We have, I think, a special treat for the Small Museum SIG at MCN. People who attended MCN last year may remember Howard Goldstein and I on a panel talking about repository solutions for small archives and museums. In the intervening time, we have been working with the Fedora Commons/Duraspace folks on a "solution community" to address these issues:
http://fedora-commons.org/confluence/display/FCCWG/Small+Archives Most recently, we conducted a survey of small archives and museums to get a sense of who is trying to doing what with their repositories and how such a community could best support such efforts. We will be presenting the results of that survey as part of the agenda for the Small Museum SIG lunch, on Friday, Nov 12, from 12:45-2:00pm - meeting location to be announced soon. We look forward to seeing everyone from Small Museums, or who is interested in tools and support to enable long-term access and preservation for such institutions. We are, as I enjoy pointing out, the long tail of cultural heritage. ari
