendsWatch 2020: Fostering Financial Sustainability
AAM offers 3 steps museums can take toward achieving sustainable finances: paying attention to data, fostering financial literacy, and experimentation
Continuing Professional Education Resources for Special Librarians
Engaging in self-directed continuing professional education is key for staying active and engaged in the special library profession.
40 KM Pitfalls to Avoid: Part 4
Best practices for KM include avoiding 40 common pitfalls; this post is the fourth in a series of common mistakes observed by KM guru Stan Garfield
Museum TrendsWatch 2020: Financial Capital
Museum leaders must focus on financial capital—investments that generate income—and think strategically about how to grow and leverage it.
Museum TrendsWatch 2020: Government Funding
Museum professionals should look at all options for increasing government funding, including advocacy, grant acquisition and innovation; AAM analysis
40 KM Pitfalls to Avoid: Part 2
Best practices for KM include avoiding common pitfalls; this post outlines the second 10 pitfalls observed by knowledge management expert Stan Garfield
Museum TrendsWatch 2020: Charitable Income
The future of museums depends partially on charitable income; shifts in donor behavior must be understood, anticipated and accommodated
Museum TrendsWatch 2020: Earned Income
The future of museums depends on leaders understanding earned income, the impact of shifting markets or events, how it should be adapted or innovated
Museum TrendsWatch 2020: Financial Sustainability Introduction
The future of museums rests on effective financial decisions, which cover earned income, charitable income, government funding, and financial capital
When and How to Ethically Create Museum Term Positions
Museums often lack funding to support permanent employment and turn to temporary staffing; the parameters of this must be ethical
5 Reasons for Starting a KM Program
KM efforts begin for several reasons; initially due to individual people; more enduring reasons include enabling the organization to do things better
Economic Disaster Planning for Museums
Museums are handling the economic impact of the pandemic real time and need to plan and be better prepared for the next disaster to avoid bankruptcy.
The Archival CMS: Building A Business Case
Archival repositories manage valuable, irreplaceable materials; they benefit from automation systems (e.g., an archival CMS) with robust capabilities.
Go Visit a Museum – Doctor’s Orders!
Virtual museum visits still offer health giving benefits including peace and rejuvenation. Museums should consider this for their web presence.
The Tools Needed to Support Remote Museum Staff
Museum leaders must make sure that staff have all the tools needed to work remotely, including a web-based CMS and options for personal connection.
Museums as Places for Democratic Dialogue and Uncomfortable Learning
The future of museums includes encouraging visitors to learn, critically evaluate their views, engage in difficult conversation, democratic dialogue
Prioritize These Remote Museum Projects During Coronavirus—Part 2
Museum workers can focus on strategic museum projects while working remotely; future project preparation, museum management, and museum advocacy.
KM Integration: Part 2; Platform Integration
Integrated KM processes, workflows, platforms, applications, systems, and software are easier for users and delivers improved business results
Prioritize These Remote Museum Projects During Coronavirus—Part 1
Museum workers can focus on digital museum projects while working remotely; digital asset cleanup, digital collections management, and digital strategy
What Does the Millennial Museum Visitor Want?
The future of museums depends upon attracting, engaging and keeping millennial visitors, including as donors. Includes research and strategies.
Do You Know the Millennial Museum Donor?
From 2020 onward millennials will become an increasingly and influential demographic. The future of museums and funding depends on engaging millennials
Analysis of the US Stimulus Package and What’s in it for Museums
The US stimulus package associated with the coronavirus pandemic allocates funds to museums, but it’s insufficient and more must be done
The Numbers on the Millennial Museum Visitor
Millennials comprise the majority of museum visitors yet their numbers for attendance are not as high as they need to be due to economic factors
Is There a Decline in Museum Attendance?
There is little current data to support assertions about trends in museum attendance; urge public agencies to fund current and comprehensive studies