1. On Trusteeship -- 2. Why Ethics? -- 3. Steering a Prudent Course -- 4. The Education of Nonprofit Boards -- 5. What May Lie Ahead -- 6. Controlled Collecting: Drafting a Collection Management Policy -- 7. Deaccessioning: The American Perspective -- 8. Exercising Oversight -- 9. The Myopic Board: The United Way and United Cancer Council Cases -- 10. Restricted Gifts and Museum Responsibilities -- 11. Lending for Profit -- 12. Poor Sue: The Realities of Protecting Archeological and Paleontological Artifacts -- 13. From Card File to Computer -- 14. Repatriation and the Law -- Appendix A. Codes of Ethics Relating to the Museum Profession -- Appendix B. International Council of Museums Code of Professional Ethics
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