Hi everyone, As several others have indicated, one of the great values of Museum-L is in its varied and broad postings relating to virtually all aspects of museology. As a college instructor teaching museology courses in our Department of History, I value the new ideas to which the list has introduced me. Although I sometimes don't follow every posting on every thread, I find that the list has enriched my understanding of museums, their roles within culture, their problems and prospects, their developing philosophies, my awareness of current bibliography (thanks again, Anita!), and on and on and on . . . I think we need a comprehensive list such as this one. In any event, as many recent postings have indicated, there are highly specialized lists already available which relate to the various "splinters" that have been suggested. Let's not re-invent the wheel. Thanks! Chris Geist P.S. As an assignment in this term's graduate introduction course in museology I am requiring my students to monitor Museum-L. I do this because this is the most comprehensive list related to museums and should prove a valuable resource for discussion in the course. No other list would have served this purpose as well. ****************************************************************************** Christopher D. Geist Phone: (419)372-2981 Chair, Department of Popular Culture FAX: (419)372-2577 Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, OH 43403 E-Mail: [log in to unmask] Visit Our World Wide Web Site: http://www.bgsu.edu/departments/popc/home.html