I haven't been following this thread, but in case no one has mentioned it yet, a new AAM publication came across my desk yesterday entitled, _Museums and consultants : maximizing the collaboration (Professional Practice series)_. Might be something to look at. {:-Deb ****************[log in to unmask]********************* Deborah Anna Baroff, Curator of Special Collections Museum of the Great Plains Lawton, OK -- Registered ICC User check out http://www.usefulware.com/icc.html