Resource Kit

Resource Submission

Have a resource you would like to submit for our Resource Kit? Submit using the form below: 

ARCS Website Resource Submission Form

*Please note: All resources submitted will be reviewed by the Professional Development Task Force prior to posting. 


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  1. Active Members of ARCS should sign into their account before accessing our Resource Kit to ensure they have full access to all of our resources. 
  2. To filter our resources by Subject select one of the primary subject areas above.  
  3. If you would prefer to filter our resources by Type, or narrow down your selected Subject area by Type, select the type of resource you would like to view. 
  4. Resources can also be filtered by Resource Tags which are located on the right hand side of the screen. 

Please note: While selecting the desired facet(s), the list of options narrows down in real time based on the matches that contain all selected choices.


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From Here to There Museum Standards for Object Handling
November 22, 2012
A trailer of the 2012 museum object-handling video that instructs and reinforces proper techniques for museum professionals.
Moving the U-505 by Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago
March 31, 2009
Take a look at how the U505 submarine at the Field Museum was moved from the back lot to the new indoor site.
Safe Handling Practices for Chinese Hanging Scrolls
November 9, 2010
Conservators at the Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art demonstrate safe handling practices for Chinese hanging scrolls.
Safe Handling Practices for Japanese Folding Screens
November 9, 2010
Conservators at the Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art demonstrate safe handling practices for Japanese folding screens.
Online Museum Training - Photographing Collection Items
June 29, 2012
This video by Museums Australia Victoria demonstrates ways in which you can use basic equipment to photograph your collection items for documentation and digitization purposes.
Chicago Adventure, Part Two: Catalogue Dialogue
May 29, 2013
Watch Emily Graslie from the popular Brain Scoop series view the storage and cataloguing methods at The Field Museum.
The Gem Room
May 29, 2013
Emily Graslie from the popular Brain Scoop series opens the vaults and unveils some of the shinier secrets from the Field Museum's geology collection.
The Spririt Collection
January 29, 2013
Emily Graslie from the popular Brain Scoop series explores the oft forgotten wet specimen collection at the University of Montana in Missoula.
Horror Collection at the National Media Museum
May 30, 2012
Curator Toni Booth introduces the Hammer Horror Collection and various methods of storage at the National Media Museum in Bradford.
Secret Museum: Inside the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum's Collection
February 11, 2013
Take a tour inside the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum's collection to view storage of the natural history collection and maritime artifacts.
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