Mr. Youngman is entitled to his view.  Museum professionals are not
garden-variety "employees," and should enjoy what amounts to academic
freedom.  We are part of the knowledge industry, and cannot succeed in being
creative and artful if we are treated as bookkeepers and file clerks.
Ross Weeks Jr.
Tazewell, Va.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Youngman <[log in to unmask]>


>We discussed here months ago whether trustees (or whomever) have the right
to
>look through what is on a curator's (or whomever's) computer.  I'm a
trustee,
>and I believe that we do have the right to look into what's on the museum's
>computers.  Take this as a warning to see that there isn't anything sitting
on
>your computer that you wouldn't want your 'divine overlords' to see.  (The
way
>I read it, Gagnon knew he was leaving and thus wouldn't have left anything
he
>didn't want to but this is a handy time for this reminder anyway.)
>
>Peter Youngman