Teresa Ebie wrote:
 
>As an art historian who spends a lot of time sitting in front of the
>microfilm reader looking at archival materials from such sources as the
>Archives of American Art, state libraries, etc., I can't help but wonder if
>there are any initiatives underway that any of you know about to make such
>materials available on CD-ROM or other media.
 
I'm glad this came up as I've been discussing the possibilities of
of museum archives as online, etc. material with several people.
It's an area where every kind of museum becomes a history museum (and
with fewer copyright problems!). Are museum archives being forgotten
in budget cuts? Any interesting projects out there?
 
Robbin Murphy
Managing Editor, ArtNet
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