FOREWORD
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People have been shipping objects around the world for a very
long time. Couriering， taking responsibility for the movement of
a shipment from the point of origin to a destination， is one of the
older professions. The word \"courier\" has roots in Middle French
(\"courrier )， Old Italian (\"corriere，\" from \"correre，\" to run)， and
Latin (\"currere ). Yet when Cordelia Rose called me at the
UNESCO-ICOM Museum Information Center in Paris and
requested references on couriering， I was surprised at how little
had been written on the subject. Although a code of practice，
developed for museum couriers by the Registrars Committee of
the American Association of Museums， mentions expectations
about the conduct of couriers， there was no how-to guide or
manual for couriers and there was no list of professional terms or
vocabulary. So I strongly encouraged her to persevere in her
efforts to publish such a guide.
Having lived in three different countries， I know how difficult it
is to transcend national borders， cultures， and languages. Even
when people speak the same language， different meanings can lie
behind a term: \"Put it in the b \"
oot， for example， means one thing
to a North American and something totally different to someone
from the United Kingdom. In this book， Cordelia Rose has
worked with a professional network of colleagues around the
world to insure that each phrase means the same thing in
different languages. The book provides a straightforward way of
asking and answering a courier s im ~_L
find the idea and point， port，，ut questions: simply
This text will suit both the theoretical aspects of museum work
taught in university-level museum studies courses and the
practical aspects learned through apprenticeships， internships，
and experience. I think that Courierspeak will make a helpful
textbook both for professional couriers and for those members of
staff who might suddenly be asked to serve as a courier.
Jane Sledge i
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