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At the following link, you will find the staff
organization chart for Pittsburgh's original Buhl
Planetarium and Institute of Popular Science
[1939-1991], as of 1983 February 28:

<
http://buhlplanetarium.tripod.com/BuhlAidesbook1983p2.JPG
>

gaw 

--- Christine Castle <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 13:13:25 -0400 
From: "Christine Castle" <[log in to unmask]> 
Subject: Organization of staff and volunteers in
science centers 
To: [log in to unmask]
 
> April 7, 2006
> Organization of education staff and volunteers in
> science centers 
> 
> Hello,
> I am writing a piece on education staff and
> volunteers in science
> centers and am interested in (1)the place of
> education within your
> institution's organizational chart and (2) how the
> education department
> (or the department by whatever name that oversees
> education) is
> structured. Either a copy of your organizational
> chart or a simple list
> would be most appreciated. If the information is
> available online,
> please just send the URL.
> 
> I am familiar with the material on planning for
> museum human resources
> (staff and volunteers) overall and have searched the
> isen-astc-l
> archives. I did find a couple of examples but the
> info I am looking for
> is pretty specific. See below for more information. 
> 
> Thank you for any help you may be able to offer! I
> will be happy to
> share a brief summary of my findings with the list.
> 
> Cheers,
> Chris
> 
> M. Christine Castle, Ph.D.
> Consultant and Educator
> Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8P2X6
> 905-521-4847
> [log in to unmask]  
> 
> For example, in a smaller institution, your
> organizational chart might
> look like this:
> FULL TIME EMPLOYEES:
> Executive Director
> Development Director
> Education Director
> Museum Educator
> Director of Operations (vacant)
> 
> PART TIME EMPLOYEES:
> Operation Manager
> Floor Manager
> Contract Teachers*
> 
> In a larger institution, there might be 
> (1) an overall org chart:
> Corporate Services
> Collection Services
> Conservation
> (and so on)
> Community Services (encompasses museum education)
> (and so on)
> Human Resources
> 
> (2)Org charts for each department 
> Community Services
> - Manager
> - Supervisor, Guest Services
> - Supervisor, Rentals & Events
> - Asst. Manager, Educational Programming
> - Public Programs Coordinator
> - School Programs Coordinator
> - Contract teachers
> 
> Human Resources
> - Volunteer Coordinator - Volunteers

gaw

Glenn A. Walsh
Electronic Mail - < [log in to unmask] >
NEWS - Astronomy, Space, Science:
< http://buhlplanetarium.tripod.com/#news >
Author of History Web Sites on the Internet --
* Buhl Planetarium, Pittsburgh: 
  < http://www.planetarium.cc > 
* Adler Planetarium, Chicago: 
  < http://adlerplanetarium.tripod.com >
* Astronomer & Optician John A. Brashear: 
  < http://johnbrashear.tripod.com > 
* Andrew Carnegie & Carnegie Libraries: 
  < http://www.andrewcarnegie.cc > 
* Duquesne Incline cable-car railway, Pittsburgh: 
  < http://www.incline.cc >

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