Gee, maybe everyone should take a look at the "new MCN".  Please see our
www page at:  http://world.std.com/~mcn

Please feel free to call me and ask me questions about what is included
in our annual conferences these days.  We just have a very successful
conference in San Diego focusing on the use of hypermedia and
interactivity in museums.  The preliminary program is still available at
our gopher site:

gopher gopher.std.com
choose Membership and Professional Organizations from the main menu
choose Museum Computer Network from the second menu
choose information on the 95 meeting from the third menu

As to why we now have a discussion list:  we felt that it would be a good
(essential) way for members to communicate with each other, the Board to
communicate with members, and members to communicate with the Board.  We
plan to send announcements concerning MCN, legislative updates and other
informative bulletins to MCN members.  It is a benefit of membership in
the Museum Computer Network.  MCN is not restricted to any particular
segment of the museum community.  While it may have started out as a
group interested in collections management, its interests are much
broader (please see the list of Special Interest Groups (SIGs) listed on
the www page).

If you would like to become a member of MCN you may contact me or the
membership office at 8720 Georgia Ave, Suite 501, Silver Spring, MD
20912, (301) 585-4413, fax: (301) 495-0810.

Kathy

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Katherine Jones-Garmil                        | Program Director
Assistant Director                            | Museum Computer Network
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology   | [log in to unmask]
11 Divinity Avenue                            |-------------------------------
Cambridge, MA  02138 USA                      |
(617) 495-1969     [log in to unmask]     |
(617) 495-7535     fax                        |
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On Tue, 31 Oct 1995, Christopher Whittle wrote:

> I was a member until I discovered it was an organization for collection
> managers.  The organizational publications did't address computers in
> exhibits or other non-administative topics.  Offering people like me a
> chance to explore the "new MCN" might increase you membership.
>
> On Tue, 31 Oct 1995, Allison Smith wrote:
>
> > >From:    IN%"[log in to unmask]"   "Museum discussion list"
> > >To:      Multiple recipients of list MUSEUM-L <[log in to unmask]>
> > >Subject: MCN-L available to MCN members
> > >
> > >Announcing a new service for MCN Members
> > >
> > >The Museum Computer Network is pleased to announce the availability of a
> > >discussion list for its members.  The list will serve as a means of
> > >communication among the membership, and between members of MCN and the
> > >Board of Directors. It will be used to post periodic news releases of
> > >interest to MCN members.  Among these will be updates of legislation
> > >effecting telecommunications, new initiatives in the use of information
> > >technologies by museums, project updates, and more.
> > >
> > >
> > >MCN members may subscribe to the list by sending a message like the
> > >following to [log in to unmask]
> > >
> > >                subscribe mcn-l [log in to unmask]
> > >                (replace mcn's address with your own)
> > >
> > >The a digest of the list is also available.
> > >
> > >                subscribe mcn-digest [log in to unmask]
> > >                (replace mcn's address with your own)
> > >
> > >
> > >You may also send a message to the list manager, Kathy Jones-Garmil
> > >([log in to unmask]), and the subscription will be processed for you.  If
> > >you use this service, please indicate whether you want mcn-l, mcn-digest,
> > >or both.
> > >
> > >Please note, subscription to the list is open to MCN members only.
> > >Because of this, subscription requests will be verified.
> >
> > WHY did MCN choose to open the list only to its members?  I was a member for
> > a few years, until the subscription costs became too much for my income.
> > However, a list such as this would be of great interest to me.
> >
> > Is there a reason for being so exclusive?
> > Allison Smith
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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> >          Allison A. Smith
> >    University of Wisconsin-Madison
> >  Division of Information Technology
> >       Product Sales and Repair                  "You-a break it....
> >         [log in to unmask]                        We'll-a fix it..."
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~
> >
>