Many of our staff,  although very interested in the idea of Museum-L, are
finding it just too broad to plough through when so many of the subjects are
not of interest to them.  I have offered to be the moderator for our staff
and lots of them have said `Great'.  Clearly the discussion list  needs to
be splintered.

Geraldine Rodwell
Reference Librarian , Research Library
Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, Australia
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From: owner-museum-l
To: Multiple recipients of list MUSEUM-L
Subject: Increased LIST-SERV Activity
Date: Friday, 19 January 1996 2:16PM

Is it my imagination, or has the volume on the MUSEUM-L about doubled since
the first of the year? Seems alot of folks got new computers and/or modems
during the holidays!

My question is:

Has any thought been given to the splintering of this list-serv into
specific categories, i.e. collections, exhibits, administrative, etc.? I am
not sure what the technological feasability of this would be, but it would
seem to be more convenient if we had these categories under the Museum
list-serv "umbrella", so to speak. Maybe the existing list-serv could
function as a category dealing with broader museum issues, while the
subject driven ones could better organize the various special-interest
issues. With around eighty messages (and growing) a day, even the list-serv
digest is getting a bit bulky!

Any comments?


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Jim Gilmore, Curator of Public Programs & Exhibitions

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