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This Concept Map, created with IHMC CmapTools, has information related to: 2013 Session on planning, Planning for preservation is critical for success opportunities o African American museum in Iowa used interns to do documentation to facilitate planning (Nancy) This was useful in event of 2008 floods; help set priorities o In today’s economic climate, people want to build their resumes, so there are more people looking for internships; put together pieces with help of these interns (Jeanne) – if you know what you want them to do, share with them a vision, they can get a lot done. Volunteers need to understand the focus of the institution, Each preservation situation requires dynamic management Cons If you don’t do planning, difficult to get funding, Planning for preservation is critical for success caveats Need to be sure to continually reassess, Planning for preservation is critical for success challenges caught up in day-to-day schedule, how do you begin planning?, Planning for preservation is critical for success and/or Each preservation situation requires dynamic management, Emergency response planning is good but need Hands on experience with wet books to understand how to deal with them, Planning for preservation is critical for success Cons Need support from institution, Planning for preservation is critical for success caveats Planning sucks out urgency/delight/concern need an emotional narrative to a complete plan need to identify serious risks, Each preservation situation requires dynamic management Pros Needs assessments and preservation plans are not necessarily done through a scientific process. They are more based on a mix of ratings and instinctual feelings, Each preservation situation requires dynamic management Regarding both Need flexibility, Planning for preservation is critical for success Cons Planning needs to be right for the scale of the organization – cannot be too detailed for application in very large organization, Each has its place depends on Situation, caught up in day-to-day schedule, how do you begin planning? o African American museum in Iowa used interns to do documentation to facilitate planning (Nancy) This was useful in event of 2008 floods; help set priorities o In today’s economic climate, people want to build their resumes, so there are more people looking for internships; put together pieces with help of these interns (Jeanne) – if you know what you want them to do, share with them a vision, they can get a lot done. Volunteers need to understand the focus of the institution, Planning for preservation is critical for success opportunities • Tools – there are some checklists (Kristen) o In Canada, some rural museums the number 1 risk is theft, not RH, etc. (Kristen) o Risk assessment is often carried in the head [tacit], and planning is just getting it on paper (Kristen) o Simpler tools are needed in addition to charts (Nancy) There are lots of simple tools (Jeanne, Kristen) o Principles are there, Planning for preservation is critical for success Cons Conservators are fixer-upper's not managers, Planning for preservation is critical for success Pros Helps managers and actors have common understanding, Planning for preservation is critical for success Regarding both Need flexibility, Each preservation situation requires dynamic management Regarding both Each has its place, Planning for preservation is critical for success challenges just automating for a small institution can be a huge challenge. Many of the tools assume expertise., Planning for preservation is critical for success Cons Plans may have more symbolic than instrumental value