Museum

Studies

Bibliographies

            Museological literature is often

under-utilized and difficult to locate

because published works appear in diverse

disciplines and are not indexed by one

source.  To promote information sharing

• 25 years of articles from the
  Journal of Museum Education
  (JME) and its predecessor
  Roundtable Reports;
  

• 25 years of articles from the
  American Law Institute-
  American Bar Association
  Course of study: Legal
  Problems of Museum
  Administration (ALI-ABA);




• Over 1,000 citations to theses
  and dissertations written about 
  museological issues in
  universities throughout the
  world;
  

• Six years of audiotapes of the
  American Association of
  Museums (AAM) Annual
  Meetings sessions.

and inform decision-making, the 

Smithsonian created and maintains the

Museum Studies Bibliographies.  The

bibliography is an on-line, research tool

containing citations on a range of topics

including museum role and function, their

history and philosophy, and their nature

and structure.  All data is in English.  You

can search by keyword, Library of 

Congress subject headings, author and

 title.

The database is accessible from:               
www.siris.si.edu

At the opening screen, select 'Specialized

Bibliographies' then under 'Optional choices

for keyword searches 'select'