The American Association of Museums Accreditation Program is an excellent starting point when considering standards of professional practice. I suggest you contact them: www.aam-us.org. You might also want to consider ordering a copy of AAM's Accreditation Resource Kit. Anne Ackerson, Administrator Museum Association of New York 265 River Street Troy, New York 12180 518-273-3400 www.manyonline.org ========================================================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).