While I do not have any hard data, I cannot imagine that anyone could look at the necessarily-low-res images on a web site and feel they've seen enough of the real piece. I would think rather that seeing the range of collections on view would trigger the desire to see more/see the actual thing. Astrida ******************************* Astrida Schaeffer, Assistant Director The Art Gallery, University of New Hampshire Paul Creative Arts Center 30 College Road Durham, NH 03824-3538 603-862-0310 FAX: 603-862-2191 www.unh.edu/art-gallery ******************************* > -----Original Message----- > From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On > Behalf Of Laney McAdow > Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 11:26 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: On-line collections > > Hello everyone, > > I am forwarding this query from a friend of mine. I was hoping to get > some > feedback to share with her: > > "I am looking for any data about whether content-rich museum web sites > result in increased onsite visitorship, or whether they have the opposite > effect?" > > "I am running into some folks who seem to think that sharing lots of > content > online will cause people to NOT come to the museum itself, and was > wondering > if any research had been done about this. I, on the other hand, would > guess > that the opposite might be true." > > If anyone has any thoughts/experiences with this, or any data regarding > attendance trends, please contact me. Thank you very much for your time. > > Sincerely, > > Laney McAdow > Registrar > The Heritage Society > > ========================================================= > 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). ========================================================= 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).