During a recent conversation with my
colleagues regarding the many benefits of Museum-L, a few
small thoughts about future posts came up.
1. Please
spell out acronyms. We all use them, we all love them, and as
a result we forget that people outside of our immediate
network may not know what our beloved acronym represents.
Avid use of acronyms can also feel exclusive (i.e. if you
don’t know what it is, you are not worthy of its
association). Furthermore, keep in mind that some acronyms,
when unfamiliar, can appear a tad uncouth. I wouldn’t go to
the “Viewpoints of Museums in Transition” seminar if it was
only presented with an acronym, and I bet you wouldn’t either.
2. If
posting a job/internship/class offering/workshop/annual
meeting announcement, please mention its geographic location
somewhere near the beginning of the posting. It’s quite
disappointing when one reads through an entire post that
sounds like a wonderful opportunity, only to find out that
they would have to purchase a very expensive flight, uproot
across the country, etc. As important or valuable as the
experience may be, it may not be possible to accomplish
depending on financial/family/health circumstances, to
participate in said wondrous opportunity. Museum-L is
worldwide after all, so it’s nice to know whether a
job/internship/class offering/workshop/annual meeting is in
Australia or Arizona.
Thanks for reading and Happy Holidays!
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Stephanie
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Anthropology
Registrar
University
of Colorado Museum of Natural History