University College Museums: Handbook & Directory
Publisher: Gr..ey Hou..se Pub; 2 edition 2011 | 681 Pages | ISBN: 1592376746 | PDF | 6 MB

This study looks at the history, operations, and offerings of 1,736 museums, galleries, libraries, planetariums, observatories, science centers, sculpture gardens, aquariums, botanical gardens, arboretums, herbariums, nature centers, and other museum-like facilities located at 822 universities, colleges, and related organizations. This volume is an update on a similar study of more than 1,100 facilities published in 1996. They represent about 10 percent of the nation's museum world.