And what will happen to the collections?  UNL has some very significant
collections; the impact on current (and future) research if those
collections are inaccessible, broken apart to go to different homes, or lost
in the shuffle is daunting.

Elizabeth Moore

Dr. Elizabeth Moore
Assistant Director of Science and Learning
Curator of Collections and Archaeology
Virginia Museum of Natural History
1001 Douglas Avenue
Martinsville, VA  24112


----- Original Message -----
From: "Jay Heuman" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 11:08 AM
Subject: Re: Fair-use & support for University of Nebraska


> Indigo and all:
>
> I must add a few bits of information, as a resident of Nebraska (past 4+
> years), that might return the focus of the original post . . .
>
> FIRST:
> The Museum Studies program at University of Nebraska - Lincoln (UNL) was
> in the top 5 in the nation.  As UNL put the program on the "Priority
> Programs" list, this impending elimination comes as a surprise to
> everyone.
>
> The problem is wider than just eliminating one graduate program and,
> likely, taking employment away from a few experts in the field of
> museology.  This will have a much wider impact - in the city of Lincoln,
> in the state of Nebraska, and in the Midwest.  Who knows . . . maybe
> nationally!  At Joslyn Art Museum, we depend each year upon UNL Museum
> Studies students as interns.  Such opportunities give them some
> professional exposure and income, and give us eager interns, with able
> hands and minds.  Of course, this also means hiring for entry level
> positions in this region will become a bit trickier.  All in all, this
> contributes to the cultural vacuum that has constantly drawn museum
> talent away from the Midwest, to the coasts.

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