I agree with whar Peter Youngman says. A lot of people would rather read a
page of "top ten tips of preserving paper artifacts" rather than reading an
entire book on the subject. And I don't have a problem with that as long as
the top ten tips are factual, truthful and won't cause any harm.

And that's where the professionals can do a world of good by distilling
their lifetimes of learning into those useful tip sheets.

Pete Jordon


Peter Youngman wrote in message <[log in to unmask]>...
>I like everything you mentioned.  I would also suggest trying to
>specifically appeal to both ends of the wide spectrum of museums,
>ranging from the most professionally run to the most amateurish (which
>is where I come in.)  (I realize it won't be easy to avoid scaring off
>one group without boring the other.)
>
>I do believe that some volunteers only casually committed can be induced
>to make use of such a resource or at least read print-outs passed along
>to them.  I know people who claim to want to learn but are unwilling to
>even read the library books I recommend to them. One took himself off a
>mailing list because it was "too much to wade through."  Maybe they will
>respond more warmly to bits of info on a web-page???  It would be nice.
>[I hope I don't sound too negative or shock the professionals.]