I am surprised to see so little discussion on MUSEUM-L about the
creation ( and the purpose, audience, funding, and evaluation) of online
exhibits for Museum web sites.

How can a Museum possibly create something electronic, while still
achieving its agreed upon mission, without some sort of discussion and
decision as to how to combine online exhibits and online educational
materials. I constantly read postings about people wanting to know how
to make money on their Museum and Library web sites - what a bunch of
crap I think that is.  Nobody stands up at Museum-L to write "How can I
make more money with my upcoming traveling exhibit" - but expect their
web sites to perform better?

Looking forward to some active and frank discussion on this topic.

Mark
--
 Mark Friedman                       "The fights are so vicious
 Manager of Information Systems       because the stakes are so
    & Webmaster                       low."
 The Mariners' Museum
 (757) 591-7756 VOICE                 (757) 591-7311 FAX
 personal email: [log in to unmask]      http://www.mariner.org

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