I've been following a recent thread on the PRFORUM discussion list regarding
institutional policies delineating employee use of the Internet.  I'm interested
to know if any museums on the list have developed such a policy.

To paraphrase from a post by Tom Varga at PRFORUM (6/17/97): "The Internet will
be used for some personal or networking time, but if this effects the overall
competitiveness of a company or a staff member within the company, than any
productivity gains and competitive advantage from the Internet is lost....The
aim is not to show distrust (of employees), but to set down the guidelines for
the use of the Internet just as with other items....to allow the Internet not to
be encompassed in some form of policy is both dangerous and negligent."

I think this is an issue museums need to address, and I'm wondering who out
there has done it or is considering it.


Anne W. Ackerson
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