Angela Putney wrote:
>
> Henry B. Crawford writes:
> >It is important to remember the small
> >museums which are not yet on line, and those which probably will not be
> >connected in the near future, not to mention the students who receive AVISO
> >as part of their student membership rate.  AVISO in print still reaches an
> >otherwise excluded constituency.
> >
> >I don't want to see AAM become a web-users-only organization.
>
> Stephen Nowlin writes:
> >Why not do both?  It doesn't seem that it need be an "either-or" situation,
> >unless AAM feels it would be unfair to publish job opportunities promptly
> >on the web when the same listings wouldn't reach their print readers for
> >weeks.
>
> Other societies and groups have successfully published information both on
> the web and on paper. The local chapter of my alumni association sends the
> monthly newsletter to your e-mail address if you have one and a paper copy
> to your home if you don't have e-mail or you wish it sent anyway. The
> American Astronomical Society does something similar with its monthly job
> register as well. They send a list of the jobs to members with e-mail and
> send the full listing, on paper, to those who don't have e-mail or who request
> it. The computer savvy can then go to the web page and read the full listings
> there, and no password is needed to read the on-line job register.
> However, the AAS only updates the on-line register once a month. I could
> easily put someone at AAM in contact with either of these groups if they
> wish to consider this and want more information.
>
>                                                         Angela Putney
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