Deb, I would like to add one more thing to your list: database experience. I am the curator for a very small art and history museum. I have been here a year (this is my first museum job) and one of the deciding factors in hiring me was the fact I had database experience. Of course, I had an MA in Museum Studies, too, but they also wanted their curator to be familiar with running a database. The Access program had been installed by a past curator but, when she left the job, no one else in the building knew how to use the program. I was familiar with several different databases but had never used Access. All it took was a week and "Access for Dummies" to learn it. While I was in school, I realized early on this skill would probably help and made a point of getting as much experience on any database I could. In fact, one of my internships was at an NPS regional center doing collections data entry. I learned a lot there. Some of the larger museums are fortunate enough to have a registrar who will do the data entry and care for the records. But I wanted to work at a smaller museum and knew I would probably have to do both curatorial and registrar duties. That is what I am now doing and I love it. Ruth Callahan Curator of Collections Museum of East Texas ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).