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Online Resources – For All AAM Members
The Information Center offers fast, reliable, and easy access to extensive online resources for museum professionals. All AAM members can click on the categories below for fact sheets, glossaries, and hundreds of links that have been individually reviewed, categorized, and described for their usefulness to museum professionals. Make the Information Center your first stop before spending hours doing research on museum-related topics.

“Once again, my highest compliments to AAM for the resources on the website. It is like a constantly updated operations manual for museum professionals.” --Richard W. Flint, Havre de Grace Decoy Museum

Collections Stewardship
Facilities & Risk Management
Financial Stability
Governance & Support Organizations
Human Resources
Interpretation & Education
Marketing & Public Relations
Mission & Institutional Planning
Museum Reference

Hint: Can’t find what you are looking for in the categories above? Try using the AAM website search function on the top right corner of the page.

Do you have a great online resource you would like to share with the field? Send it to infocenter@aam-us.org for review!

More Information Center Services – For Institutional Museum Members
Sample Documents
The Information Center holds a collection of more than 1,000 sample documents in more than 50 categories from a variety of types and sizes of museums. Access to this collection is a benefit of institutional museum membership. For information on how to request Sample Documents click here.

Customized Reference Services
The Information Center offers confidential, customized reference services to staff of institutional museum members as a membership benefit. This service makes the objective knowledge and resources of the Information Center an extension of your staff team. Simply contact infocenter@aam-us.org and reference help will be provided within 2 business days.

“AAM has been SO helpful to us through this resource! I have found this to be one of THE most valuable benefits of AAM membership.” --Shan P. Rankin, Museum of South Texas History