It might be worth looking at http://amol.org.au/
This is a large scale collaborative project involving a considerable number
of museums. This is probably somewhat different from what you are looking to
achieve, however the problems and issues addressed by AMOL are unlikely to
be very far away form what you will face:

What data do you present?
Is Dublin Core adequate for a minimum data set?
Use of images? (size, format, etc)
Copyright and moral rights?
Security?
In what format should data be collected  and where should it be hosted
What is the state of curent collection catalogues and are they available in
digital form
Searching tools and use of metadata
etc etc

Good luck with the project

Tim Bosher
Information Technology Services
Museum Victoria
GPO Box 666E
Melbourne
Victoria 3001
AUSTRALIA

Phone: 61 3 9651 6751
Fax:61 3 9651 6180
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-----Original Message-----
From: Matt Mayberry [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, 6 January 1999 9:12:AM
Subject: Web Databases


        I am looking for museums preferably in the Mountain-Plains
Region who have published or are contemplating publishing their
collections databases on the World Wide Web.  I'm trying to put together
a session for the Mountain-Plains Museum Association Annual Meeting in
Santa Fe, NM, October 14-17, 1999 on the internal debate that an
institution goes through in preparation for this project, i.e. what data
do you present, how much information do you give out, how clean should
the records be, etc.?  Deadline for session proposals is January 15th.
Anyone interested in participating?  A prompt reply would be most
appreciated.  Please reply to:
        Dave Ryan
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