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SPECTRUM 4.0 The workflow for the Retrospective documentation procedure as a Visio file

SPECTRUM 4.0 The workflow for the Deaccession and disposal procedure as a Visio file

Participation

Participation Portal Introduction

Make the most of this portal by reading our introduction which will help you navigate, search and browse.

Welcome to the participation portal. Whether you are new to the field or a veteran participation practitioner there should be something here to support your work or develop your interests.

We will be adding to this introduction as the portal develops so check regularly for updates.

We chose it! Connecting collections and communities

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This is a toolkit developed by Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum. The toolkit provides partnership work as cyclical, as a long term investment and not a ‘quick fix’ or tokenism.

Revisiting Collections With Young People and Community Groups

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These guidance notes deal with engaging young people and community groups in the co-interpretation of collections in museums.

The Community Toolbox

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This is a website that provides comprehensive guidance to community partnership professionals who want to conduct research within a community before embarking on a partnership.

Community Engagement: exploring a relational approach to consultation and collaborative practice in Australia

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This journal article argues for a need to differentiate between engagement, consultation and participation. The writers make the point that we have moved beyond tokenism to real involvement and decision making with communities and the article refers to Arnstein's model of citizen participation.

Partnership Perspectives

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Written for community partnerships with higher education campuses, this guide is also a useful training manual on issues such as agreements with communities on mission, values, goals, measurable outcomes, building mutual trust, genuineness, respect, power balances, sharing resources and credit.

Developing partnerships for service-learning. Starting points for community-based organisations

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A short, helpful, referenced guide on service-learning for community organisations. Service-learning is formal teaching combined with a related service in the community.

The Partnership Handbook

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Useful for practitioners who initiate partnerships, rather than being approached for partnership. The sections on what a partnership is not; degrees of involvement; the process; knowledge attitudes and skills required are particularly helpful.

Revisiting Archive Collections: a toolkit for capturing and sharing multiple perspectives on archive collections

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Of these two toolkits one was written for museums and one for archives. They are engagement rather than partnership toolkits with a mention of the importance of user-generated content.

The Partnership Toolkit: Tools for building and sustaining partnerships

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Although written for Canadians, this is a very useful practical guide for smaller and larger organisations entering a partnership. The content is simple, clear and includes useful diagrams on levels of partnerships illustrating mere cooperation to a collaboration and then integration.

Building Equitable Partnerships: Tools and Lessons Learned : A resource for individuals and organisations

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A useful guide on reflective practice with regard to partnership, which can be adapted and applied to any context. The focus is on lessons learned which could be useful for any practitioner as they are self-critical and reflective.

Collections Link

Participation

Participation Portal Introduction

We chose it! Connecting collections and communities

Revisiting Collections With Young People and Community Groups

The Community Toolbox

Community Engagement: exploring a relational approach to consultation and collaborative practice in Australia

Partnership Perspectives

Developing partnerships for service-learning. Starting points for community-based organisations

The Partnership Handbook

Revisiting Archive Collections: a toolkit for capturing and sharing multiple perspectives on archive collections

The Partnership Toolkit: Tools for building and sustaining partnerships

Building Equitable Partnerships: Tools and Lessons Learned : A resource for individuals and organisations

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