Please share with the list. Thanks, Keni Sturgeon Curator Mission Mill Museum 1313 Mill Avenue Salem, OR 97306 503-585-7012, ex. 232 [log in to unmask] >From: Karen Eckhaus <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Access and preservation >Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2007 06:49:57 -0400 > >Hi-- > >Does anyone have any personal experience and/or anecdotes about the >inherent >conflict between allowing the public access to collections and issues of >preservation? > >I have some empirical data, but would like personal experiences and >accounts >of: i.e. open storage creating conservation issues, museum loans that prove >to be a disaster for the safety of the object or digitization projects that >became more harmful than helpful. > >I would like to include this in an unpublished paper and would be glad to >keep you anonymous if you wish! > >Best, >Karen > >========================================================= >Important Subscriber Information: > >The Museum-L FAQ file is located at >http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . 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). _________________________________________________________________ http://imagine-windowslive.com/hotmail/?locale=en-us&ocid=TXT_TAGHM_migration_HM_mini_pcmag_0507 ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . 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).