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Museums, libraries and archives provide a wealth of opportunities for learning, whether as part of a formal structured class visit, informal research or as part of a social visit. The contact with real collections is irreplaceable and often inspirational for adults and children alike.
The Accreditation Resource Directory on Collections Link contains a number of useful resources for planning formal and informal learning, including:
Online resources
- Access and Education (MLA) 2005
Based on original work by Dr Patricia Andrew for the Museums and Galleries Commission (and revised for the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council) series ‘Standards in the museum care of collections', this offers clear and simple guidelines. - Guidelines for establishing, managing and using handling collections and hands on exhibits in museums, galleries and children's centres MLA, 2002. View as a series of Collections Link web pages.
- A number of factsheets from SMC on all aspects of interpretation of museum collections.
- Inspiring Learning for All (ILFA)
A framework developed especially to help museums, libraries and archives define, evaluate and promote learning. There are lots of helpful resources within the website. The Generic Learning Outcomes (GLOs) are particularly useful and there is a bank of questions which are useful for evaluation of learning projects and visitor surveys. - AIM Focus paper, available through AIM website
- Disability portfolio
MLA, 2003/4
Contains 12 booklets giving advice, information and guidance on how best to meet the needs of disabled people as users and staff in museums, archives and libraries. - See it right pack
RNIB, 2000 (Supplier 16 - What's this?)
Contains 12 booklets with practical advice on planning, designing and producing accessible information. - A Guide to Bilingual Design - Welsh Language Board (Supplier 23 - What's this?)
Includes guidance on signage, exhibition material and advertising. Bilingual. - A number of factsheets from SMC on all aspects of interpretation of museum collections
- Space for Learning: A Handbook for Education Spaces in Museums, Heritage Sites and Discovery Centres
A collaborative research project involving a number of key arts and cultural organisations. - The Big Sink: An Investigation into the ideal spaces for creative explorations in schools, galleries and museums. Commissioned by Artworks: Young Artists of the Year Awards, the Clore Duffield Fundation, 2002.
Publications
- Designing exhibitions to include people with disabilities: a practical guide
Gail Nolan, NMS Enterprises Ltd, 1997 (Supplier 15 - What's this?)
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