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Pittsburgh's original Buhl Planetarium and Institute
of Popular Science operated a planetarium,
observatory, and science center/museum in a 40,000
square-foot building, with about 30 full-time
employees [plus many part-time employees and
volunteers] from 1939 to 1991.
> 1) Do you employ a security guard on site
During the evening laser-light concerts in the
original Buhl Planetarium [Thursday through Sunday
evenings] we employed a "special-detail" [i.e. special
contract] Pittsburgh Police Officer. Otherwise, we did
not employ special security staff.
> 2) Do you employ a "floor supervisor", someone who
> opens and
> closes the facility, turns on the exhibits/lights,
> and walks the floor
> throughout the day to identify any facility/exhibit
> problems as they
> occur and also to direct & assist patrons.
A Floor Supervisor is exactly the title of the person
responsible for the building during public hours.
These floor supervisors [many were college students
who worked part-time] reported to a Floor Manager.
gaw
--- "Keese, Karen" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2006 13:27:40 -0600
From: "Keese, Karen" <[log in to unmask]> Add Subject:
Staffing Strategies
To: [log in to unmask]
> ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of
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> Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums
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>
> I am interested in hearing from other smallish
> museums/science centers
> (20 to 30K sq ft, 15-25 employees...or thereabouts)
> on the following
> staffing issues:
>
>
> 1) Do you employ a security guard on site during
> public daytime
> hours?
>
> 2) Do you employ a "floor supervisor", someone who
> opens and
> closes the facility, turns on the exhibits/lights,
> and walks the floor
> throughout the day to identify any facility/exhibit
> problems as they
> occur and also to direct & assist patrons.
>
> 3) Do you employ a combination of 1 and 2?
>
> I would even appreciate hearing from you if the
> answer is No to all
> three, because I'd like to know why not: not enough
> dollars, other
> staff members/volunteers perform those functions,
> your staffing model is
> radically different, etc.
>
>
> You may wish to reply to me offline so we don't bore
> the others. As
> always, I appreciate the experience and wisdom of
> this group!
>
>
> Karen Keese
> Deputy Director
> National Atomic Museum
> Albuquerque, New Mexico
gaw
Glenn A. Walsh
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* Buhl Planetarium, Pittsburgh:
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* Adler Planetarium, Chicago:
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* Astronomer & Optician John A. Brashear:
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* Andrew Carnegie & Carnegie Libraries:
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* Duquesne Incline cable-car railway, Pittsburgh:
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