The Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary, the Alpena County Library and
many others are joining together to offer Maritime History of the Great
Lakes on a very similar format to what you are describing.  Our Library,
through grants, developed a web based program to accomplish this.  I
encourage you to speak with Judi Stillion the Library Director, her number
is 989-356-6188 x11 or [log in to unmask]
Good luck

Janet Smoak, Director
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Besser Museum for Northeast Michigan
491 Johnson St., Alpena, MI 49707
989-356-2202 Reception
989-356-9077 Office
989-356-3133 Fax
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
Of Hayes Scriven
Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 12:51 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Collabortive Projects

We are forming a group in our town (Northfield, MN) that is looking at 
developing a collaborative project on making access to our town's history 
easier.  This project will include our public library, Carleton and St. Olaf

College, our county historical society and our own town's historical
society.  
We are looking at developing a website that is a searchable database of our 
towns records that is gathered at all of these different institutions.  So,
one 
person can search for a subject and see what each organization has.  We are 
also looking at developing a documentation strategy for all of the
institutions 
so we are not duplicating work.  My questions to you all are:

Is there any city or town that has this sort of project out there?  Or have 
tried in the past?

Has there been and inter-institutional documentation strategy done before in

a town or city?

And also is there a need for this type of project out there?

One of our goals is to increase communication between libraries, archives
and 
museum/historical societies; we think this type of project will do that.  So
I 
ask again, is there a need in "our world" for this type of collaboration?

You can respond to me off-list or on list.

Thank you all in advance for your responses!

Hayes Scriven
Executive Director 
Northfield Historical Society

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