Joan Pacos wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I am working on a school research paper to develop options for a museum
> to design, manage, and market its website with minimal resources
> available to them. Does this sound familiar?!!
>
> I'm very interested in how you all are doing it. This paper was
> conceived from the needs of a small to mid-size Center for the Arts and
> Humanities. It will include research in website management, ecommerce
> and design.
>
> I'd be more than happy to share my research with you. Please take a few
> minutes to respond to these questions:
>
> 1) Do you host your own site or contract with an internet service
> provider or outside design firm?

As a university museum, we are hosted by the university.
>
> 2a) Do you have a dedicated staff person(s) to manage your website? How
> many? What is their background/job description? Full or part time? Did
> their position evolve out of another museum position?
>
One 1/3-time person who has the web site as *part* of his
responsibility. Evolved in part from position of computerizing the
collections.

> 2b) Do you hire a contract person or company to manage your website?
> In what capacity? (ie. updates, maintenance, redesign, new features)
>
No.


> 3) How often do you update your website?
>
Variable, dependent on need for updating and on current projects.
Usually at least some changes or additions one or more times per
week.

> 4) Does your institution find value in investing resources to maintain
> its website? How?
>
Value lies in service to the community (local and otherwise).  We
consider it as part of  the job.

> 5) Do you use your website as a marketing tool? How? (ie. on-line ticket
> sales, gift shop, etc.)
>
No (the museum does not charge an entry fee)

> 6) Would you be willing to discuss your museum's website evolution in
> more detail?

Yes.
>
> Thanks so much in advance. Any other thoughts, concerns, or discussion
> is certainly welcome.
>
> Joan Pacos
>
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