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ICOFOM Study Series, 2015

De la nécessité de repenser la formation Il en va des programmes universitaires comme des exposit... more De la nécessité de repenser la formation Il en va des programmes universitaires comme des expositions permanentes, ils sont rarement remis en question et renouvelés. Heureusement, les unТversТtés canadiennes ont mis en place au cours des dernТères années des mécanТsmes qui les obligent à s'engager tous les dix ans dans un processus d'auto-évaluatТon. Cette politique s'Тmpose d'autant plus que le monde des musées a cСangé en profondeur au cours des deux dernТères décennТes. Ceux qui suivent de près les grandes tendances savent bien que les musées se métamorpСosent parce que le monde se transforme et que ces changements s'accélèrent entraînant des mutations profondes. Avant même d'entreprendre le processus d'auto-évaluatТon du programme conjoint de la maîtrТse en muséologТe de l'UnТversТté du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) et de l'UnТversТté de Montréal (UdeM), nous savions pertinemment que le programme n'étaТt plus en adéquatТon avec la réalТté du monde muséal. Du même souffle, il nous est apparu clair que si nous ne repensions pas rapidement la formation en muséologТe, compte tenu des transformations fondamentales qui bouleversent le monde muséal, les finissants qui sortent de nos unТversТtés ne seraient bТentôt plus adaptés à la réalТté de la pratique professionnelle. Cette crise devant les changements profonds du monde muséal convoque du même souffle des modifications majeures pour les unТversТtés.

Museum Management and Curatorship, 2019

Introduction. The convergence of libraries, archives and museums is an evolving phenomenon that h... more Introduction. The convergence of libraries, archives and museums is an evolving phenomenon that has garnered increased attention in the literature and professional practice over the past decade. To date, little research exists documenting the experiences of these institutions as they engage in different forms of collaboration and convergence. Method. Using a series of on-site, semi-structured interviews of professionals conducted in 2010 and 2011, the study examined initiatives involving different forms of collaboration and convergence, and different stages of the process in two institutions in Canada and three in New Zealand. Analysis. The interviews were audio recorded and a descriptive summary of each interview was prepared. We examined the summaries and identified themes within and across the institutions. Results. Findings suggest the motivations that led to the various projects reflected the discourse, beliefs, and values of the professions at the time the projects took place, and occasionally, administrative expediency. Aspects that emerged from the interviews correlate broadly to six themes: to serve users better; to support scholarly activity; to take advantage of technological developments; to take into account the need for From coexistence to convergence: studying partnerships and collaboration among, librarie... 11/12/2013 http://informationr.net/ir/18-3/paper585.html budgetary and administrative efficiencies; to adapt to an evolving understanding of digital surrogates as objects; and to obtain a holistic view of collections. Benefits have accrued in terms of new perspectives on collections and on ways of seeing the institution, its users and services, in enhanced staff learning, in finding different methods for accomplishing work activities, and in the pragmatic efficiencies of budget reallocation and cost-savings. Conclusion: We conclude with an overview that summarizes the salient findings.

Mediatropes, Jul 23, 2012

There is a moment in a visit to an architectural exhibition when the full measure of architecture... more There is a moment in a visit to an architectural exhibition when the full measure of architecture-the art of building, as the Renaissance architect and theoretician Leon Battista Alberti proclaimed in his fifteenth-century treatise 1reveals itself. This revelation may occur through the conduit of architectural artefacts-sketches and drawings, photographs and plans-as these objects collectively evoke the presence of what, in most instances, is not-and cannot be-included in exhibitionary form: the physical building. On such occasions, images are selected not for their mimetic ability to authenticate architecture, but rather for their capacity to represent interconnected facets of architecture itself: form, detail, scale, texture, relationships, and site.

Curator: The Museum Journal, 2012

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Museum Management and Curatorship, 2013

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The Museum Knowledge Workers for the 21st Century project evaluates the role of technology in the... more The Museum Knowledge Workers for the 21st Century project evaluates the role of technology in the changing museum environment, determines the technological skill set required by museum professionals in the 21st century, considers the curricula of university and college programs in Museum Studies programs in North America, analyzes professional development and continuing education opportunities for museum professionals, and identifies the gap between the skills needed to carry out museum jobs and the technical ...

ICOFOM Study Series, 2015

De la nécessité de repenser la formation Il en va des programmes universitaires comme des exposit... more De la nécessité de repenser la formation Il en va des programmes universitaires comme des expositions permanentes, ils sont rarement remis en question et renouvelés. Heureusement, les unТversТtés canadiennes ont mis en place au cours des dernТères années des mécanТsmes qui les obligent à s'engager tous les dix ans dans un processus d'auto-évaluatТon. Cette politique s'Тmpose d'autant plus que le monde des musées a cСangé en profondeur au cours des deux dernТères décennТes. Ceux qui suivent de près les grandes tendances savent bien que les musées se métamorpСosent parce que le monde se transforme et que ces changements s'accélèrent entraînant des mutations profondes. Avant même d'entreprendre le processus d'auto-évaluatТon du programme conjoint de la maîtrТse en muséologТe de l'UnТversТté du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) et de l'UnТversТté de Montréal (UdeM), nous savions pertinemment que le programme n'étaТt plus en adéquatТon avec la réalТté du monde muséal. Du même souffle, il nous est apparu clair que si nous ne repensions pas rapidement la formation en muséologТe, compte tenu des transformations fondamentales qui bouleversent le monde muséal, les finissants qui sortent de nos unТversТtés ne seraient bТentôt plus adaptés à la réalТté de la pratique professionnelle. Cette crise devant les changements profonds du monde muséal convoque du même souffle des modifications majeures pour les unТversТtés.

Museum Management and Curatorship, 2019

Introduction. The convergence of libraries, archives and museums is an evolving phenomenon that h... more Introduction. The convergence of libraries, archives and museums is an evolving phenomenon that has garnered increased attention in the literature and professional practice over the past decade. To date, little research exists documenting the experiences of these institutions as they engage in different forms of collaboration and convergence. Method. Using a series of on-site, semi-structured interviews of professionals conducted in 2010 and 2011, the study examined initiatives involving different forms of collaboration and convergence, and different stages of the process in two institutions in Canada and three in New Zealand. Analysis. The interviews were audio recorded and a descriptive summary of each interview was prepared. We examined the summaries and identified themes within and across the institutions. Results. Findings suggest the motivations that led to the various projects reflected the discourse, beliefs, and values of the professions at the time the projects took place, and occasionally, administrative expediency. Aspects that emerged from the interviews correlate broadly to six themes: to serve users better; to support scholarly activity; to take advantage of technological developments; to take into account the need for From coexistence to convergence: studying partnerships and collaboration among, librarie... 11/12/2013 http://informationr.net/ir/18-3/paper585.html budgetary and administrative efficiencies; to adapt to an evolving understanding of digital surrogates as objects; and to obtain a holistic view of collections. Benefits have accrued in terms of new perspectives on collections and on ways of seeing the institution, its users and services, in enhanced staff learning, in finding different methods for accomplishing work activities, and in the pragmatic efficiencies of budget reallocation and cost-savings. Conclusion: We conclude with an overview that summarizes the salient findings.

Mediatropes, Jul 23, 2012

There is a moment in a visit to an architectural exhibition when the full measure of architecture... more There is a moment in a visit to an architectural exhibition when the full measure of architecture-the art of building, as the Renaissance architect and theoretician Leon Battista Alberti proclaimed in his fifteenth-century treatise 1reveals itself. This revelation may occur through the conduit of architectural artefacts-sketches and drawings, photographs and plans-as these objects collectively evoke the presence of what, in most instances, is not-and cannot be-included in exhibitionary form: the physical building. On such occasions, images are selected not for their mimetic ability to authenticate architecture, but rather for their capacity to represent interconnected facets of architecture itself: form, detail, scale, texture, relationships, and site.

Curator: The Museum Journal, 2012

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Museum Management and Curatorship, 2013

ABSTRACT

The Museum Knowledge Workers for the 21st Century project evaluates the role of technology in the... more The Museum Knowledge Workers for the 21st Century project evaluates the role of technology in the changing museum environment, determines the technological skill set required by museum professionals in the 21st century, considers the curricula of university and college programs in Museum Studies programs in North America, analyzes professional development and continuing education opportunities for museum professionals, and identifies the gap between the skills needed to carry out museum jobs and the technical ...