Hello All! We are working to digitize our collections. In the interest of public research and our mission, (not to mention our ability to help fund this through grants) I had planned to eventually put these collections online. However, my board is determined that we are to never do this as it will increase museum theft and "people taking our artifacts to sell on ebay". Now, we have fairly strong security system in place, but fear is fear I guess. If anyone has any data, experience, anecdotes, or research to support or oppose this, I would greatly appreciate it. Responses from small museums that have had positive responses to online collections would also be helpful. Thanks! Heather ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Heather Pozun Watson Director, Fremont Co. Pioneer Museum 307.332.3339 [log in to unmask] www.fcpm.org If you are interested in receiving e-newsletters and updates from the museum, please email <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] with the subject line "Subscribe" ========================================================= 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).