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David Formanek <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 28 Sep 1999 00:16:10 EDT
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In a message dated 9/27/99 1:50:40 PM, [log in to unmask] writes:

>Why are standards not used? What problems do museums have in adopting
>standards, guidelines and codes of practice? In the UK, why do some
>museums decide not to apply to the Museums and Galleries Commission to
>become Registered Museums? Would a registration scheme for museums be
>welcomed in other countries, and if not why not?


I am not a religious man, but I am praying that this is not a proposal to
unleash ISO certification into the altogether different world of museums.
Minor increased industrial "efficiency" at the cost of human interactions is
a false economy.

David Formanek
Cyrus E. Dallin Art Museum
USS Constitution Museum

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