The real heart of the list speaks again! Well put Indigo! You have successfully outlined the true points here. I will bang my fist to agree with the "disguised flattery" point. Please understand, that we would love to have a job like you have. (Well in my case, I would love to have a job that hasn't been created yet--if anyone knows anyone at the new Museum of Industrial History or at the new Heritage Harbor Museum in Providence, let them know I am a wonderful person! HA!) I further agree that the students here (me!) announce our needs as a way of showing we are participating. I do second the fact that it needs to be put in a form more becoming to our ears. Not: "Got a job? I need one!" But: "I hope that you can help me find a couple of resources in the museum field that could lead me to a job. I have a blah blah blah degree and would love to work in blah blah blah..." Well you get the point. I would also second the point that lurking and examining the archives is an EXCELLENT way of doing things. I keep a small archive of job postings and when I see a trend pop up, I know where to send resumes for jobs. If there have been several job postings in Arizona, well I go for it. Thats kind of why I am in Tennessee. I had seen enough posts about preservation and museums in TN to realize it was probably good to go there. Thank you again Indigo. It was well put and worth a lesson. Aaron ===== Aaron Marcavitch www.aaronmarcavitch.com (current) M.A. in Public History Middle Tennessee State University __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos - 35mm Quality Prints, Now Get 15 Free! http://photos.yahoo.com/ ========================================================= 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).