A museum archivist could give a more informed answer
(there is a chapter within Association of American
Archivists) but my guess is that some museum archives
, but by no means all, are contributing EAD-compliant
records to a number of gateways, such as On-line
Archive of California. A recent Getty project that
touched on this area showed that very few of the
smaller archives in the L.A. area have the means or
incentive to do this.

--- Jane W Kogi <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hello,
>
>
> I have vey little background in Museum Archives, but
> I am ver interested
> in the following:
> 1.      Have museums started to translate their
> paper-based accession
> records into electronic systems? What problems do
> staff encounter with
> electronic records?
>
> 2.      If so, which ones?  Do they have uniform
> standards?  For example,
> Libraries have MARC systems, etc.
>
> 3.      If not, why not?
>
> 4.      What is the future of electronic records in
> museums?  Staff eager
> to try more systems?
>
> Please help,
> Jane
>
>
=========================================================
> Important Subscriber Information:
>
> The Museum-L FAQ file is located at
> http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may
> obtain detailed information about the listserv
> commands by sending a one line e-mail message to
> [log in to unmask] . The body of the
> message should read "help" (without the quotes).
>
> If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one
> line e-mail message to [log in to unmask]
> . The body of the message should read "Signoff
> Museum-L" (without the quotes).
>
>
>


__________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Yahoo! Photos -- now, 100 FREE prints!
http://photos.yahoo.com

=========================================================
Important Subscriber Information:

The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes).

If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).