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The most informative and authoritative professional literature on every aspect of museum operations. 

Human Resources

Contracted Services

This section has information about choosing a consultant, contracted services by type, contracts, employees vs. independent contractors, finding a consultant and request for proposals.

• Choosing a Consultant
• Position Types
• Contracts and Request for Proposal (RFP)

Directors

This section addresses employment contracts, director evaluation and transitions.

• Evaluation
• Transition

Employment Law

This section has links to the full text of relevant legislation and information about compliance.

Interns

This section has information about designing an internship program, recruitment, selection and supervision.

Personnel Policy Issues

This section has resources on benefits, compensation, diversity, grievance, harassment, performance management, personnel records and privacy and separation.

• Benefits
• Compensation
• Diversity
• Grievance
• Harassment
• Performance Management
  • Disciplinary Action
• Personnel Records and Privacy
• Separation (Employer)

Position Descriptions (Staff)

This section has information about job analysis and position descriptions.

Promoting Effectiveness

This section provides resources on leadership, management skills and team building.

• Team Building
• Leadership
• Management Skills

Recruitment, Selection and Orientation (Staff)

This section addresses background checks, interviews, job offers, orientation, recruitment and resumes.

• Background Check
• Interviews
• Orientation (Staff)
• Recruitment (Staff)

Volunteers

This section reviews orientation and training; performance management; policy development; position description development; recruitment; screening, interviewing and placement; and volunteer program management.

• Legal Issues
• Position Descriptions (Volunteers)
• Recruitment, Selection and Orientation (Volunteers)
• Recognition
• Separation (Volunteers)
• Volunteer Program Management

Staff Structure

This section deals with organizational structuring, strategic structuring and organizational charts.