On Sun, 9 Aug 1998, Rebecca Conner wrote: > Someone made a joke at AAM last year that I found amusing then, > but becomes more disturbing all the time. The jist is that the > *ideal* museum employee has 15+ years of experience with > research, conservation, exhibit design, visitor relations, > education, NAGPRA compliance, grant-writing and management, 2 > PhD's and a MBA and is willing to work 80 hour weeks (including > weekends of course) for $10,000 and no benefits. This is a point of interest. Clearly what must be done is a complete business process re-engineering for the museum field as a whole. Perhaps non-profit isn't the ideal mode of operation? Perhaps whole new levels of technology must be adopted? The question is, what exactly can be done? It seems self-sufficiency and earned income are the lynch-pins in this quandry. I often think perhaps museums should attempt to capitalize on the virtual as well as the phsyical. Are there any museums with significant earned-income derived from on-line transactions? Indeed, are there any museums that have made a real effort on the web? Alexander Passmoore http:/passmoore.com