I'd like to broaden this discussion....why would we want to publish our
collections records in the first place?

Cynthia Ogorek
Matteson Historical Museum
Matteson, IL

Martha Jackson wrote:
>
> What is the general feeling of museum professionals regarding placing
> collections records on the Internet--should all records in your database
> be made available, whether they are accurate or not?  Or should you make
> available only those records that have been updated and are accurate,
> periodically uploading new & corrected records?
>

> PS--Sensitive information would not appear.

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