>        Since this message is part of the thread about technical
>questions concerning Web set up, I want to throw in my two cents
>concerning the issue.  I think that museum-l has proven to be
>a very effective forum for announcing technological innovations
>and creations, and should be used for that purpose.  Right now,
>the museum WWW is small enough that is does not warrant its own
>list.  Get a hold of the people who deal with these issues via
>email, make an alias if you must.  I can foresee a day when people
>who design museum WWW's will need their own list, but lets wait
>till we have reached some sort of criticality.  I do not think
>we are there yet!
>
>Cheers,
>
>Robert Guralnick   | Museum of Paleontology   | University of California
>Berkeley, CA 94720 | [log in to unmask] | (510) 642-9696
 
I think this answers my question; there are no other (known) lists
specifically about issues of technology in Museums at this time. Thanks.
 
I agree that Museum-l is a great list to subscribe to, for general
museum topics, and for technological topics as well. I was mostly curious about
the existence of a Museum/Tech list.
Subscribing to a more focused list is also a way to cut down on the amount
of email one has to read in a given day; and museum-l generates a lot :)
 
The list Web4Lib (hosted @library.berkeley.edu) is a great example
of a focused list, and few, but all pertinent messages. I guess that
museums are still waiting to reach critical mass regarding the need
to share information about technology in a focused way. Still, it's
good to be well-rounded in all issues facing museums, and museum-l,
as Robert G. said, is a good one for that. If, in the future there should
be a need for such a list, maybe I'll just create one! Mus-Tech or
something (about more than, but including, WWW site development). If
readers of this
list feel the need is imminent, please speak up on here. In any case I'll
continue to enjoy reading about all sorts of museum issues right here.
 
thanks,
 
 
 
 
Richard Rinehart
Computer Resource Specialist
University Art Museum / Pacific Film Archive
University of California at Berkeley
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