Museum list public,
You know, the more I think about this, the more angry I get at Marcus.
Please, if anyone thinks that I have simply taken Markus' (very good) index
and duplicated it in my own index, please compare our two sites. You'll
notice that not only does the content differ, but the format is entirely
different as well. I constructed my index so that the document could be
easily downloaded with the actual URL's visible.
Again, please compare our sites.
http://www.usc.edu/lacmnh/webmuseums
http://www.cgrg.ohio-state.edu/Newark/artsres.html
Jim (angrier still)
>
>Since Marcus seems to want to denigrate my work...I'll explain to one and
>to all how I update my list of museums. I am not in competition with
>anyone, and the information I acquire is freely available to anyone.
>
>I get about 10-20 new listings per month via the form on our page designed
>to add new sites to the list.
>
>The remainder I find by following links provided by other institutions, and
>this includes the following indexes listed in Yahoo:
>
>
> Berkeley Subway
> Guide to Museums and Cultural Centers
> Hands-on Science Centers Worldwide
> a strong emphasis on interactive science education.
> History of Science: Museums
> WWW Virtual Library
> Sunsite based Multimedia exhibits and expositions
> U.C. Berkeley Museum Informatics Project
>
>Some links I find by email correspondence with other web managers, for
>instance, I believe that I have the only listing of South American museums.
>
>My information is NOT comprehensive. The Newark site provides good
>descriptions of the museums as well as the URLs. I've found that I don't
>generally have time to include much supplimentary information.
>
>I check the link before I add it to make sure that it is still active and I
>sometimes 'extract' some information from the site to provide a basic
>description.
>
>Marcus seems to imply that I have simply duplicated the pages that he
>maintains in my own. If he was aware of the amount of time I spend
>maintaining the list, I think he would be ashamed of his attitude.
>
>I would like to say that I maintain the list as a service to the museum
>community, and as a gateway for visitors to discover our own WWW site. I
>have absolutely no problem with other institutions or persons using the
>information I've gathered (unless maybe they are trying to make a
>profit...and even there I'm not sure there is anything to object to), or I
>wouldn't make it available on this list.
>
>And Marcus, what exactly do you mean by 'originally compiled and
>researched'? How exactly do you learn about new museums on the web?
>
>Jim
>
>
> >john,
>>
>>you might also be interested in the list of museums at the world wide arts
>>resources index
>>at:
>>
>>http://www.cgrg.ohio-state.edu/Newark/artsres.html
>>
>>that is undoubtedly where other people, i won't mention names, got their
>>list of museums from......
>>
>>(no flame intended, but certain lists look too close to be all originally
>>compiled and researched..... i have been working on this list for over a
>>year now. My list is copyrighted so if you would like to include this list
>>with the descriptions personally entered by me (that is how it is becomes
>>copyrighted in its entirety) let me know and i will be more than happy to
>>let you have a copy) :)
>>
>>soon, i will also have a completely searcheable database that you can
>>finally find the information that you are looking for!
>>
>>hope you enjoy this site and respect the copyright restrictions.
>>
>>markus
>>
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>Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
>Molecular Systematics Laboratory/Web Manager
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