CALL FOR PAPERS: FOR LOVE OR MONEY - THE STATE OF MUSEUM SALARIES
Edited by Dawn A Salerno, Mark S Gold and Kristina Durocher

We invite international submissions for our forthcoming book, For Love or
Money: The State of Museum Salaries, which we'll be publishing next year
(2019). Proposals should be submitted by Monday 17 December 2018. Please
feel free to forward this information to colleagues who may have a special
interest in this important subject.

A copy of the full Call for Papers may be viewed and downloaded from:
http://bit.ly/FLoMMS

The museum profession suffers from systemic under-compensation and pay
inequality. This book will examine both the causes of this situation and
its resulting effect on staff, institutions, and the profession. It will
also propose strategies for remedying the problem. It will:

* identify internal and external factors that suppress wages;
* consider the impact of the present practices and paradigms on the field
as a whole;
* articulate the benefits that fair and equitable compensation would
achieve;
* develop solutions to address wage inequity with the goal of strengthening
our institutions, allowing committed museum staff to advance in careers
that are financially and personally rewarding.

Many museum professionals feel under-appreciated, some to the point of
leaving for positions outside of museums. The employers, led ultimately by
museum boards or local government entities, are faced with the challenge of
balancing a budget and, as a solution, often relegate staff salaries and
salary increases to the lowest priority. The result is a field in which
salaries for highly qualified people remain low, staff size is as lean as
it can be to sustain basic services, and employees are asked to do more for
less, leading to high rates of staff turnover and impairment of the ability
to realise important goals of diversity.

Staff departures and turnover cost museums in productivity, quality and
morale. Yet the prioritisation of investment in the museum visitor, by way
of quality museum programs and capital projects, is rarely questioned. But
what if, in this environment of low salaries and high staff turnover, the
quality of the museum experience was at risk, causing a downward spiral in
attendance and revenue? The benefits of employee longevity, loyalty, and
productivity are lost, and the goal of diversity becomes harder to achieve.

SUBMISSIONS
This publication will consist of essays which explore these issues by
bringing together research, analysis, case studies, commentary, and
advocacy from a range of perspectives. We particularly welcome submissions
based on practical experience (successful or otherwise) of initiatives and
plans to address salary and wage inequality issues.

For issues of particular interest please see: http://bit.ly/FLoMMS

SUBMITTING A PROPOSAL
If you are interested in being considered as a contributor, please submit a
proposal and a short biography (in Microsoft Word format). Proposals should
be 500-700 words in length and biographies 100-300 words. Please include a
working title for your proposed chapter.

You can propose to submit a chapter, a case study, or a thought or advocacy
piece. Chapters will be 4000-6000 words in length. Case studies will be
1000-2000 words. Thought or advocacy pieces will be 1000-3000 words. The
inclusion of images is encouraged. Please prepare your proposal with these
parameters in mind. The work should not have been published elsewhere. All
contributions must be submitted in English - translation services will not
be provided.

The deadline for proposals is 17 December 2018. Please email your proposal
to both the editors [flomedit...@gmail.com] and the publishers [
flompublis...@museumsetc.com]. Any queries in advance of submission should
be sent to the editors.

For Love or Money: The State of Museum Salaries will be published by
MuseumsEtc in print and digital editions. Contributors will receive a
complimentary copy of the publication and a discount on more.

KEY DATES
PROPOSALS DUE:  17 DECEMBER 2018
CONTRIBUTORS NOTIFIED:  21 JANUARY 2019
COMPLETED PAPERS DUE:  12 APRIL 2019

Graeme Farnell
Publisher, MuseumsEtc

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