Lab Hour Posting Over and Out

I have already collected lab hour data, but will add to that total any hours you might earn on Tuesday when Carrie and I will be there. Come by if you want or need to participate in de-installation (or if you were given permission to measure or modify a condition report during de-installation). The exhibit closes tomorrow! 

Today we meet in the classroom to discuss your job posts and catalog reviews.

If you haven’t checked SacCT, you should do so later today. The instructions for next week’s NAGPRA-related blog post have been uploaded, as have the worksheet and  instructions for your object research. The Research and Inventory Worksheet  is a fill-able pdf. I will hand out a copy of these in class so we can go over them, but you'll see on SacCT that you have very specific instructions for how to save them. "Once you have completed one for each of your objects, you will save it as “YourName_1" (then_2, _3, _4 and so forth).  The order in which you complete and save your worksheets does not matter.  These file names will later be changed by me or Carrie to reflect the object’s accession number. For now, I need to be able to identify them quickly as yours [for grading purposes] in an electronic folder."  If you don’t have access to Adobe Pro, you should go to one of the campus labs (I have linked to a map under the assignment tab on Blackboard that shows the labs with Adobe Pro). The photocopied images of comparative objects drawn from your scholarly references should be stapled to the relevant hardcopy of the Research and Inventory Worksheet. (The electronically submitted worksheets will not have these appended.) Remember, there will need to be three of these for each of your objects (one from each of the scholarly sources you cite).  If you are researching five objects, you’ll have a total of 15 images. Each must be marked with an abbreviated source citation).  Please don’t hesitate to ask/email me if you need help with anything related to the research assignment. I have many catalogs in my personal collection and am more than happy to also help you try to locate other sources. If you get started now, you’ll have plenty of time to request inter-library loans. Every second you spend on object research counts toward lab hours. Please don't leave this to the last minute.

Friday Hours

I will be in the museum tomorrow from 10:30-1:30 and then 2:30-5 or so. In the morning, I may have to be working on another project (in the museum) but will be there to let you in and help you find material you need, etc. I have printed out all of the Colonial Milieu team's labels. Those need to be mounted on mat board and trimmed with the paper cutter. I have a few more images on foam core that need trimming (for PL, CM and FC) and will finish those first thing in the morning. If you plan to come by in the morning, please let me know.