On Wed, 23 Apr 2003 09:51:56 -0400 Eugene Dillenburg <[log in to unmask]> writes: > 2) Does your organization have EXHIBITS? > > YES -- then you may or may not be a museum (aiports, shopping > centers, etc. > sometimes have exhibits, but are not museums) > > NO -- then I'm sorry, but you are not a museum. OK, Eugene, by this definition the majority of university-associated facilities that collect, identify, store, and make available to researchers natural history specimens--jar after jar of dead turtles, for instance--are not museums unless they have some of their stuff in a case out in the hall. Am I reading your viewpoint correctly? Best. [yet another] David H. David Haynes [log in to unmask] San Antonio ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! ========================================================= 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).