In article <[log in to unmask]>,
Lisa Haberman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hello,
> I'm a teacher at the Royal Ontario Museum and am also finishing a Masters
> in Museums Studies at the University of Ontario. My thesis is on the
> purpose of web sites for museums (my take is that they should ultimately
> by educational). I would appreciate any response with regards this issue.
> Some questions I'm looking to answer are:
> 1. What is the purpose of museum web sites (e.g. marketing vs.
> educational)
> 2. What kinds of educational activities/research tools should sites
> provide?
> 3. What are the most successful educational tools that museum web sites
> are providing?
> Thank you in advance for your responses.
> Lisa Haberman
> Teacher
> Royal Ontario Museum

I just saw this posting.  I would be interested to hear your conclusions.
Do you plan to publish your paper on the web?

Good Luck,
Stephen

BTW - You could send a questionaire to Joe Leahy at the Valdez Museum -
www.alaska.net/~vldzmuse