2002 - Canadian Museum of Civilization

The Corporate PlanIn addition, the CMCCmaintains an active publishingprogramme, producingtraditional print publications,as well as such products asinteractive CD-ROMs andother educational andmuseological tools. ItsCorporate Plan states itsintention to maintain thisprogramme with theproduction of 10–15 printpublications at the CMC, and3–5 at the CWM, as well as2–5 electronic publications(CD-ROMs and Web sitepublications) at the CMC and2 at the CWM. A measure ofthe success of this programmeis the strong interest of themany private and institutionalpublishers that have partneredwith the Corporation toproduce and distribute itspublications.• Sharing its expertise withothers. In its planning for thecurrent fiscal year, theCorporation stated itsintention to continuemaintaining and sharing itsknowledge and expertise withothers through staffinteractions with colleaguesin museums, universities andother interest-based groups, aswell as onsite training andcooperative activities. TheCorporation also planned tocontinue establishingnetworks for sharing,exchanging expertise and cooperatingon projects thatbenefit the CMCC andcolleague institutions.Each year, the Corporationwelcomes a large number ofinterns and trainees, for staysranging from a few weeks to afull year. During 2001–2002,the CMCC hosted over 30trainees in museology, design,audiovisual production andthe fine arts, as well asstudents from secondary andpost-secondary educationalinstitutions. In addition, theCMC continues itscommitment to the AboriginalTraining Programme inMuseum Practices (ATPMP),which began its ninth year inSeptember 2001 with sixinterns. Since 1993, a total of54 interns from all regions ofCanada have been trained atthe CMC. To help culturalworkers in distantcommunities, the ATPMP isdeveloping a Web site coursefor 2002–2003 incollaboration with theSaskatchewan IndianFederated College (SIFC).This will be a credit coursewith the SIFC.The CMC and the CWMcontinue to be active in jointprojects with other museumsand institutions. Theestablishment of Memorandaof Understanding andCooperation encourages thesharing of knowledge andexpertise with otherorganizations, and 184institutions have currentMemoranda with the CMCand CWM.16