Occasionally a comment runs by that is soooo profound it needs to be highlighted and reinforced. I believe Robin's advice to be the paramount key to an effective website! Follow her advise to success. Betsy > > Most important, though, is to have someone in charge who understands > museum practice. If you approach a web site with the idea it is a > curatorial project rather than a PR or publishing one you will establish > a firm foundation to develop from. > > The web is interactive hypermedia, not print or video. Someone who > understand this basic point is worth as much, if not more, than someone > with advanced technical skills. A simple text-based site that uses the > medium can be more effective than a flashy but inert one. > > Don't spend a lot of money. Things change fast. > > -- > ROBBIN MURPHY, creative director, artnetweb > [log in to unmask] -- http://artnetweb.com > 426 Broome Street, NYC 10013 212 925-1885 > NEW THIS WEEK: http://artnetweb.com/resource/new.html > Betsy Price, Project Manager A joint project sponsored by: The Natural History of Genes Eccles Institute of Human Genetics UMNH Utah Museum of Natural History University of Utah University of Utah Medical School Salt Lake City, Utah 84112 801-581-6286 [log in to unmask]