{"product_id":"things-great-and-small-collection-management-policies-paperback","title":"Things Great and Small: Collection Management Policies - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn E. Simmons\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe third edition of \u003ci\u003eThings Great and Small\u003c\/i\u003e continues to be a comprehensive resource for developing, implementing, and revising collection management policies and includes new information for addressing prolonged or permanent closure of museums, wider parameters for collection storage environments, and sustainable collection management practices.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn E. Simmons (BA, Systematics \u0026amp; Ecology; MA, Museum Studies) has worked in museums for more than 50 years. He began his career as a zoo keeper before becoming collections manager at the California Academy of Sciences and later at the Natural History Museum at the University of Kansas, where he also served as Director of the Museum Studies Program until 2007. He is the recipient of the Superior Voluntary Service Award from the American Association of Museums (2001), the Chancellor's Award for Outstanding Mentoring of Graduate Students from the University of Kansas (2005), the Carolyn L. Rose Award for Outstanding Commitment to Natural History Collections and Management from the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (2011), the Dudley-Wilkinson Award of Distinction from the Registrars Committee of the American Alliance of Museums (2016), and the Spiritus Award for Excellence in Service and Management of Herpetological and Ichthyological Collections from American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (2019). John has published more than 150 papers and several books, including \u003ci\u003eCuidado, Manejo y Conservación de las Colecciones Biológicas \u003c\/i\u003e(2005, with Yaneth Munoz-Saba), \u003ci\u003e Fluid Preservation: A Comprehensive Reference \u003c\/i\u003e(2014), \u003ci\u003e Foundations of Museum Studies: Evolving Systems of Knowledge \u003c\/i\u003e(2014, with Kiersten Latham), \u003ci\u003eHerpetological Collecting and Collections Management\u003c\/i\u003e (3rd edition, 2015), \u003ci\u003eMuseums: A History\u003c\/i\u003e (2016), \u003ci\u003eThings Great and Small: Collections Management Policies\u003c\/i\u003e (2nd edition, 2017), the chapter on \"Collections Management: History, Theory, and Practice\" in \u003ci\u003eThe International Handbook of Museum Studies\u003c\/i\u003e (2015), \u003ci\u003eBest Practices in the Preservation and Management of Fluid-Preserved Biological Collections\u003c\/i\u003e (with Dirk Neumann, Julian Carter, and Oliver Crimmen), and he edited the 6th edition of \u003ci\u003eMuseum Registration Methods\u003c\/i\u003e in 2020 (with Toni Kiser). John's research interests include the conservation of natural history and anatomical specimens, the history of museums, and the development of sustainable collections management practices. John currently runs Museologica museum consulting and teaches museology workshops and university classes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 312\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 11 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 23, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51750134972704,"sku":"9781538183786","price":93.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/12d9478b930c820add6e800935a82fc6_d0822cee-0fa6-4c94-ad44-537ced72dbb7.webp?v=1779943952","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/things-great-and-small-collection-management-policies-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}