All chapters are in PDF format.

A. Introduction

B. Peer Reviewer Information

• Maintaining Your Information
• Connecting Reviewers and Museums
• Considering a Request for a Visit
• Confidentiality: Your Responsibilities
• Getting Feedback on Your Efforts
• Remaining an Informed Colleague
• FAQ
• MAP: What Is It?
  • Who Is Involved?
• Accreditation: What Is It?
  • Who Is Involved?
• Similarities and Differences: Programs
• Similarities and Differences: Peer Review

C. Conducting a MAP Visit

• Guiding Your Visit
• • Critical Issues Checklists: Introduction
    • Collections Management Assessment
    • Governance Assessment
    • Institutional Assessment
    • Public Dimension Assessment
• Preparing for the Visit
  • Understanding Your Role
  • Travel Arrangements and Logistics
  • Reviewing the Documentation
  • Setting the Agenda
• The Visit
• Writing the Report
• Wrapping Up
• Fulfilling Your Responsibilities

D. Conducting an Accreditation Visit

• Guiding Your Visit
  • Accreditation Criteria & Characteristics: Introduction
  • Eligibility Criteria for Participating in the Accreditation Process
  • A Guide to the Characteristics of an Accreditable Museum
  • The Accreditation Commission’s Expectations Regarding:
    • Mission 
    • Institutional Code of Ethics
    • Delegation of Authority 
    • Institutional Planning
    • Collections Stewardship
    • Governance
• Preparing for the Visit
  • Understanding Your Role
  • Reviewing the Documentation
  • Travel Arrangements and Logistics
  • Setting the Agenda
• The Visit
• Writing the Report
• Wrapping Up
• Fulfilling Your Responsibilities

E. Appendices

• Peer Reviewer Qualifications for Service
• MAP Surveyor Position Description
• Accreditation Visiting Committee Position Description
• Site Visit Expectations
• Peer Reviewer Performance Evaluation Rubric
• Policy on Confidentiality of Evaluation Information
• Policy on Use and Distribution of Evaluation Information
• Policy for Addressing Concerns Regarding Performance
• Policy Regarding Unprofessional Actions by an AAM Peer Reviewer
• Accreditation Commission Guidelines for the Visiting Committee: Conducting Site Visits to Institutions During Times of Transition

F. Resources

G. Glossary