On Tue, 15 Feb 1994, Jessica Johnson wrote: > ...to start another one here with questions - Why is it that collections > responsibilities and education/exhibit concerns have become some separated in > modern museum institutions? Should we be worried about this dichotomy? An interesting question. My Network is supported largely by CHIN (the Canadian Heritage Information Network). Their focus is on collections, and that isreally the mandate of my project - to get participating museum's and galleries' collections in order. I am hearing from the institutions tho that they want to be using their computers for exhibits, and public communication. I think the two fields MUST be looked at holistically - one of the main reasons we preserve our collections is for exhibits (isn't it?) Some of them are questioning why they are asked to spend so much time documenting, or measuring every facet of an object. Cliff Quinn Dogwood Network Coordinator [log in to unmask] Victoria, BC, Canada