RE: Two recent Museum Store queries: 1)Someone had asked about a directory of museum stores. Our annual Membership Directory of museum stores and their suppliers is available only to our members and affiliates. Information is currently being updated for our 2000 issue, and will be available in the next month or so. For membership information, please contact Trevor Pendley at (303)504-9223, or via email [log in to unmask] 2)We published an Operations and Financial Information Survey Report in 1996. There are three reports for three museum categories: Art, History, and Nature. One of the surveyed categories is "Average Inventory Dollars per Sq. Ft.", which is classified by annual museum attendance. To the person who wondered about this figure, please email me directly with your museum category and annual attendance, and I'll be happy to let you know the industry standards for your 1,050 sq. ft. store. Nora Weiser Assistant Director, Programs and Membership Museum Store Association 4100 E. Mississippi Ave., Suite 800 Denver, CO 80246-3055 USA tel: (303) 504-9223 fax: (303) 504-9585 [log in to unmask] www.msaweb.org ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ museum-l.html. You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).