Pete- I like your idea to consolidate all of this information on one
website.  I coordinate the California Exhibition Resources Alliance (CERA)
program.  CERA is a network of small to medium sized community based museums
and cultural institutions.  Under the auspices of the California Council for
the Humanities, CERA brings high quality exhibitions and public programs to
under-served audiences.  All CERA members face similar challenges-- limited
financial resources as well as limited access to high-quality exhibitions
and public programming.

There are currently over thirty organizations in CERA, most of them small or
rural museums.  Many of the directors of these museums are looking for easy
access to current information on best practices.  Because of limited budgets
and time they are unable to attend professional conferences and/or subscribe
and read a wide variety of museum publications.  Not all of them have access
to the internet, but hopefully that will come in time.  I will ask our
members what specifically they would like to see on a website and let you
know.

Lisa Eriksen
Museum Program Coordinator
California Council for the Humanities
(415) 391-1474
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From: Thomas (Pete) & Deanna Jordan <[log in to unmask]>
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Date: Thursday, October 29, 1998 4:37 AM
Subject: Museum Web Page


>I'm thinking about setting up a web page with resources for small to
>medium-sized museums. At first it would offer links to other sites and free
>resources like tips on how to preserve or display items, where to locate
>materials and examples of forms and computer program reviews.
>
>Later I might move it into a one stop shopping point for museum supplies
and
>publications that are available for dozens of individual sources now.
>
>But before I do too much planning and layout on this future site, I'd
>appreciate some input as to what you would like to see on your perfect
dream
>museum-related web site. For our purposes, there are no limits, money's no
>problem, server space is no problem, professional help is right there 24
>hours a day.
>
>So, what would you like to see? Have all the Technical Bullentins and the
>like from the National Park Service and American Association of State and
>Local History available? Perhaps a place where you could post questions
>about conservation situations and have professionals reply? Maybe an
exhibit
>design of the month where a museum's major exhibit is presented and each
>step in the process of creating it, from idea to final product is
discussed?
>A listing of traveling exhibits, their availability and requirements? A
>section where each month a major grant-making institution discusses what
>they're looking for and how best to work with them? A place where people
>could post their personal ten basic rules of good museum keeping (or
lessons
>I've learned the hard way)?
>
>Anyway, those are just someof my ideas. I'm sure other people have others.
>I'd love to hear yours and perhaps incorpoarate them into my dream site.
>
>And in closing, I thank you for your time and trouble.
>
>Thomas E. (Pete) Jordon
>