Volunteers and interns in institutions

[Paige Myers <pmyers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello.  I would like to know what types of policies or requirements (if any)
exist in your institution regarding the type of work done in the
conservation labs by volunteers or interns.  Do volunteers work on
treatments (supervised or unsupervised) or are they delegated to work on non
treatment projects such as assisting with packing, handling, dressing of
forms/mounts or administrative work.  Also, how do you go about selecting
interns for your labs?  Are there certain criteria ?  Do you actively seek
out universities or programmes for candidates or do the universities contact
your institution?

We are re-evaluating volunteerism and internships in our museum and I would
like to know what others "out there" are doing to keep the conservation work
flowing.  If anyone has any suggestions of universities that I may contact
for information about intern programmes feel free to email me via this list
or privately.  Thank you in advance for any information.

Paige Myers
Textile/Costume Conservator
North Carolina Museum of History
4650 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC  27699-4650
(919) 715-0200  Ext.239
e-mail:  pmyers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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