Dear Mac,

I think this is a wonderful sugguest!

Elizabeth

On Fri, 19 Jun 1998, Robert Mac West wrote:

> Let me suggest a somewhat different tack to this never-ending string.  Perhaps
> the analysis should not be of who is either not being hired or having
> difficulty being hired but rather of who IS being hired - and people are being
> hired by museums.  What talents, skills, experiences, expertises, etc. do they
> have?  How might museum studies programs create more competitive candidates,
> if there are perceptible differences?
>
> The museum industry of 1998 is measurably different from when I first
> encountered it in the early 60s.  The progressive museums (the survivors) are
> hiring very different people from when I began.  There seems to be a message
> there.
>
> So, as a profession, let's not be training people to drive steam engines when
> jets are the preferred mode of transportation.
>
> Mac West
> Informal Science, Inc.
> Washington, DC
>