Curators

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1. 01Establish specifications for reproductions and oversee their manufacture or select items from commercially available replica sources.
2. 02Develop and maintain an institution's registration, cataloging, and basic record-keeping systems, using computer databases.
3. 03Plan and conduct special research projects in area of interest or expertise.
4. 04Provide information from the institution's holdings to other curators and to the public.
5. 05Negotiate and authorize purchase, sale, exchange, or loan of collections.
6. 06Plan and organize the acquisition, storage, and exhibition of collections and related materials, including the selection of exhibition themes and designs, and develop or install exhibit materials.
7. 07Inspect premises to assess the need for repairs and to ensure that climate and pest control issues are addressed.
8. 08Write and review grant proposals, journal articles, institutional reports, and publicity materials.
9. 09Design, organize, or conduct tours, workshops, and instructional or educational sessions to acquaint individuals with an institution's facilities and materials.
10. 10Attend meetings, conventions, and civic events to promote use of institution's services, to seek financing, and to maintain community alliances.
11. 11Train and supervise curatorial, fiscal, technical, research, and clerical staff, as well as volunteers or interns.
12. 12Confer with the board of directors to formulate and interpret policies, to determine budget requirements, and to plan overall operations.

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