5 Steps to Museum Volunteer Project Success
Whenever your volunteer project season may begin, it’s important to make sure you set your volunteers up for success.
Whenever your volunteer project season may begin, it’s important to make sure you set your volunteers up for success.
Museum Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion (DEAI) practices are gaining momentum within the museum field.
Archival organizations can pursue digital archives partnerships outside their institutions; it’s a practical way to make collections accessible
Evaluating archival workflows and procedures whether operational or project-based is essential to running an efficient archives or archival repository
KM and learning require systems that support collaboration (tacit knowledge transfer) and document and codify knowledge (transfer from systems to people).
Museums should develop strategies addressing trends outlined in the CFM TrendsWatch report including Homelessness, Blockchain, Self-Care, and Trust.
Best practices for archival projects include controlling, going beyond monitoring to take corrective action; successful archival project managers do this.
Lucidea webinar on Hewlett-Packard’s KM program presented by Stan Garfield with secrets to knowledge capture and reuse of tactics for ensuring participation.
Museums should develop strategies addressing trends outlined in the CFM TrendsWatch report including Decolonization, Blockchain, Self-Care, and Trust.
Networking at conferences is intimidating, but tips from special librarian and consultant Stephen Abram, help you enjoy and learn from the experience.
Communities of Practice (COPs) are integral to KM program success; upcoming Lucidea webinar presented by Stan Garfield provides primer
Museums should develop strategies addressing trends outlined in the CFM TrendsWatch report including Decolonization, Blockchain, Self-Care, and Trust.
Changes during archival projects are inevitable, but archives project managers should plan and monitor in order to minimize negative impacts of change.
Museums should build strategies that address trends outlined in the CFM TrendsWatch report including Decolonization, Homelessness, Self-Care, and Trust.
Archival project managers can learn to negotiate and review contracts for services and products associated with archival projects.
Museum strategy should address trends affecting museums outlined in the CFM TrendsWatch report including Trust, Decolonization, Homelessness, Self-Care.
Stephen Abram ponders knowledge management and special librarians, with strategies that facilitate growth of ideas and better decision quality.
An archival project should not exceed authorized expenditures. Project managers must consider valid costs and payment approaches, and gauge flexibility.
Knowledge management solutions should integrate with an organization’s existing systems and work seamlessly with the current IT infrastructure.
Knowledge management best practices include methodologies collected by KM expert Stan Garfield in his book Proven Practices for Promoting a KM Program.
Selling KM is a journey; getting buy-in is an ongoing knowledge management best practice permanent process requiring a continuous improvement strategy.
Museum sustainability strategies secure the future of the museum; digital projects rely on sustainability planning as they are long term and expensive.
Museum collaboration is essential; it’s often the way to save money or increase funding while developing digital projects, traveling exhibits, etc.
Knowledge managers must engage key leaders to help sell, implement and support a KM implementation. Seek out influencers and request their help.
A successful museum strategy has 3 main components: operational, funding, digital. Departmental decisions are aligned with museum strategy as a whole.