Amen, Suzanne. And I would add to that 'legible
handwriting'. Ten years ago my son's kindergarten teacher told me, when I
expressed concern about his handwriting, "It's not HOW they write,
but THAT they write." Wrong. He is now studying calligraphy in art
class and I am hopeful that his chicken scratch will transform into
legible writing.
If the artifact labels are illegible, all is lost, but it sure is hard to
re-train a 23-year old to write.
Laura
At 10:06 AM 8/25/2005, you wrote:
A hint for new grads --
All other qualifications being equal, I will always hire the person who
has accurate spelling and punctuation. A lot of museum work
involves writing, whether it's correspondence with the public, exhibit
text, or articles for scholarly publications. It may seem like a
minor thing, but when I see typos and mistakes in someone's
correspondence (or resume), I wonder if they're as careless in other
aspects of their work.
Suzanne Fischer
Curator of Material Culture
Louisiana State Museum
P.O. Box 2448
New Orleans, LA 70176
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