At 01:14 AM 1/23/97 GMT, you wrote:
>I am a graduate student in Museum Studies.  I'm writing a paper discussing
>the features of professionalism and how the museum community does and does
>not fit the pattern of other established professions.  I would appreciate
>any input on this topic or a list of references or resources available.
>My e-mail address is [log in to unmask]
>
>

I have been waiting for this opportunity to quote Kenneth Hudson
(A Social History of Museums -- an excellent read):

"What else is one to call all the heterogeneous bunch of salaried
people who earn their livings in museums? 'Museum profession' is
perfect for the job, nicely vague, flattering, dignified, everything
an ambitious and publicly undervalued person could desire".


Janice Klein
The Field Museum