Henry B. Crawford writes: >It is important to remember the small >museums which are not yet on line, and those which probably will not be >connected in the near future, not to mention the students who receive AVISO >as part of their student membership rate. AVISO in print still reaches an >otherwise excluded constituency. > >I don't want to see AAM become a web-users-only organization. Stephen Nowlin writes: >Why not do both? It doesn't seem that it need be an "either-or" situation, >unless AAM feels it would be unfair to publish job opportunities promptly >on the web when the same listings wouldn't reach their print readers for >weeks. Other societies and groups have successfully published information both on the web and on paper. The local chapter of my alumni association sends the monthly newsletter to your e-mail address if you have one and a paper copy to your home if you don't have e-mail or you wish it sent anyway. The American Astronomical Society does something similar with its monthly job register as well. They send a list of the jobs to members with e-mail and send the full listing, on paper, to those who don't have e-mail or who request it. The computer savvy can then go to the web page and read the full listings there, and no password is needed to read the on-line job register. However, the AAS only updates the on-line register once a month. I could easily put someone at AAM in contact with either of these groups if they wish to consider this and want more information. Angela Putney [log in to unmask]