The Cultural Resource Mangement Program at the University of Victoria on southern Vancouver
Island, is offering an eight-day immersion course for people involved in the development and
management of natural history collections. This course can be taken on either a credit or
non-credit basis. Please let us know if you'd like to receive further information or registration
materials.

MANAGING NATURAL HISTORY COLLECTIONS
The diverse, complex, often delicate nature of natural history collections and the increasingly vital
roles they play in environmental research and public education create special challenges for
collections managers and curators. This course explores current principles and practices in the
management of natural history collections, and discusses the impacts of new technologies,
diminished resources, and pressures for increased accountability, relevance, and access. You will
strengthen your ability to develop and manage natural history collections by exploring and
analyzing:
     -the roles and nature of natural history collections in both specialized and general
museums 
     -their relevance to institutional mission
     -the expectations of internal and external users
     -policy and management frameworks 
     -documentation requirements
     -systems of organization and information management
     -implementation and evaluation strategies
     -preparation and preservation requirements
     -approaches to interpretation and exhibition

Instructor: Dr. Paisley Cato is a specialist in the development, management and care of natural
history collections, and is co-author of Developing Staff Resources for Managing Collections.,
published by the Virginia Museum of Natural History with assistance by the Canadian Museum of
Nature.

Dates: November 12 - 21, 1997

Please register by: October 17

Fee: $589 (Canadian funds)

Travel: Victoria is easily accessible by air or by ferry from either Seattle, WA or Vancouver, BC

Accommodation: available on-campus at approximately $75 per night, including breakfast; or in
nearby B & B accommodation.



For further information, please contact:

Joy Davis, Program Director
Cultural Resource Management Program
Division of Continuing Studies
University of Victoria
PO Box 3030
Victoria, BC, Canada   V8W 3N6
(250) 721 8462
(250) 721 8774
joydavis@uvcs.uvic.ca