RSS 1.0University Museums and Collections Journal 3/2010
Recent Submissions
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2011-02-10Teil eines PeriodikumsPutting University Collections to Work in Teaching and Research Proceedings of the 9th Conference of the International Committee of ICOM for University Museums and Collections (UMAC), Berkeley, USA, 10th–13th September 2009
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2011-02-17ZeitschriftenartikelSequel – An artistic collaboration between the Slade School of Fine Art and UCL Museums & Collections Students of the UCL Slade School of Fine Art made new work in response to old works in the UCL Art Collections for on-line and physical exhibition in the first half of 2009. This was the first collaboration of this sort ...
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2011-02-17ZeitschriftenartikelHeritage in hospitals: Using museum objects to teach communications skills Museum objects can be used to inspire a wide variety of teaching and learning. This paper discusses how museum objects can be used to teach communications skills to medical students as part of a project investigating the ...
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2011-02-17ZeitschriftenartikelPractical concerns when implementing object-based teaching in higher education The first rule of business is “know your customer”. This essay focuses on the user’s perspective: what do tutors need to make OBL an attractive proposition? It dissects three customer needs: the need for engagement, ...
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2011-02-17ZeitschriftenartikelObject handling in the archaeology classroom – Strategies for success Direct encounters with archaeological materials are an effective way to teach the practical side of the discipline while developing transferable skills such as observation, deductive reasoning, critical analysis and group ...
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2011-02-17ZeitschriftenartikelThe role of object-based learning in transferable skills development This paper considers how object-based learning (OBL) can be used to complement reflective skills development systems, which are commonplace in UK universities. It describes how some UCL students had difficulty understanding ...
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2011-02-17ZeitschriftenartikelLearning from university museums and collections in higher education: University College London (UCL) Object-based learning (OBL), drawing on the rich resources of university museums and collections, offers a way of leaping lightly over knowledge hurdles. At UCL, over 100 course units include OBL, translating into 2,500 ...
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2011-02-17ZeitschriftenartikelObject-based learning in higher education: The pedagogical power of museums Following a special conference focused on object-based learning in higher education at University College London (UCL), this paper provides the overview for a series of subsequent papers which explore the value of object-based ...
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2011-02-17ZeitschriftenartikelThe Museum Collections of Craft Teacher Training. Cultural heritage serving education and research Craft science only got its name in the early 1990s. Its field of research combines science, art and technology. The Collections of Craft Teacher Training in the Helsinki University Museum present the link between tradition ...
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2011-02-17ZeitschriftenartikelThe exhibition of scientific principles: a case study from the Biological Sciences Museum at Macquarie University The educational role of museums requires that exhibition practice be informed by sound scholarship. In a university science museum, exhibitions should deploy objects and use space in a way that exemplifies the scientific ...
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2011-02-16ZeitschriftenartikelDocumentation and digitalization of the Museum of Criminology of the University of Athens The Museum of Criminology is located within the premises of the Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology of the Medical School of Athens University. This museum provides a concise picture of the criminal actions ...
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2011-02-16ZeitschriftenartikelVisitor profiling for, and promotion of the biological and earth sciences museums, Macquarie University In 2007 Macquarie University undertook a significant restructure. It was anticipated that this would impact on the viability of the programs and resources of campus museums. The changes to university management practices ...
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2011-02-16ZeitschriftenartikelReorganizing a 20th century cabinet of curiosities into a museum for the 21st century This paper describes the life of a university museum that was born in the 1980s and transformed in the 21st century. Over a period of 25 years Professor Reverte collected more than 3700 objects and set up an authentic ...
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2011-02-16ZeitschriftenartikelMendel Museum, the first university museum in the Czech Republic – Short excursion to the history of university museums in the Czech Republic Mendel Museum has been a part of Masaryk University since 2007 and is the first comprehensive university museum in the modern history of the Czech Republic. It aims to promote the legacy of Gregor Johann Mendel, the ...
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2011-02-16ZeitschriftenartikelThe use of collections in research and teaching at the Museum of Texas Tech University Texas Tech University, located in Lubbock, Texas, is a multi-disciplinary institution conducting research and offering degrees in a multitude of academic, technological, and vocational fields. The museum supports the ...
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2011-02-16ZeitschriftenartikelFrom anatomy to zoology: Results on the history of university collections based on trans-disciplinary research The majority of research projects on the history of university collections are focused on a single collection or on collections of one discipline. Trans-disciplinary studies, however, despite opening up a different and ...
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2011-02-16ZeitschriftenartikelOld bones, digital narratives: Investigating the Peter B. Cornwall Collection in the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum A joint team of archaeologists from the University of California, Berkeley and Sonoma State University are examining a collection of artifacts and skeletal material excavated by Peter B. Cornwall in Bahrain and eastern ...
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2011-02-11ZeitschriftenartikelSupporting interdisciplinary teaching and research with the Museum of Anthropology’s Online Artifact Database We present a case study of how the Museum of Anthropology at Wake Forest University developed and implemented a database system and online information service to promote and preserve its collections and make information ...
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2011-02-11ZeitschriftenartikelSaving our contemporary scientific and technical heritage with a safeguarding methodology Science and technology have never known such advances as in the last 60 years. Consequently, the ideas and objects from the people that have made the events and milestones of scientific evolution in their university research ...
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2011-02-11ZeitschriftenartikelOnline collaboration and knowledge dissemination for university collections Universities and university museums are faced with numerous challenges regarding access to their collections for diverse user communities. In today’s electronic age, a new model has emerged for granting online access to ...
