[MCN-L] ARCS Update Issue 11 Books by ARCS Members & Socials Reminder

[ARCS ARCS]

*Books by ARCS Members*

If you haven’t already picked up these books from ARCS members, now is the
time.

Brent Powell’s  Collection Care: An Illustrated Handbook for the Care and
Handling of Cultural Objects provides a solid overview of basic collection
care procedures and policies.  It’s available in both hard copy and E-book
format.

Visit the publisher’s website
http://rowman.com/ISBN/9781442238817/Collection-Care-An-Illustrated-Handbook-for-the-Care-and-Handling-of-Cultural-Objects
and use the promo code 4F15CCBP20 to save 20% off list price.  This
discounts is only available until June 30, 2016 so act now.  For more
information, please contact Brent at brent.pow...@ymail.com.

Angela Kipp’s book Managing Previously Unmanaged Collections – A Practical
Guide for Museums is also available in hard copy and E-book format and is a
step-by-step guide to managing previously unmanaged collections, as well as
a tool for those who have to tackle backlog, accession a large collection
or make sense of chaotic collection management practices inherited from a
predecessor.

Visit the publisher’s website
http://rowman.com/ISBN/9781442263475/Managing-Previously-Unmanaged-Collections-A-Practical-Guide-for-Museums
and use the promo codeRLFANDF30 to save 30% off the list price until
December 31, 2016.  *This discount is only available to US customers.

*Reminder – ARCS Socials*

A quick reminder of the ARCS Socials coming up, in Philadelphia on June
24th and in the Hudson Valley on July 31st.

To RSVP:

ARCS Philadelphia Social -
http://www.arcsinfo.org/news-events/event/193/1/arcs-social-philadelphia-pa
ARCS Hudson Valley Social -
http://www.arcsinfo.org/news-events/event/192/1/arcs-social-hudson-valley-ny

And remember to choose the event you wish to attend from the drop down menu
at the bottom of the RSVP page.
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[MCN-L] Job Opportunity: Collections Database Manager at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston)

[Stacey Brown]

Hello All,

The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is in an exciting digital phase and is
embarking on a major Access to Collections digitization project funded
through a grant from the National Endowment for Humanities (NEH). The
Collections
Database Manager is a foundational position that will play a critical role
in establishing an authoritative center for digital asset management across
the Museum.

This is a full time position funded for three years, with the possibility
of extension.

The complete position description and application instructions can be found
here: https://isgm.applicantpro.com/jobs/416615.html

Please share with those you know who may be interested.

Thank you,
Stacey

*STACEY BROWN*
DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES
TEL 617 278 5137

ISABELLA STEWART GARDNER MUSEUM
25 EVANS WAY, BOSTON MA 02115
GARDNERMUSEUM.ORG
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[MCN-L] Imaging SIG: AHFAP Museum Photography Conference - Call for papers

[Tony Harris]

apologies for cross posting

The Association for Historical and Fine Art Photography (AHFAP) will be holding 
its 2016 Conference on 10 November at the Imperial War Museum, London. This 
year we are issuing a broad and wide-ranging call for papers, encompassing all 
aspects of cultural heritage photography and related sectors. We would welcome 
papers on your projects, stories, and cross-sector subjects.

It is planned that the timetable can accommodate papers of 15-, 30- and 45- 
minute durations. Please submit your proposals to i...@ahfap.org.uk 
 by 7 August 2016. For further information on the 
venue, speaker facilities and presentation requirements please contact AHFAP 
Events Officer Denise King, via denise.k...@ng-london.org.uk 


For further information and to book a place at the conference see 
http://www.ahfap.org.uk/conferences/2016-conference/ 


Tony Harris
AHFAP Chair

Twitter: @AHFAP 
Website: www.AHFAP.org.uk

JISCmail: www.jiscmail.ac.uk/AHFAP



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